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Let me start out by stating the obvious. Everyone who rides a bicycle in Chicago, or doesn't because they don't feel safe doing so, knows that our city is a less-than-ideal place for cycling.

• "Cutting parking requirements for homes built near transit aims to help fix housing crisis" (Sun-Times)

The Transit is the Answer Coalition is an alliance of organizations led by the Regional Transportation Authority, supporting a strategic plan for Chicagoland public transportation. Yesterday they held a public Zoom meeting to discuss the RTA's analysis of the state funding and governance reform bill HB 3438.

• "Lake County officials discuss the challenges of public transportation [fiscal cliff] during town hall meeting" (News-Sun)

How accusatory descriptions for pedestrian victims are baked into national policy. 

CTA staff also gave updates on the Frequent Network program to to shorten bus waits; rail ridership; and the lease for the Chicago Market co-op at Wilson Station.

• Op-ed from Access Living CEO Karen Tamley: "Don’t let Chicago’s transit crisis erase decades of progress for people with disabilities" (Tribune)

A relatively recent addition to the Chicago bike scene is Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago, which describes itself as a "safe space for women, femme, nb, and trans Chicagoans to ride bikes together." The group was co-founded by Sammy Schneider (she/her), who grew up biking around Skokie. After after moving back to Chicagoland from Miami, she decided that she really hated having a car.

• WBEZ discusses the transit fiscal cliff issue with Sen. Villivalam and reps from the RTA, Metropolitan Planning Council, and Better Streets Chicago