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[This piece also appeared in "Checkerboard City," John's weekly transportation column which appears in print in Newcity magazine, hitting the streets on Wednesday nights.]
Chicago’s Madison Street, named for the chief author of the U.S. Constitution, runs through the most expensive real estate in town as well as some of the most underserved neighborhoods. [...]
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) began construction Thursday, November 10, 2011, to restore a lighted signal and crosswalk at 500 S Lake Shore Drive.
I went on a four-hour bike ride today to gather photos of interesting things, including people walking and cycling in the 65°F warm and windy weather. I came across several [...]
Photo of attention-grabbing mannequins on Wacker Drive represent the 32 people in 2010 who, while walking, were killed by drivers and automobiles in Chicago. Photo by Kevin Zolkiewicz.
Grid Chicago reader Kevin Zolkiewicz has written about the City of Chicago’s campaign to reduce pedestrian fatalities to zero by 2020.
Among the most visible of the initiatives [...]
A large portion of Chicagoans not only take the bus, train, walk, or bike to work, but they also take these sustainable transportation modes to go shopping, for groceries and everything else.
Two people attempt to cross Western Avenue, with one of them pushing his purchases in a shopping cart. Photo by Joshua Koonce.
Alderman Burnett with John
[This piece also runs on the website Gapers Block.]
This is the first of a series of interviews I hope to conduct with all fifty Chicago aldermen about walking, biking and transit issues in their wards. As “mini mayors,” these City Council representatives have a huge influence on the [...]
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- Events on May 22, 2012
Draft plan, Streets for Cycling Plan 2020
From 4:00 PM
To 8:00 PM
Where Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL
Info Presentation with Q&A at 1630 and 1830.
- Events on May 24, 2012
Bus Rapid Transit in 25th Ward
From 7:00 PM
To 8:00 PM
Where National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 West 19th Street, Chicago, IL
Info Bus Rapid Transit is a new transit service that would provide a fast and affordable way to get around, offering the conveniences of light rail without the rails!
Learn about potential projects coming to the 25th Ward and share your insight about public transportation needs in your community.
- Events on May 31, 2012
Bus Rapid Transit on the Western Avenue Corridor
From 5:30 PM
To 8:00 PM
Where Floyds Pub 1944 N Oakley Ave
Info Join us at Floyd’s Pub with special guests Josh Ellis and Peter Skosey from Metropolitan Planning Council and Chris Ziemann from the Chicago Transit Authority for discussion on Bus Rapid Transit. The event will include a short tour of Western Avenue where our guests will point out opportunities and challenges of retrofitting a street with BRT.
Draft plan, Streets for Cycling Plan 2020
From 6:30 PM
To 7:30 PM
Where Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL
Info Presentation with Q&A at 1630 and 1830.
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Comment of the day: There is no war on cars
People just want to travel safely. Does that mean there’s a war?
This isn’t gonna be a feature, but as I was reading through and responding to reader comments on my article Breaking down the battle John McCarron wants to start, I was pleased to find a protest to the usage of “war” as a [...]