streetblog-usa-logo-alt

streetblog-usa-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Basics

Streetsblog Network Bar

Topics

Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

streetsblog-usa-logo

Streetsblog USA

<p>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 &#8216;L&#8217; train.</p>


Screenshot 2023-08-08 at 7.42.59 AM

John Greenfield

Redline

Funding & Finance

What if Chicago actually did have rapid transit everywhere?

9044589856_3d9f201bdc_k

Bicycling

Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief

Screen-Shot-2020-11-17-at-1.50.31-PM

COVID-19

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

8273663496_58cdae4ee6_k-1

2020 Election

Rahm was good for transportation, but McDonald coverup disqualifies him for USDOT post

harris-2

What will and should Biden-Harris mean for transportation? Experts, advocates weigh in

Screen-Shot-2020-11-06-at-5.53.20-PM

Universal Metra bicycle access via dedicated bike cars would be a game-changer

IMG_2350

Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest

Courtney Cobbs

galesburg_new_locomotive_2

A Green New Deal for Illinois Transportation

<p>Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org,</a> on X at <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea,</a> or on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/keawilson.bsky.social">@keawilson.bsky.social.</a></p>


cropped-cropped-Round-SB-USA-Stroke-2160px.png

Kea Wilson

Waiting on Train

Coronavirus

Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon

IMG_4835

Chicago-Indiana commuter rail line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car

Rail Transit