TOPICS
- Events – posts listing upcoming events, or reviews of past events
- Maps – posts featuring an embedded map
- Videos – posts featuring an embedded video; follow our video channel on Vimeo
- Take Action – posts with suggestions on what you can (should) do
Bicycling
- Bike sharing – Alta Bicycle Share and Public Bike System Company will operate and provide transit bicycles for the public
- Bridge decks – open metal grate bridges
- Construction – news, updates, photos
- Protected bike lanes – Kinzie Street, Jackson Boulevard, 18th Street, West Side Boulevards
- Stealth routes – Off the beaten path, often using riverwalks
- Streets for Cycling Plan 2020
Transit
- Amtrak – John posts about his car-free trips
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
- Metra – Regional commuter-focused rail system
- Pace – Suburban bus operator and region’s paratransit operator
- Bus Rapid Transit – Central Loop BRT, Jeffery Jump, Ashland-Western Corridor
- Red Line South – 95th Street station, track renewal
Walking
Projects
Other
- Car-free road trips – John travels around the Midwest a lot!
- Automobile crash data from Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). This includes data about crashes between automobiles, between bicycles and automobiles, and between pedestrians and automobiles.
CITIES
- Blue Island, Illinois
- Carol Stream, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Evanston, Illinois
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Naperville, Illinois
- Riverdale, Illinois
- Skokie, Illinois
- Wheaton, Illinois
- See all articles “beyond Chicago“
NEIGHBORHOODS
- Albany Park
- Andersonville
- Austin
- Avondale
- Beverly
- Bridgeport
- Chatham
- Englewood
- Hyde Park
- Lakeview
- Lincoln Park
- Logan Square
- Pilsen
- Pullman
- South Loop
FEATURES
- Alderman interview series
- Grid Shots – weekly photography series
- Grid Bits – occasional posts featuring many short articles
PEOPLE
- Interviews
- Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein
- Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
- Speeches
- Aldermen (sorted by last name)
- John Arena – 45th
- Anthony Beale – 9th
- Walter Burnett – 27th
- Will Burns – 4th
- George Cardenas – 12th
- James Cappleman – 46th
- Michael Chandler – 24th
- Rey Colón – 35th
- Pat Dowell – 3rd
- Jason Ervin – 28th
- Leslie Hairston – 5th
- Sandi Jackson – 7th
- Margaret Laurino – 39th
- Roberto Maldonado – 26th
- Richard Mell – 33rd
- Proco “Joe” Moreno – 1st
- Harry Osterman – 48th
- Ameya Pawar – 47th
- Brendan Reilly – 42nd
- Michele Smith – 43rd
- Danny Solis – 25th
- Scott Waguespack – 32nd