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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.

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Guo Ning Li, 78, killed in Chinatown crosswalk by van driver who failed to yield

By John Greenfield | Mar 28, 2023 | No Comments
The incident was the second time in a month that a turning van driver fatally struck a senior in a Chicago crosswalk.
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CTA announced additional ORD branch trains, quietly cut scheduled service on other lines

By John Greenfield | Mar 27, 2023 | No Comments
While the CTA put out a press release about additional “short-turned” trips between O'Hare and UIC, they barely publicized scheduled service cuts to other lines at all.
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Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury ORD air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line

By John Greenfield | Mar 25, 2023 | No Comments
Chicago politicians are generally more interested in using the latest (or theoretical) technology as an alternative to a mobility solution that's been around for decades in other countries: fast trains.
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Confirmed: Millennium Park bike station will now only serve cops instead of commuters

By John Greenfield | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments
This news is surely not going to sit well with many local bike advocates, as well as police reform activists.
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Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes

By John Greenfield | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments
Chicago magazine's Ted McClelland ran a piece looking at the issue of business owners scapegoating bike lanes for poor sales.
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CTA ridership increased 24% last year, but better service is needed for continued growth

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments
Unless the CTA can get its workforce back up to full strength, and return its scheduled and delivered service to pre-pandemic levels, this upward trend may not last.
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Illinois Policy’s latest attack on speed cameras is the world’s silliest TikTok

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments
This laughable video typical of the kind of mental gymnastics people who philosophically oppose automated enforcement make in order to argue it doesn't improve safety. 
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43rd Ward hopeful Brian Comer concern trolls Dickens Greenway during debate

By John Greenfield | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments
Former 43rd Ward chief of staff Erik Wallenius scoffed at Comer's current opposition to the greenway, suggesting it's motivated by politics rather than safety concerns.
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Driver making illegal left at Belmont/Ashland/Lincoln struck and injured woman, 39, and fled

By John Greenfield | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments
A safety upgrade project is planned for this wide, complex, dangerous six-way intersection, which might have made a difference in this case.
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You love to see it: Rte. 53 extension proposal gets turned into a greenway project instead

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments
While it may be a few years until the greenway project gets off the ground, it's certainly a fantastic outcome that instead of being filled by cars, trucks, and pollution, the corridor will be used by pedestrians, bike riders, and wildlife. 
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At state hearing, transit advocates call for addressing fiscal cliff, Carter is a no-show

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments
Many important public transportation topics were covered at the hearing. It's a shame that the region's most prominent transit leader Dorval Carter chose to ghost it.
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Smart Streets, Complete Streets ordinances pass; Plow the Sidewalks introduced

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments
Today's City Council meeting was very eventful from a livable streets perspective, with four different walk/bike/transit ordinances passed or introduced.
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