[flickr]photo:7657543228[/flickr] James Porter, pictured above at the O’Hare Line’s Western stop, is one of Chicago’s foremost authorities on getting around the town without an automobile. As a music journalist, singer, harmonica player, and one half of the DJ duo East of Edens Soul Express, he travels from his home in the Mid-South neighborhood of Chatham … Continue reading Window watching on the Green Line
[flickr]photo:7520267074[/flickr] James Porter, pictured above at the O’Hare Line’s Western stop, is one of Chicago’s foremost authorities on getting around the town without an automobile. As a music journalist, singer, harmonica player, and one half of the DJ duo East of Edens Soul Express, he travels from his home in the Mid-South neighborhood of Chatham … Continue reading Window watching on the Brown Line
Since we don’t have a schedule of Grid Shots themes to go on, I looked at the latest photos people have added to our Flickr group. This one caught my eye and prompted today’s topic: people on the platform. [flickr]photo:7418636230[/flickr] Photo by Mike Travis, who captioned the photo with, “Don’t look at me, Kid. The … Continue reading Grid Shots: People on the platform
[flickr]photo:7205825818[/flickr] The northbound section reached Division Street. The design reveals itself hour by hour (see day one). Today I visited at 10 AM. One Twitterer had this reaction to the project: “@gabe_klein As a daily Elston bike commuter I thank you and all of @ChicagoDOT for expanding these facilities. cc @gridchicago @thetrolusk”.
[flickr]photo:7137569659[/flickr] James Porter, pictured above, is one of Chicago’s foremost authorities on getting around the town without an automobile. As a music journalist, singer, harmonica player, and one half of the DJ duo East of Edens Soul Express, he travels from his home in the Mid-South neighborhood of Chatham to every nook and cranny of … Continue reading Solicitation on CTA trains is prohibited, but it’s often entertaining
[flickr]photo:5576627298[/flickr] A woman rides a bike sharing bike in Seville, Spain. Women may be an exclusive target market for bike sharing in Chicago where, as a portion of trips to work, make up only 25%. Photo by Claudio Medina. We’re expecting a bike sharing announcement very soon, within 1-2 weeks. I thought it would have … Continue reading Chicago bike sharing: Where is it now? and other conversations