Events
Two Chicago moms creating cycling community
Christina Hayford and Rebecca Resman lead kid-centric bike rides in Lakeview and Roscoe Village.
November 21, 2022
NACTO Comes to Boston
For the next three days, the Boston region will host hundreds of transportation engineers, planners, and transit officials from dozens of cities worldwide for the annual conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
September 8, 2022
Introducing Transit Bingo: Explore New Places, Win Prizes This September
From exploring new places by transit, to treating yourself to a bike ride over a pretty bridge, Streetsblog Bingo gives you prompts to keep you out and exploring this September as we ease into the fall. Feel free to bring a human or furry friend along on your adventures as you make your way through […]
August 26, 2022
Divvy’s new pricing is unaffordable to many residents, and therefore inequitable
Perversely, CDOT's and Lyft's community outreach plan was to explain to the public how the new pricing system works after members were already being charged the new e-bike fees.
June 14, 2022
Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030
There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.
May 17, 2022
Seven advocacy groups discuss why next Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important
The 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence is an opportunity to mourn and reflect on lost lives, part of a global movement to honor people killed and injured on bicycles, and demand changes to keep bike riders safe
May 13, 2022
Gas giveaways harm people. We shouldn’t let rich politicians like Willy Wilson do them.
Gas giveaways don't just benefit some residents while ignoring others, they negatively impact vulnerable people by slowing down buses and creating more emissions.
March 21, 2022
Chicago Auto Show producers sponsor contest that produces awful victim-blaming PSAs
Recently Streetsblog contributor A.J. LaTrace discussed the absurdly large SUVs and pickup trucks on display at the Chicago Auto Show. These machines have massive blind spots that make it difficult to detect a child in front of the vehicle, and their absurdly high grilles that basically ensure that a struck pedestrian or bike rider will […]
March 10, 2022
Legacy of Rosa Parks celebrated at Transit Equity Day event, riders union launch
"Investments in public transportation contribute to economic opportunity for Black and Brown working people.”
February 4, 2022
OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent
We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.
November 3, 2021
