John Greenfield

Coming to a coffee table near you: "Chicago in Transit" by Graham Chapman has lots of cool photos of car-free commutes in the Windy City. It would make a great gift for the walk/bike/transit/river taxi fan in your life! trope.com/products/chica…

@riepla @streetsblogchi @RTA_Chicago @Metroplanners @cmapillinois @StreetsblogNYC That idea is so darn out-there... it just might work! x.com/streetsblogchi…

@streetsblogchi @RTA_Chicago @Metroplanners @cmapillinois @StreetsblogNYC Maybe it would be clearer if the offended Chicagoans were Chicago style pizza.

As is often the case with John's humor, there was confusion over our pizza-themed anti-smoking on the 'L' flyer. The slice upsetting CTA riders is *not* Chicago-style. That's the point! OTOH, people seemed to understand our hot dog PSA. 🍕 🌭 🚃 🚭 chi.streetsblog.org/2026/03/21/sbc…

@ajlamesa Yeah, this project would have taken a lot less time if I could have just ridden the same 'L' run and quickly hung each flyer while the train was stopped at each station. But I'm not that quick on the draw with a packing tape gun.

@greenfieldjohn Thanks for explaining.

This seems like a lot?

"The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help"? Surely singer Ben Gibbard will still get income from his Death Cab for Cutie shows. (Sorry.) nprillinois.org/2026-03-17/the… @hansilowang @93XRT

That screenshot is from our most recent post about the discussion of the Archer Avenue traffic safety project in Brighton Park, during a show about Safe Streets at Second City. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/03/18/las… @EllenSteinke

In case you need more evidence that it's fair for Streetsblog Chicago to refer to pro-immigration crackdown / anti-Complete Streets alder @RaymondALopez as a "Trump administration ally," here's his latest tweet. x.com/RaymondALopez/… @35th_Ward @the48thward

I’ve never noticed this dancing crossing guard before. Filmed with permission. Watch the end for a dog encounter. @ChicagoDOT

@CJFL70 @RaymondALopez @ChicagoDOT "Why don't you bikers pay for plates?" This. TLDR, bike rider also pay sales, income, and property taxes that fund projects they can't use, like the $800M+ Jane Byrne Interchange. And it wouldn't make sense to discourage biking, which saves the City money. chi.streetsblog.org/2013/10/25/clu…

@greenfieldjohn @RaymondALopez @ChicagoDOT No why don't you bikers pay for plates. And you white privilege pay your fair share in taxes. We have other things we need. Not bike lanes we will never use.

Correction: “A man from Uptown is angry the Latino community of Brighton Park isn’t buying his bullshit & want to control what happens in their own neighborhood.” We need to stop letting outsiders from the Northside come into our community to tell us what’s best for it ✊🏽

@CJFL70 @RaymondALopez @ChicagoDOT Sure, why make that "Only North Siders ride bikes" argument next Monday to the Southwest Siders who show up every week to support the project?

@greenfieldjohn @RaymondALopez @ChicagoDOT 😆 that's not in Brighton park or the back of the yards. Make the lanes for you white privilege and leave us hispanics alone. We already pay more than our fair share of taxes.

@CJFL70 @RaymondALopez 💯 As you can see from this photo I took last week, when the City invests in high-quality protected lanes, nobody uses them. And that was in 60F. When it's 32F and windy in Chicago, absolutely no one uses protected lanes. 😉 chi.streetsblog.org/2024/12/15/how…

@greenfieldjohn @RaymondALopez Wow 1 bike for how many millions spent?

@CJFL70 @RaymondALopez -Archer project is half-done. How many drivers used Kennedy lanes when they were closed for rehab? -Much of the congestion is caused by massive utility project W. of Rockwell -Lopez is using "reverse aldermanic prerogative" by trying to cancel a project in someone else's ward

@greenfieldjohn @RaymondALopez So how many people use those bike lanes in Brighton park? It's a joke. Waste of taxpayer money, causing more traffic and killing small businesses. Maybe you should actually do what alderman lopez does and actually talk to the small business owners

@RaymondALopez @CTULocal1 💯 It's totally unfair for him to not give equal airtime to actual Trump administration cronies like yourself. splcenter.org/resources/hate…

Hey @CTULocal1 - you are good with Rep. Aaron Ortiz superimposing one of YOUR MEMBERS as Trump/Epstein crony? #Pathetic

Nice indoor bike parking at the Ashland Orange Line station, in view of the customer assistant. 👍

@notmyname222 @the12thward @ChicagoDOT @swcollectivechi You mean like 80% of US Jews?

After covering tonight's chilly Archer Avenue traffic safety project rally in front of the 12th Ward office in Brighton Park, I warmed up with some beef soup next door at Tio Luis Tacos, 3856 S. Archer Ave. 😋

2 different people with green hair at Wilson Station today. Don’t they know this stop is for Red and Purple trains?

@JennyGooz It's just a delightful coincidence!

@greenfieldjohn What does that have to do with anything? And where can I deliver your gold star?

This is a disgusting tweet. “As a Jew,” it should come as a no surprise that “a Catholic” who loves the world’s most famous Jew, would be outspoken for what’s right and stand up for the Jewish community. You are gross for this.

@ChiJewishVoters Nope, I turned off the comments because I didn't want to get swamped by Trump etc. bots.

This is a disgusting attack on one of the Jewish community’s loudest and proudest allies and supporters. Ray has financial support from the Jewish community because he is a strong ally. He isn’t an ally because of the money. You turned comments off because you know you’re wrong

Former AIPAC, huh? OK, checks out. x.com/JGreenbergSez/…