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/3mlvw5ovbj224We love it when Urban Center CEO Juan Rangel comments on our FB posts!15 May 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvw5ovbj224https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlvlv65qik2dHeadlines: Block Club: "3 Years In, Mayor Defends Bike Lanes And Talks CTA Safety"; Person shot, injured near Howard Station; Sheriff's police detail man for walking between cars at 95th, find loaded gun and drugs." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/15/todays-headlines-for-friday-may-15-215 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvlv65qik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlvj6v3ikk2dFamilies for Safe Streets: "Last night, Illinois’ Stop Super Speeders legislation, HB 4948, passed the Senate Transportation Committee unanimously (18-0) after previously passing the full Illinois House with a 77-24 vote." @atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org15 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvj6v3ikk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlu3w6rzzk2dThe Cubs defended the revised Wrigleyville parking lot expansion plan, but neighbors are still calling foul. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/14/the-cubs-defended-the-revised-wrigleyville-parking-lot-expansion-plan-but-neighbors-are-still-calling-foul15 May 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu3w6rzzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltp6vchyc2dHere's a new op-ed by Bob Zuley against a proposed synagogue redevelopment near the Thorndale Red Line station, published by self-proclaimed "King of NIMBYland" Ronald Roenigk's Inside Publications. @the48thward.bsky.social14 May 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltp6vchyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltjzvyyxk2sWith friends and members of the SW Side's "right-leaning political class," like Urban Center founder Paul Vallas and Ald. Lopez, doing damage control in the wake of news scandals, let's dust off Photoshopped memes of Trump-y Archer Avenue traffic safety project foes UC CEO Juan Rangel and Lopez.14 May 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltjzvyyxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlti4emcu22eBwahahaha! This is not a good day for members of the Southwest Side's "right-leaning political class," such as Ald. Ray Lopez, who are trying to use the Archer Avenue traffic safety project as a wedge issue to win votes. 🤣 https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/14/alderman-edward-m-burke-raymond-lopez-george-alopgianis-niles-mayor-campaign-donations14 May 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlti4emcu22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltgvlslts2rWhy sit in 46th Ward traffic jams in a bad mood? "The CTA Will Get You to Mars!" to hear "Uptown Funk." (Will anyone except Ald. Clay get this joke?) https://www.transitchicago.com/the-cta-will-get-you-to-mars-/ @chicagocta.bsky.social14 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgvlslts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltfsu2q4c2rOur new post on the SW Side's "right-leaning political class" hit a nerve – they keep lashing out at us on FB! Here's former pro-charter school CPS board hopeful Eva Villalobos, co-organizer of the weekly anti-Archer projects. #StreisandEffect https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/11/what-trib-said-when-i-asked-for-retraction-of-sbc-is-demonizing-anyone-who-dares-to-oppose-their-views-as-members-of-the-right-leaning-political-class14 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfsu2q4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltczrxcds2rNo wonder Urban Center's CEO Juan Rangel is so touchy right now – the pro-charter school "centrist to conservative" lobbying group's founder ex-CPS chief Paul Vallas just got fined for ethics violations! Rangel has been in the same situation before! https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/25/18345799/editorial-if-only-juan-rangel-would-learn-to-play-by-the-rules https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/05/13/chicago-ethics-board-former-mayoral-candidate-paul-vallas-fine-campaign-finance-violations?fbclid=IwY2xjawRy4X1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjWnVwckpXWXZkcTM4TWtNc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvoi7PI2IIuF4BSz3wT3elKEeYSgc4ae5LD-qLPW1ngdVeN5g1mZXvDlvZfO_aem_8dsCWHrPfaaSPgtRnDkAFQ&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-thechicagosuntimes&mrfcid=202605136a04cf338ae3053b3b56733314 May 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltczrxcds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mltb26jbbs2rLeft: What Trumpy Urban CEO Juan Rangel and Ald. Lopez, "The Make Archer Great Again" twins, said about SBC's coverage of the safety issue. Right: What one of the mostly Latino, almost all local, folks holding weekly rallies in support of project recently said. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/11/what-trib-said-when-i-asked-for-retraction-of-sbc-is-demonizing-anyone-who-dares-to-oppose-their-views-as-members-of-the-right-leaning-political-class14 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltb26jbbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlt6orhrd22rCTA Chief Innovation Officer Molly Poppe at yesterday's board meeting, discussing how non-Loop stations like Damen Green will host live performance: "We may say, the rock band is great, pyrotechnics, not so much." https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/13/as-new-cta-board-member-lily-diego-johnson-is-seated-the-cta-board-discusses-art-and-crime-in-the-system @chicagocta.bsky.social @yonahfreemark.com14 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6orhrd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlt3v5xfc223Headlines: Driver charged after killing person on 4-lane road with no marked crosswalks; "Could Council delay 1901 Project [to make the United Center area ped friendly ] just to please a union?”; “Chicago Cyclists Are Organizing More Bike Tours To Buy Out Street Vendors.” https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/14/todays-headlines-for-thursday-may-14-414 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3v5xfc223https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlsxr2eaqk2w"Crosstown traffic, all you do is slow me down When I'm trying to get on the other side of town" - Hendrix, 1968 https://youtube.com/watch?v=0NWYXJ04KCM Avoid it by riding the Red Line to Chicago's two ballparks for this weekend's Crosstown Classic. https://transitchicago.com/the-return-of-the-crosstown-classic-take-the-cta-to-the-red-line-rivalry-to-watch-the-cubs-vs-white-sox/ @chicagocta.bsky.social14 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsxr2eaqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlrnqmtth22wToday at the CTA board meeting, the agency welcomed new director Lily Diego-Johnson, a social worker and disability rights activist; discussed crime issues; and announced new performance locations. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/13/as-new-cta-board-member-lily-diego-johnson-is-seated-the-cta-board-discusses-art-and-crime-in-the-system @chicagocta.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social14 May 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrnqmtth22whttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqxbjcl222wTribune Editorial Board: "Won't someone please think of the long-suffering Naperville car commuters who have no choice but to drive to Loop jobs?" In fairness, this editorial redeems itself in the last sentence: "Might we also recommend the train?" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/13/naperville-commute-mision-for-michael-burnout-traffic-drivers/13 May 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqxbjcl222whttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqsj267os2aTragically, drivers keep fatally striking people on foot and bikes on the SW Side. -4/5: Adrian Gomez, 18, 63rd/Kedzie -4/20: Autumn Perez, 29, 63rd/Western -5/12: Male pedestrian, 53, 68th/Pulaski. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-53-killed-hit-and-run-crash-chicagos-southwest-side @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social13 May 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqsj267os2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqqrlyyjk23Swift thinking! "Skokie mayor floats ‘preliminary talks’ of CTA Yellow Line extension." @ctasmokers.com @ctaction.org @atalliance.bsky.social https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/skokie-preliminary-cta-yellow-line-extension/13 May 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqqrlyyjk23https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqmrsdkb223We'd heard rumors that folks riding CTA buses without paying is increasingly common on some lines post-COVID. A recent CTA Chi Hack Night presentation confirmed that. What's an effective and equitable response to this issue? https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/12/cta-revises-ridership-upward-by-19-million-trips-after-methodology-update @chicagocta.bsky.social13 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmrsdkb223https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqm2l2ozk2bHeadlines: ATA: "Bill to stop super speeders has successfully passed in the Senate Transportation Committee"; "'Major delays' on CTA Blue Line as person on tracks near Grand brings service to a halt"; "Halsted Street Viaduct Progress From The Air." @atalliance.bsky.social @chicagoyimby.bsky.social https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/13/todays-headlines-for-wednesday-may-13-313 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqm2l2ozk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqlnzdays2oFun: Someone used one of our images... https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/12/10/whats-the-future-of-archer-safe-streets-advocates-faced-off-against-car-activists-backed-by-pro-charter-school-lobbying-group-urban-center ...for an Arc GIS Story Map. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/56632eab114344cdac64494dbc56bd20 Chicagoland sustainable transportation advocates are welcome to use John's photos at no cost, with a credit and link if possible. 😉 @13 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqlnzdays2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlqedaqmac2fA member of the SW Side's "right-leaning political class" enters the SBC chat! Disgraced ex-UNO / now Urban Center CEO Juan Rangel wrote this pro-Trump op-ed. UC promoted anti-Archer project protests w/ mass texts and press releases. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/22/opinion-latino-voters-donald-trump-election/ @neilsteinberg.bsky.social13 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqedaqmac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlovt3aais22The CTA has revised ridership upward by 19 million trips after an methodology update. The updated data also revealed significant increases in what the agency now categorizes as "underpaid" rides. @chicagocta.bsky.social @chihacknight.org https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/12/cta-revises-ridership-upward-by-19-million-trips-after-methodology-update12 May 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlovt3aais22https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlokmnzpns22Awful: The eastbound hit-and-run driver of a maroon vehicle critically injured a female pedestrian, 45, Monday around 8 PM in the 3100 block of W. Franklin Blvd. Let's wish her a full recovery. https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/12/woman-critically-injured-in-humboldt-park-hit-and-run12 May 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokmnzpns22https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mloiihbmyc22Speaking of "The Matrix," one of its creators was living near SBCHQ a few years ago and sent us a generous donation. If you appreciate that SBC is around to red-pill illusions about Chicago's car-centric transpo system, please consider chipping in. Thanks! chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate12 May 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloiihbmyc22https://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlohfeilik2jNice summary of the Archer project issues from Kyle Lucas of Better Streets Chicago. tinyurl.com/mtpnuryj We helped encourage Block Club to fix their headline, which we appreciated. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/04/30/anatomy-of-a-correction-kudos-to-block-club-chicago-for-fixing-todays-archer-project-article-after-feedback-from-officials-readers-and-streetsblog @itskylelucas.com @betterstreetschicago.org12 May 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlohfeilik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlof7xqhqc2wOur post comparing train access to O'Hare and Milwaukee's Mitchell Airport is getting some play on the other side of the Cheddar Curtain. 🚃 🫕 🍺 🛫12 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlof7xqhqc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mloe3jqt3c2vGreat response to Tribune Archer editorial from ATA: "By focusing solely on the project’s new PBLs, the editorial board entirely misses the lifesaving purpose of the Archer and Kedzie project, which is to create a safe street for all." 🔥 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/letters-051226-utility-bills/ @atalliance.bsky.social12 May 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloe3jqt3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chi.streetsblog.org/post/3mlocxqtx722sFrom the new website Find The Right Bike: Investing a few thousand dollars in a cargo bike to haul kids and gear may seem expensive. But it's a fraction of the cost of doing those tasks by car. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/the-new-website-find-the-right-bike-helps-you-navigate-the-route-to-a-car-lite-or-car-free-lifestyle @chiwho.bike @viktorkoves.com @atalliance.bsky.social12 May 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:hel736dlm4ed55dd5lr744wc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlocxqtx722s