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Grid Chicago is a blog about sustainable transportation matters, projects and culture in Chicago and Illinois, by John Greenfield and Steven Vance since June 2011. We switched to writing at Streetsblog Chicago in January 2013.

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Western & Ashland BRT: Pros and Cons - This webpage summarizes the project details and describes the pros and cons for each of the 4 bus rapid transit scenarios

Get Lit: Use Lights At Night - A campaign to get bike lights onto cyclists' handlebars. Donate today

Chicago Crash Browser - Find where bicyclists and pedestrians were hit by cars in Chicago.

Bike 2015 Plan Tracker - Monitoring the status of implementing the 153 strategies in the Bike 2015 Plan

Chicago Bike Guide app - The Chicago Bike Guide is the best way to navigate Chicago's vast network of bikeways and cool destinations. Get trip directions, find available Divvy bikes and docks, read The Chainlink, Tumblr, and Twitter, all giving you the perfect view of getting around by bike in Chicago. The app works on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android phones and tablets.

Tag: Ogilvie Transportation Center

Grid Shots: Inside the train stations

When I saw this fisheye photo from Clark Maxwell of the Ogilvie Transportation Center (500 W Madison St) interior, I knew the next Grid Shots topic.

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Posted on October 16, 2011October 21, 2011Author Steven VanceCategories Grid Shots, TransitTags CTA, Metra, Ogilvie Transportation Center, Station Renewal, train stationsLeave a comment on Grid Shots: Inside the train stations