John Greenfield
In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.
Recent Posts
A Key Lens for Lori Lightfoot’s Ride-Hail Tax Plan
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CNT's Jacky Grimshaw, Oboi Reed from Equiticity, Julio Rodriguez from the Northwest Side Housing Center, and Leslé Honoré from K.L.E.O. weigh in on the mayor's plan.
SEE IT! We Talk to Mayor Lightfoot — On the Bus!
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During a morning commute on the #20 Madison, the mayor talked about how the new ride-hail fee structure will fight congestion and improve transit service.
Car-Free Streets? Michigan Avenue, Please!
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Why shouldn't Michigan become a safer, more efficient, and more democratic street as well?
Chicago May Hike Cost of Uber Rides — And That’s Good
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Some of the revenue will be used to help fund transit, including an initiative to speed up neighborhood bus service.
The Dinosaur: John Forester Defends Anti-Bike Lane Credo
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The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.
10 Scooter Companies Vying in Chicago Pilot
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Will the scooters be an asset to Chicago's sustainable transportation network, or will they introduce a new set of dangers and annoyances to urban life? Only time will tell.
Oboi Reed Launches Equiticity, a New Group to Push for Mobility Justice Nationwide
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Their first project is to bring dockless bike-share to Chicago's South and West Sides.
Ghost Parcels Show How Urban Highways Squandered Valuable Land
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Love that Cook County still keeps track of the parcels under the expressways punched through Chicago pic.twitter.com/wcLXNcbZmM — Neil Freeman (@fitnr) September 22, 2015 Here’s a great illustration of how incredibly destructive and wasteful it is to run elevated highways through cities. New York City-based artist and planning consultant Neil Freeman, who grew up in Chicago, […]
Taking the Guesswork Out of Rating BRT: An Interview With Walter Hook
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There’s a new global benchmark for rating bus rapid transit projects. Yesterday the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released the BRT Standard 2013, which lays out the requirements for bus routes to qualify as BRT and scores 50 systems in 35 cities around the world as basic, bronze, silver, or gold based on various […]