The region's sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, helping to make the city and suburbs better since 2013. Posts: @johngreenfield.bsky.social (unsigned) and @stevevance.net.https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muskwdzisk2sNew episode: "17 Minutes on the Wellington Greenway." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/05/is-the-wellington-greenway-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-a-waterloo-for-bikeway-naysayers-with-a-napoleon-complex-take-a-virtual-ride-on-the-new-route05 Sep 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muskwdzisk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mus23d57f22dIs the Wellington Greenway a victory for cyclists, and a Waterloo for bikeway foes with a Napoleon Complex? https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/05/is-the-wellington-greenway-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-a-waterloo-for-bikeway-naysayers-with-a-napoleon-complex-take-a-virtual-ride-on-the-new-route05 Sep 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus23d57f22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mupjyvyyv227Strong Towns Chicago's Alex Montero: "Illinois already killed parking mandates. Chicago should finish the job. The hard part is done, don't make it harder." @strongtownschicago.bsky.social @stevevance.net @elevatedchicago.bsky.social @activetransportation.org @chicagocta.bsky.social https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/illinois-already-killed-parking-mandates-chicago-should-finish-the-job04 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjyvyyv227https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mupjpnfu3k2vSBC contributing writer Igor Studenkov: "Pace to add midday bus service in McHenry County." https://chronicleillinois.com/news/mchenry-county-news/pace-to-add-midday-bus-service-in-mchenry-county/04 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjpnfu3k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mupjhwtczc2vHeadlines: Man charged after punching man, 40, gouging his eyes on Red Line; Developer: "Chicago can build its way out of the housing crisis – if City Hall gets out of the way"; "As Chicagoans Prepare for BTD, Some Dream Of A Car-Free Lakefront All Year." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/04/todays-headlines-for-friday-september-4-304 Sep 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjhwtczc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mupgvp4xnc2lCheck out SBC contributing writer @ellensteinke.bsky.social's Instagram account, "More Lakeshore, Less Drive." https://www.instagram.com/morelakeshorelessdrive/ "There's a road she'd like to tell you about, lives in her home town..." 🎵 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrdtmG2IMM04 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupgvp4xnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mupasc32tc2mFrom John's "the emperor has no clothes" Chicago Tribune op-ed about Trump and USDOT secretary Sean Duffy stealing credit for Amtrak funding: "Duffy makes Trump’s previous transportation chief Elaine Chao look like livable streets activist Jane Jacobs." https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/03/opinion-u-s-transportation-chief-sean-duffy-reckless/04 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupasc32tc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3munge622qk22Alex Montero: City Council should pass a full repeal of minimum parking mandates. "The City is making its zoning code more difficult to enforce and taking on more legal liability for the right to require parking for a hotdog stand at O’Hare... This is madness." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/illinois-already-killed-parking-mandates-chicago-should-finish-the-job03 Sep 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3munge622qk22https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3munaeysiws22The O'Hare Flyer plan certainly seems more doable than Elon Musk's podcast pipe dream of the O'Hare Express. But how exactly is a system with high-speed runs every 15 minute in both directions at the same time, mostly on a single-track route, supposed to work? https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/02/wait-how-exactly-are-the-single-track-and-double-track-portions-of-the-ohare-flyer-supposed-to-work03 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3munaeysiws22https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mumx3vxvt22iJohn’s new op-ed in the Tribune, “Sean Duffy doesn’t deserve credit for Midwest Amtrak funding,” also discusses the USDOT chief's attempts to derail CTA Red Line project and operations funding. @chicagocta.bsky.social @hsrail.bsky.social @streetsblogca.bsky.social @activetransportation.org https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/03/opinion-u-s-transportation-chief-sean-duffy-reckless/03 Sep 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumx3vxvt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mummmmpn3c2iHeadlines: "NITA is in the driver's seat for transit with $8M assist from consultants"; Letters to the Trib: “Get speeding under control” on DLSD and “Unbearable noise on the drive”; “Delivery Robots Swarm Lincoln Park Sidewalk In Viral Video.” https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/todays-headlines-for-thursday-september-3-303 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mummmmpn3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muktbqh23s2iHere's a little "Proposed O'Hare Flyer Logistics for Dummies" (myself included.) - JG https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/02/wait-how-exactly-are-the-single-track-and-double-track-portions-of-the-ohare-flyer-supposed-to-work02 Sep 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muktbqh23s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mukdljm62k2bWelcome to Day 2 of NITA Mania! Check out recent comments from Pace, MPC, and Better Streets. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/01/nita-reason-to-celebrate-here-are-some-thoughts-about-todays-northern-illinois-transit-authority-launch-from-the-agency-governor-pritzker-and-advocates @nitachicago.bsky.social @pacesuburbanbus.bsky.social @metroplanning.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @activetransportation.org @chicagocta.bsky.social02 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdljm62k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muk5r42ans2bHeadlines: Family of Dominique Pollion, 37, stabbed and killed on Blue Line by man who filmed the attack, is suing CTA; More coverage of NITA Day; Letter: "Fifteen minutes from downtown to O’Hare International Airport by train? I don’t think so." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/02/todays-headlines-for-wednesday-september-2-202 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk5r42ans2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muk2lqvvxc2b@betterstreetschicago.org, which played a key role in campaigning for the NITA governance and funding reforms, joined the celebration of the new agency last night. But they've also got action items to help ensure the new agency lives up to its potential. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/01/nita-reason-to-celebrate-here-are-some-thoughts-about-todays-northern-illinois-transit-authority-launch-from-the-agency-governor-pritzker-and-advocates02 Sep 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk2lqvvxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muila3txzc2i@nitachicago.bsky.social is pretty good at the meme game themselves! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muila3txzc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muijslewac2eNITA is Jarrett Walker-approved! https://x.com/humantransit/status/2094906671235731813 @humantransit.bsky.social @nitachicago.bsky.social01 Sep 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muijslewac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muiitxeovc2bNow that we've figured out that the @nitachicago.bsky.social logo font is Helvetica Black Italic, the meme possibilities are endless! (But don't worry, we'll only use this power for good.)01 Sep 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiitxeovc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muiadd7ivk2zNITA reason to celebrate? Here are some thoughts about today’s Northern Illinois Transit Authority launch from the agency, Governor Pritzker, and advocates. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/01/nita-reason-to-celebrate-here-are-some-thoughts-about-todays-northern-illinois-transit-authority-launch-from-the-agency-governor-pritzker-and-advocates01 Sep 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiadd7ivk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhqr6n2j224Crains: "The O’Hare Flyer aims to race through River Forest. Residents say not so fast." https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/ccb-ohare-flyer-river-forest-opposition-20260901/ @crainschicago.bsky.social01 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhqr6n2j224https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhpwabkts2sIn case you needed proof that Streetsblog Chicago is keeping our promise to *not* use AI to illustrate articles. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/08/25/depauls-schwieterman-and-high-speed-rail-alliances-harnish-hope-the-ohare-flyer-will-succeed-where-elon-musk-failed01 Sep 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhpwabkts2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhplysqlc2sNITA Chief Transition Officer Maulik Vaishnav in Mass Transit Magazine: "One Region, One Network: The Next Era of Chicago Transit." https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/55395328/one-region-one-network-the-next-era-of-chicago-transit01 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhplysqlc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhozozors2rHave you checked out our new interactive map of recent installed / in progress / upcoming CDOT bikeway projects to kick of SBC's Bike Lane Fest 2025-26? https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/08/31/its-time-for-streetsblog-chicagos-bike-lane-fest-2025-2601 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhozozors2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhnrky7is2rHeadlines: NITA-Mania is kicking in; Tribune letter: "Duffy deserves praise for investment in trains” (which was actually funded under Biden); Daniel Kay Hertz: "There were subtle differences between pro- & anti-housing development protestors in Edgewater last weekend." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/01/todays-headlines-for-tuesday-september-1-301 Sep 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhnrky7is2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3muhld3e77c24Happy NITA Day! It's September 1, which means the Northern Illinois Transit Authority is officially in effect! Here's the tune "September" by the Chicago-formed band Earth Wind and Fire to celebrate the occasion! 🚃 🚌 🥳 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk01 Sep 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhld3e77c24https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mug5z56ewc24Here's everything you NITA know about the September 1 launch of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. nita.illinois.gov/about-nita Is anyone planning to toast the occasion tomorrow after work with a NITA Margarita? 🚌 🚃 🥂01 Sep 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug5z56ewc24https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mug4wpmxi22fIt’s time for Streetsblog Chicago’s Bike Lane Fest 2025-26, checking out all the facilities we haven't covered yet, all across the city! For starters, take a look at our new map of installed, underway, and upcoming bikeways. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/08/31/its-time-for-streetsblog-chicagos-bike-lane-fest-2025-2601 Sep 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug4wpmxi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mufosk5iis2wChanging of the suburban bus (service) drivers. On the eve of @pacesuburbanbus.bsky.social getting a new board as part of NITA, current Board Chair Rick Kwasneski felt the need to retire after 24 years as a director. Thanks for his work on regional transit, and best wishes for his next act.31 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufosk5iis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mufjfgl7yk2kWow, stuff is getting real. The @RTA_Chicago Twitter account has been transformed into @NITA_Chicago! We dig the train / bus window-inspired graphic design. How about getting some t-shirts and bicycle caps printed up with this layout? x.com/NITA_Chicago31 Aug 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufjfgl7yk2k