Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let’s do that now.
"The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."
March 9, 2022
Chicago’s Artistic Complete Streets Makeovers
These kinds of Complete Streets interventions are fairly easy and inexpensive, and can help make neighborhoods safer as well as more beautiful.
December 10, 2020
Myth-Buster: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
Most Uber and Lyft trips aren't bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority White and more affluent neighborhoods, a new study out of Chicago reveals.
November 24, 2020
What will and should Biden-Harris mean for transportation? Experts, advocates weigh in
Streetsblog Chicago reached out to local transportation leaders to get their take on what the Biden-Harris administration will mean for sustainable transportation based on their platform and statements
November 9, 2020
Don’t be a Livable Streets Jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
April 23, 2020
San Francisco is ordering residents to “shelter in place.” All major cities should do that.
It's probably only a matter of time before Chicago does the same thing, and all other big cities should follow suit.
March 17, 2020
What’s Just? A Cyclist’s Dilemma After Being Injured by an Undocumented Driver
Kristen Green from Ghost Bikes Chicago installs memorials to fallen cyclists. But after she experienced traffic violence herself, she faced a moral predicament.
August 13, 2018