John Greenfield
@johngreenfield.bsky.social
Streetsblog Chicago editor. Creator of the Mellow Chicago Bike Map and the Iconic Chicago Restaurants Map. He/him/yinz. jgreenfield (at) streetsblog (dot) org.
Ah! That's a tiny snipped of PBL I forgot about. Thanks.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ah! That's a tiny snipped of PBL I forgot about. Thanks.
He did include some useful factoids, like the fact CDOT does not plow PBLs that have no physical barrier from the mixed-traffic lane (other than parked cars to the left of the bike lane, presumably, to avoid side-swipes.) I was unaware of that policy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
He did include some useful factoids, like the fact CDOT does not plow PBLs that have no physical barrier from the mixed-traffic lane (other than parked cars to the left of the bike lane, presumably, to avoid side-swipes.) I was unaware of that policy.
Wow! Looks very familiar, but I can't quite place that. Where and when was that? Thanks.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wow! Looks very familiar, but I can't quite place that. Where and when was that? Thanks.
That was no accident!
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
That was no accident!
Sure, anything that makes riding transit look "cool" to youth is a good idea!
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sure, anything that makes riding transit look "cool" to youth is a good idea!
Here's more on the subject of public safety issues on CTA, including data, and an ill-informed Chicago Tribune op-ed by Trump's transit czar, implying that they might do a National Guard crackdown on Windy City transit.
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Yes, CTA needs to be and feel safer. But despite what the U.S. transit czar implied, Trump shouldn't use that as an excuse to send in National Guard. - Streetsblog Chicago
Yesterday, Trump’s Federal Transit Administration chief Marc Molinaro scolded Chicago leaders about crime on public transportation in a Tribune op-ed titled, “The CTA has become a rolling symbol of ab...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Here's more on the subject of public safety issues on CTA, including data, and an ill-informed Chicago Tribune op-ed by Trump's transit czar, implying that they might do a National Guard crackdown on Windy City transit.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/y...
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/y...
Yes, while there may be an element of overcompensation on Gardiner's part, data shows that we need to make the CTA be and feel safer. Here are some public safety strategies included in Illinois' new transit reform/funding bill that passed last month.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Yes, while there may be an element of overcompensation on Gardiner's part, data shows that we need to make the CTA be and feel safer. Here are some public safety strategies included in Illinois' new transit reform/funding bill that passed last month.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/04/e...
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/04/e...
Sorry, when I posted that, this song was going through my head.
Old 97s- Champaign, Illinois
YouTube video by PatrickHenryism
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November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sorry, when I posted that, this song was going through my head.
Members of the rock band R.E.M. lived and played their first gig at an Episcopal church in Athens, GA that had been turned into housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Members of the rock band R.E.M. lived and played their first gig at an Episcopal church in Athens, GA that had been turned into housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
Dr. Richard Kimble: due in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fug...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Dr. Richard Kimble: due in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fug...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fug...
"The most annoying man in cycling advocacy." LOL, do you mind if I adapt that as my social media bio, kind of what we did with the Streetsblog Chicago bio when someone wrote me, "Stop making the city worse"? Cheers.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The most annoying man in cycling advocacy." LOL, do you mind if I adapt that as my social media bio, kind of what we did with the Streetsblog Chicago bio when someone wrote me, "Stop making the city worse"? Cheers.
All right, I hear you. But if you feel like it, in a month or two, please let me know if you think driver behavior has improved here. Thanks.
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
All right, I hear you. But if you feel like it, in a month or two, please let me know if you think driver behavior has improved here. Thanks.
Yes, "one or 2 of your photos aren't completed PBLs, but construction zones." If/when curbs or other concrete are installed here, drivers will be much less likely to illegally park here. Even flexi-posts will make it more obvious where they're supposed to park. A "P" symbol here would also help.
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yes, "one or 2 of your photos aren't completed PBLs, but construction zones." If/when curbs or other concrete are installed here, drivers will be much less likely to illegally park here. Even flexi-posts will make it more obvious where they're supposed to park. A "P" symbol here would also help.
Agreed. Although it's nice that one drops me off just west of SBC HQ!
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Agreed. Although it's nice that one drops me off just west of SBC HQ!
Once the bikeway is fully completed, more people will bike and scoot in it, and the learning curve for drivers will improve – it will become more obvious that if they illegally park, they will endanger and inconvenience people, so fewer folks will do that.
This will get concrete, or at least posts.
This will get concrete, or at least posts.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Once the bikeway is fully completed, more people will bike and scoot in it, and the learning curve for drivers will improve – it will become more obvious that if they illegally park, they will endanger and inconvenience people, so fewer folks will do that.
This will get concrete, or at least posts.
This will get concrete, or at least posts.
Agreed, Chicago PBLs needs some upgrades and better maintenance (issues with narrowness, flooding, debris, always using curbs instead of just flexi-posts etc.) But in fairness, one or 2 of your photos aren't completed PBLs, but construction zones. Patience please!
chi.streetsblog.org/2023/11/27/p...
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Patience is a virtue: Parking situation on Clark PBLs between Montrose and Berteau is a hassle right now, but will soon improve - Streetsblog Chicago
It appears that in the future we can expect 3-D infrastructure, not just paint, any time CDOT says they're installing PBLS.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Agreed, Chicago PBLs needs some upgrades and better maintenance (issues with narrowness, flooding, debris, always using curbs instead of just flexi-posts etc.) But in fairness, one or 2 of your photos aren't completed PBLs, but construction zones. Patience please!
chi.streetsblog.org/2023/11/27/p...
chi.streetsblog.org/2023/11/27/p...
Jinx, buy me a Coke!
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Jinx, buy me a Coke!
But let me check in with the agencies and see if they can tell me exactly what the rules are. Stay tuned...
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
But let me check in with the agencies and see if they can tell me exactly what the rules are. Stay tuned...
Is it really "forcing someone through" for a permanent job position if they've being doing that role on an interim basis for [checks notes] up to 17 months?
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is it really "forcing someone through" for a permanent job position if they've being doing that role on an interim basis for [checks notes] up to 17 months?
Is there a connection between individual car layouts and train surfing? Fortunately, that potentially deadly stunt doesn't seem to be that common in Chicago, Chance the Rapper videos notwithstanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eede...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eede...
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba - Angels
YouTube video by Chance The Rapper
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November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Is there a connection between individual car layouts and train surfing? Fortunately, that potentially deadly stunt doesn't seem to be that common in Chicago, Chance the Rapper videos notwithstanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eede...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eede...
I had a fun sub-24-hour visit. It seems like an underrated city, and of course it's a Mecca for Abe Lincoln fans.
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Live from Springfield: Environmental advocates urge lawmakers to "fix and fund public transportation" at Climate Action Day at the Capitol - Streetsblog Chicago
On Tuesday, I hopped on my bicycle and high-tailed it from Chicago to Springfield, Illinois, the state capital, in an effort to sample my first-ever horseshoe sandwich. In case you’re not familiar wit...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I had a fun sub-24-hour visit. It seems like an underrated city, and of course it's a Mecca for Abe Lincoln fans.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/15/l...
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/15/l...
OK, for a $100 purchase, paying an extra quarter in tax is not a big hardship.
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
OK, for a $100 purchase, paying an extra quarter in tax is not a big hardship.