John Greenfield
Co-Editor, StreetsBlog Chicago and Chicago Reader Columnist at Streetsblog Network
Streetsblog Chicago editor. He/him/yinz. jgreenfield (at) streetsblog (dot) org. I've moved to @johngreenfield.bsky.social.
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chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield
• Little Red discotheque: "CTA and Local DJs Are Coming Back to Provide Commuters with Music and Good Sounds at the 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal"• CDOT announces "Free 'Learn to Ride' Bike-Riding Classes for Adults and Kids in 2025." Register here. Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA. Thanks to all the readers who have donated so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $65K, to help keep the site moving forward during a challenging 2025-26.
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chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield
Sadly, Chicago saw its first bike fatality of 2025 on Memorial Day, when a Hummer driver fatally struck Yader Castaneda, 18, while he was riding an electric Divvy bike in the Loop. According to the initial Chicago Police Department statement, on Monday, May 26, at around 4:53 a.m., Castaneda was cycling on Randolph Street.
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chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield
• Urban policy prof: Service proposed by RTA would cost $1.5B but have huge perks for economy, environment, equity, "no magical thinking needed." (Crain's)• "Metra filed amended lawsuit seeking relief confirming UP cannot unilaterally force Metra... to bear a significant increase in the compensation [to UP]"• Ex-SB USA editor on Midwest policy: "Housing people is #1. New greenfield [not Greenfield] housing doesn't have to be the same as in the 1990s."Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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1 week ago |
chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield
"Hurry up, it's time for supper"- Chappell Roan, "Hot to Go"This post isn't completely within Streetsblog Chicago's wheelhouse, but I thought many of our readers would enjoy it, so I wrote it up during the three-day weekend for fun. If you read Part 1 of this series, in which a few of us made a car-free trip last month to the Heritage House in far-northwest-suburban Harvard, Illinois, you know what a supper club is.
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1 week ago |
chi.streetsblog.org | John Greenfield
• RTA: "Hear what 1000s of residents are telling lawmakers when asking them to Save Transit Now." Use their Save Transit Now form to write your legislator.
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