Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Eyes on the Street

These Plastic Bike Lanes Could Save Lives

By John Greenfield | Sep 12, 2020 | No Comments

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.

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Parklets Give Black-Owned Businesses a Boost in Chi

By James Porter | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The new 75th Street Boardwalk, located between Calumet and Indiana avenues is available for use by eleven local restaurants and businesses.

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Op-Ed: Protests Are A Form of Placemaking

By Olivia Grenzebach | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

These instances of road repurposing and placemaking are born from pain and anger, and yet they have brought communities together and created beauty.

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Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Isn’t Working for Everyone

By Sasha Aickin | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

The program is flawed and structurally racist in its implementation.

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Chicago Cyclists Ride to Defund the Police

By Cameron Bolton | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.

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CPD Order Streetsblog to Stop Filming Arrest

By John Greenfield | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

A minor encounter with Chicago Police Department officers underscored the importance of making sure police follow laws protecting freedom of the press.

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