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Grid Shots: Food

By Steven Vance On July 8, 2012 · 7 Comments

Here’s an interesting study: people who typically arrive by bicycle to bars visit them more often, spend less per visit, but spend more overall in a month than people who typically arrive there by automobile. We might call that “barbikenomics”.

A man sells mieles from a cart. Photo as seen from the Bloomingdale [...]

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Why is there a “vestigal” stoplight just south of Clark/Roosevelt?

By John Greenfield On April 26, 2012 · 7 Comments

Although it’s hard to see, there’s a button-activated, signalized crosswalk located between the first planter median and the jersey wall.

[This piece also runs in Time Out Chicago magazine.]

Q: There’s a working stoplight on Clark south of Roosevelt, that doesn’t seem to have any purpose or function. What’s the deal with this vestigial [...]

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