Eyes on the Street Archives — Page 3 of 6

EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths

The Mile Square City shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — it has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years.

Eve Kessler

April 6, 2021

EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths

Streetsblog Chicago |Amtrak

Taking an Amtrak + bike camping trip during the time of the coronavirus

I was fairly comfortable using Amtrak for this journey, so as long as we don't see another major spike in cases, I'll probably make more such trips this year as a safer alternative to flying.

John Greenfield

April 5, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Eyes on the Street

Better Streets calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal

The group has launched a new campaign and petition, with almost 1,250 signatures, to exhort the city of Chicago to take charge of winter sidewalk clearance.

John Greenfield

February 15, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

What other intersections would benefit from 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.

John Greenfield

December 10, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Mask asks: Facial coverings policy for CTA drivers; South Shore drops COVID-denier cars

Here's what the CTA had to say about non-compliant CTA bus operators. Meanwhile, South Shore has ended its ill-conceived Mask Optional Car policy.

John Greenfield

November 17, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Chicago businesses: Here’s what’s required to use parking lanes to enable outdoor seating

It turns out that the bureaucratic hoops aren't especially onerous, and they're a relative bargain thanks to the city waiving some of the associated fees.

John Greenfield

October 29, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

To help restaurants and bars survive winter, let’s make it easy to use car space for seating

There are plenty of ways Chicago can help restaurants and bars survive this extremely challenging period -- if city officials are willing to be flexible, generous, and proactive to help them out.

John Greenfield

October 27, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Let’s install cheap, quick plastic curb-protected bike lanes all over Chicago

An upcoming bikeway project in Logan Square will demonstrate this fairly cheap, quick, flexible, and effective approach to installing protected lanes that should be repeated across the city.