Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 18hOK, good to know people can still use Winthrop in the evening. But since it’s a southbound street, it won’t be useful anymore for morning downtown commuters. -JG 041
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 20hUnsurprisingly on this absolutely perfect day for cycling in Chicago, lots of people biked to the @blockclubchi.bsky.social Block Party at @halfacrebeer.bsky.social, 2050 W. Balmoral. It’s a great time, going on until 9 PM today, so why not stop by and support their crucial independent journalism? 0141
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026@rideillinois.bsky.social @activetransportation.org @ilsecofstate.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @betterstreetschicago.org @nikhunder.com @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chifamilybiking.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social 010
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 03/10/2026Here's what we heard at one of the three town halls revving up public input for the Chicago Park District's micromobility policies. 🏖️ 🚲 🏍️ ❓chi.streetsblog.orgHere's what we heard at one of the three town halls revving up public input for the park district's micromobility policies - Streetsblog Chicago 130
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026@balupuppy.bsky.social @activetransportation.org @rideillinois.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @betterstreetschicago.org @chifamilybiking.bsky.social 020
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Less-confident riders can detour W on Berwyn to Glenwood to avoid a block of 4-lane "stroad" on IDOT-controlled Broadway, aptly-named the Ronald Reagan Highway, then head back on Carmen to 3-lane CDOT-controlled BW w/ painted bike lanes. Or else, just take Berwyn E to the LFT. 230
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Bad: Due to recent driver incursion, Goudy School is locking a gate, making Winthrop S. of Foster unreliable as a low-stress SB bike/scooter route. Confident riders can use this detour. Good: @the48thward.bsky.social says they're working w/ 46th and CDOT to extend Broadway PBLs N. to Foster. (1/2) 5143
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026"You down with TSP?" "Yeah, you know me!" 🎵 CDOT says the bus lane will not debut with Transit Signal Priority, which helps riders avoid getting delayed by stoplights. However, it may happen in the future... #MichiganAveBusLaneMania chi.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/h... @chicagocta.bsky.social 070
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Michigan Avenue Bus Lane Mania continues! 🚌 🥳 Here are some kind words for the project from ATA Campaign Organizer W. Robert Schultz III. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/h... @activetransportation.org @chicagocta.bsky.social 071
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Our colleagues at @acitythatworks.bsky.social give a 👍 to the new less-bad-than-before parking meter deal. www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/city...chicagobusiness.com 020
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026If we ran the Northern Illinois Transit Authority marketing department... chi.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/h... @nitachicago.bsky.social 060
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Psst... @mayorofchicago.bsky.social It's great the bus lane on Michigan will have camera enforcement to deter motorists from standing & parking in the busway. 👍 How about lobbying Springfield to pass a law allowing cam enforcement of *driving* in bus/bike lanes? 💡 @govpritzker.illinois.govchi.streetsblog.orgTransit experts and advocates weigh in on the plan for a northbound bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue - Streetsblog Chicago 0192
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Yes, it would be better if Chicago's plan for a northbound, Roosevelt-to-Wacker, camera-enforced bus lane included southbound buses as well, and went all the way to Oak Street/DLSD. But this is a step (drive?) in the right direction. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/h... 1220
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Hopefully the creation of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority will result in a high-quality constellation of coordinated, efficient, and reliable bus and train runs, a "Champagne Supernova" of service. 070
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Headlines: Orange suspended temporarily during AM rush 'due to track conditions'; @thedailynu.bsky.social: Chicagolanders hope NITA will bring increased safety, service frequency; @activetransportation.org looks at recent Portage Park bike-ped safety upgrades.chi.streetsblog.orgToday's Headlines for Friday, October 2 - Streetsblog Chicago 000
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Here's what Chicago transit experts and advocates have say about the plan for a bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue.chi.streetsblog.orgHere's what transit experts and advocates have say about the plan for a northbound bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue - Streetsblog Chicago 060
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026Correction: It's not "lanes" but a single northbound, curbside bus lane between Roosevelt and Wacker. Apologies for the error. But that news still beats a tire iron in the head, right? 021
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026CDOT has built some interesting bike (and e-scooter) infrastructure in Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater, and Uptown in 2025-26. Here's a roundup. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/30/s... 0231
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Want to support permanent bike/ped-only access on Cortland and hear some cool music? Take it to the bridge! 060
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026@activetransportation.org @betterstreetschicago.org @ctaction.org @ctasmokers.com @equiticity.bsky.social @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social @stevevance.net @ellensteinke.bsky.social @sidestreets.bsky.social @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social 000
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Chicagoland Sustainable Transportation Advocacy Nation, got any thoughts on yesterday's Michigan Avenue bus lane announcement for possible inclusion in a Streetsblog post? 🚌 🚌 🚌 🫖 www.transitchicago.com/mayor-brando...transitchicago.comMayor Brandon Johnson, CDOT to Install Dedicated Bus Lane on Michigan Avenue, Bringing More Reliable CTA Bus Service to The LoopNew northbound bus lane between Roosevelt Road and Wacker Drive will improve efficiency for CTA riders. 340
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Residents, especially 39th Ward constituents, who support the new Bryn Mawr Avenue protected bike lanes, can also contact the ward to voice their opinion. www.chicago.gov/city/en/abou...chicago.gov 161
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Chicago, Bike Grid Now! helped inspire Illinois Sen. Mike Simmons to win $300K for cycling network planning. Thanks to our colleagues at Streetsblog USA for spreading the good news. usa.streetsblog.org @usa.streetsblog.org @bikegridnow.org @senmikesimmons.bsky.social 050
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Leave it to Inside Publications' Bob "Money Changers in the Temple" Zuley to imply there's a downside to Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth (48) lowering residential street speed limits in her ward to 20 mph, a speed at which a person struck by a driver will usually survive. 💁♂️ @the48thward.bsky.social 171
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Biking is actually one of the best ways to get around Chicago during the winter – if you know how to stay safe and comfortable. @bikegridnow.org is offering workshops on the subject this fall, starting on W 10/21, 6-7 PM at @beermiscuous.bsky.social. 1142
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026ATA and Ride Illinois host a Suburban Advocacy Connect Zoom about Week Without Driving w/ Nondrivers Alliance's Ruth Rosas, also an SBC contributing writer, Wed. 10/8 at noon. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @activetransportation.org @rideillinois.bsky.social @nondriver.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Streetsblog ChicagoChicago Critical Mass @chicritmass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026With the rain in Chicago last night tons of illegally parked delivery drivers all over town. Ugh.. 😩 @chi.streetsblog.org 4334
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Headlines: NITA, CTA, CDOT, IDOT announce bus lanes on Michigan from Roosevelt to Wacker will be installed in days; Trib editorial: "Chicago considers charging suburbanites more to park. How neighborly."; Blackstone Bikes hosted the Chicago Youth Bike Summit.chi.streetsblog.orgToday's Headlines for Thursday, October 1 - Streetsblog Chicago 010
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026This is something SBC has advocated for for years. In 2019 we wrote, "So even if the time isn’t ripe for totally banning cars on Michigan, San Francisco style, what’s keeping us from converting some of the many lanes on Michigan to transit and bike lanes?" (2/2) chi.streetsblog.org/2019/10/30/s...chi.streetsblog.orgSan Francisco's Market Street is going car-free. Michigan Avenue should be next. - Streetsblog ChicagoWhy shouldn't Michigan become a safer, more efficient, and more democratic street as well? 1100
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026Great news: Bus lanes will be installed on Michigan from Roosevelt to Wacker in the near future, and enforced with cameras. www.transitchicago.com/mayor-brando... Of course, they should further north to Oak Street, but it's a start. (1/2) 1262
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026Here's the latest installment of SBC's Bike Lane Fest 2025-26: SBC Bike Lane Fest 2025-26: Far North Side, including Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater, and Uptown.chi.streetsblog.orgSBC Bike Lane Fest 2025-26: Far North Side, including Lincoln Square, West Ridge, Rogers Park, Edgewater, and Uptown - Streetsblog Chicago 160
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026Round two of the public meetings on the Bronzeville Trail project sought input on access, connections, and filling the gaps in the existing elevated rail right-of-way. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/29/b... @ellensteinke.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Streetsblog ChicagoChicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org · 30/09/2026Join us for a special edition of our marshal training specifically designed for school bike buses. Come out on Sunday, October 4th, and we’ll teach you how to lead a group ride, cork, de-escalate safely with drivers, and keep kids safe on the way to school. Signup: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 02217
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social posted video from their party of Ald. La Spata, Sec. Giannoulias, and CDOT's David Powe talking about efforts to prevent bikeway blockage and other strategies to help keep vulnerable road users safe. Here's our writeup of the event. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/25/a...chi.streetsblog.orgAt Bike Lane Uprising party, La Spata, Giannoulias, and CDOT's Powe urged activists to keep pushing for safe streets - Streetsblog Chicago 151
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026At least 5 people on foot, bike, or e-moto have been killed by drivers on Archer in the 23rd Ward since 2020. While local Ald. Silvana Tabares has an office at Archer/Laramie, where a memorial for Juan Martin Márquez, 54, was held Saturday, she didn't attend. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/29/a... 2214
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026A crossover driver struck a man, 23, on an e-scooter, causing injuries requiring hospitalization, helped him up, then fled the scene, Saturday near 57th/Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park. @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @activetransportation.orgfox32chicago.comChicago scooter rider says driver helped him up, then drove away after crashA Chicago family is asking for the public’s help after a 23-year-old man riding an electric scooter was struck and left injured in Gage Park. 190
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026Headlines: "Council Approves $2.5B Meter Sale, With City Set To Get Share Of Profits"; Letter: Senior gives thumbs-up to CTA security after seeing K-9 patrols at every major station they visited; Lalah Hathaway, Donny’s daughter, is doing CTA announcements. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/30/t...chi.streetsblog.orgToday's Headlines for Wednesday, September 30 - Streetsblog Chicago 110
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026At the second open house for the Bronzeville Trail, planning turned to access, connections, and filling the gaps.chi.streetsblog.orgBronzeville Trail planning turns to access, connections, and filling the gaps - Streetsblog ChicagoAt the project’s second open house, residents weighed in on where people should enter the future elevated trail, how it should connect across missing sections, and what would make walking and biking e... 091
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026Ald. Scott Waguespack was a voice of reason when RJD made the massive blunder of selling off the parking meters, which impacts Complete Streets projects. So if SW says the deal that just passed is an upgrade, it's probably not as awful as it might have been. 💁♀️ blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/29/c... 060
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026Have you heard the news about @bikegridnow.org helping to inspire @senmikesimmons.bsky.social, left, to secure $300K to fund a CMAP study to design Chicago/peripheral suburbs bike grid? Simmons says the goal is to "start building... over the next several years"! 🙌 chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/28/s... 040
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026Awful: Per CPD, yesterday around 5:22 PM, a male sedan driver, 22, failed to stop at the 4-way stop sign at 82nd/Blackstone in Avalon Park, critically injuring a man, 47, on a bicycle. The motorist received multiple citations. Let's wish the victim a full recovery. 090
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026For the record, we *don't* actually call politicos who oppose traffic safety projects "Trump supporters," unless they do stuff like write Tribune op-eds flattering the Creamsicle-colored criminal, or go on right-wing talk shows to defend his ICE crackdowns. @neilsteinberg.bsky.social 280
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026At the "ghost bike" vigil for Juan Martin Márquez, there were reminders that reckless drivers have killed far too many vulnerable road users on the Southwest Side. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/29/a... 092
Reposted by Streetsblog ChicagoEric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 29/09/2026I lived, bitches. 71285
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/09/2026Headlines: City Council ready to vote on parking meter lease sale, Waguespack, who voted against 2008 sale, says this is a better deal; Chicago's 1st pedestrian-activated stoplight coming to Edgewater; ComEd rejected 14 alternative sites for substation near Diversey Station.chi.streetsblog.orgToday's Headlines for Tuesday, September 29 - Streetsblog Chicago 010
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026Sen. Mike Simmons, right, talked with us about winning $300K for a bike grid plan, with a goal to “start building out that grid over the next several years.” He credited the grassroots group Chicago, Bike Grid Now! with helping to make it happen.chi.streetsblog.orgSen. Simmons on winning $300K for a bike grid plan, with goal to "start building out that grid over the next several years." - Streetsblog ChicagoHe credited the grassroots group Chicago, Bike Grid Now! with proposing "a roadmap of viable potential connected bike routes that could run throughout the city of Chicago and each of peripheral suburb... 1626
Reposted by Streetsblog ChicagoActive Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 25/09/2026NITA Interactive Open House 10/14 from 3pm to 6pm. 225 S. Canal St Attendees are encouraged to "discuss pain points and future improvements, and learn more about what the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, CTA, Metra, and Pace have planned for regional transit in 2027 and beyond." Register below👇eventbrite.comNITA: A Stronger Region Moves TogetherJoin NITA for an interactive public open house and share your ideas for the future of transit across the region. 0208
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026Need a way to get involved with regional transit planning? "@nitachicago.bsky.social launches Rider Advisory Councils, now accepting applications." @activetransportation.org @ctaction.org @ctasmokers.com @betterstreetschicago.org @equiticity.bsky.social @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @stevevance.netnita.illinois.govNorthern Illinois Transit Authority | NITA launches Rider Advisory Councils, now accepting applicationsNITA is now accepting applications for two new volunteer advisory councils: the Riders Advisory Council and the ADA Advisory Council, both required by the… 082
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026@rideillinois.bsky.social: "Save the date: Illinois Bike & Walk Summit, April 13-14." api.neonemails.com/emails/conte... Our coverage of last year's event in Springfield. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/05/13/f... 020
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026@aldermanlaspata.bsky.social, @ilsecofstate.bsky.social and CDOT's Powe discussed solutions to Chicagoland's traffic violence epidemic at @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social anniversary party. @johngreenfield.bsky.social documented it. Photo: Bike PAC's Chris Ridgeway chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/25/a... 072