Artist Jenny Kendler keeps both style and the environment in sight.
Tag: the 606
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The Simplified, Citywide Mellow Chicago Bike Map
A newly expanded guide to chill cycling routes in the city and beyond
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How to avoid being a livable streets jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
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Despite a few bumps in the road, Chicago’s year in transportation didn’t suck
The Trump administration still threatens sustainable infrastructure, but 2017 brought improvements to Chicago’s streets, transit hubs, and bikeways.
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Could legislation curb displacement along the 606?
A proposed ordinance aims to ensure new recreation trails and transit-oriented development don’t force out longtime residents.
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Moody’s and S&P cut Illinois’s bond rating to one step above junk as Springfield fails to reach a budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, the battle over gentrification around the 606 has intensified.
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The Bloomingdale Arts Building sheds its anti-gentrification mission
A project created to protect artists from displacement joins the force it was meant to fight.
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Little Village residents hope Paseo won’t be a path to gentrification
Neighbors want affordable housing support to buffer rails-to-trails project.
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Let’s keep the 606 open 24/7
The trail would be safer if more people were using it at night.
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2015 was a great year for Chicago transit
Milestones in Chicago’s year in transportation included the Riverwalk extension, the 606, the Divvy expansion, and Loop Link.
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Is the Bloomingdale Trail a path to displacement?
Longtime residents of Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and other areas around the highly anticipated 606 project are organizing to make sure they’re not priced out of their neighborhoods.