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Home » Kyle Whitehead

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Bicyclist riding through a downtown Chicago intersection
Posted inOn Transportation

Here’s how we can build a citywide protected bike lane network

by John Greenfield October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

In some ways the city’s surprise announcement last month that it’s spending $17 million in funds from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Works infrastructure program to build or upgrade 100 miles of bike lanes in 2021 and 2022 was welcome news. But there are also some disappointing aspects of the plan, which I’ll get to in […]

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Not-so-easy riders

by John Greenfield August 14, 2019August 18, 2021

What can cities do to make e-scooters safer?

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Car2go a no-go on the south side: ‘Again, we are cut out’

by John Greenfield April 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Parking worries lead aldermen to put brakes on car-sharing pilot south of Cermak.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Should the CTA be free? Why not?

by John Greenfield April 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Making it easier for people to get to jobs, schools, and health care could save society a ton of money.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Is it time to bring point-to-point car share to Chicago?

by John Greenfield January 23, 2018August 18, 2021

First Ward alderman Joe Moreno wants to put a trial program in place this spring, but opponents worry that it will create a parking crunch.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The latest plans for the O’Hare Express: boon or boondoggle?

by John Greenfield December 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Transportation experts and advocates weigh in.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Could dockless bike share disrupt Chicago?

by John Greenfield November 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The latest development in the shared-mobility boom may soon arrive in Chicago, sparking concerns about street clutter, equity, and Divvy disruption.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Why Emanuel’s ride-share fee hike is a sensible proposal

by John Greenfield October 23, 2017August 18, 2021

The budgeting measure would help the CTA stay competitive with Lyft and Uber.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The Navy Pier Flyover is taking longer to complete than the Golden Gate Bridge

by John Greenfield May 2, 2017August 18, 2021

What’s the holdup?

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Trump’s budget would eliminate funding for Red Line extension, Metra, and more

by John Greenfield March 28, 2017August 18, 2021

Local leaders urge transit riders to mobilize against the draconian cuts.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How would plans to replace the Thompson Center impact service at Clark/Lake?

by John Greenfield February 1, 2017July 27, 2022

Advocates want guarantees that transit access will be preserved.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

This six-block stretch of LaSalle has averaged one pedestrian fatality a year

by John Greenfield November 25, 2016August 18, 2021

It’s time to get serious about fixing the street between Schiller and Chicago.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Sliding-scale fines could make Chicago traffic enforcement more equitable

by John Greenfield September 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Fining a pauper the same as a Pritzker can cause unjust economic hardship.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s plan to eliminate traffic deaths stirs concerns of profiling and overpolicing

by John Greenfield September 20, 2016August 18, 2021

The Vision Zero initiative brings the possibility of more encounters between police and people using the streets.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The ice-caked Oak Street curve is the most treacherous part of the lakefront

by John Greenfield February 23, 2016August 18, 2021

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