Chicago is just about the only major blue-state city not doing open streets
We just got word from out friends at Streetsblog Los Angeles that the racially diverse Del Rey neighborhood in the Westside of LA is rolling out an Oakland-style Slow Streets program tomorrow. The initiative will prohibit through traffic on side streets to make room for safe socially-distanced walking, running, scooting, skating, skateboarding, and biking during the pandemic. Drivers will be permitted to access local destinations.
I can’t stress enough how important that is. A lot of cities are doing this. Chicagoans deserve it too! @chicagosmayor @AldermanLaSpata https://t.co/FikqOkUyT2
— Steven Leiva (@StevenLeiva1) April 28, 2020
A thousand times yes. @chicagosmayor, @ChicagoDOT, nice weather is coming. The time to prepare for safe outdoor social distancing is now. https://t.co/CLtpUbvZNT
— 55th Street Bike Lane (@55thBike) April 28, 2020
Very much needed! Thank you @streetsblogchi for bringing attention to this issue! Let us work together, exercise, and maintain a safe social distance from our fellow Chicagoans! Unable to do that now without green spaces open a such as lakefront @chicagosmayor @JBPritzker
— KeepNEmHonest (@KeepNEmHonest1) April 28, 2020
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