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• Axios: "Chicago transit leaders say $1.5 billion could avoid "drastic service cuts"

But according to HOLS member Rony Islam, out of 1,400 survey respondents, "69 percent... strongly support a greater role of pedestrianization on the 4700 block."

• From the generally car-centric Tribune editorial board: "Chicago’s transit agencies want you to panic. They don’t explain the whole truth."

This Saturday, May 3, the Southwest Collective will host the BIKE Brighton ride, starting from the Chicago Park District Headquarters, 4830 S. Western Ave., and cruise six miles through the Brighton Park neighborhood. The community group describes itself as "a collective of neighborhoods in the Midway [Airport] area, joining forces to improve the Southwest Side of Chicago."

The proposal calls for converting one curbside parking lane to make room for PBLs, which has worked well on streets like Milwaukee and Clark.

• RTA: Send a letter to your State legislator "advocating for additional funding to ensure our transit system can not only survive, but thrive."

Tragically, early this morning, a female driver, 21, who was reportedly intoxicated, fatally struck a woman, 25, on the sidewalk in North Lawndale.

• SUV driver, 21, arrested after jumping curb and killing woman, 25, Tuesday around 4:15 AM at 13th/Lawndale Ave. in North Lawndale (Sun-Times)

As SBC recently discussed, many folks who use sustainable transportation in Lincoln Square are thrilled by the current pedestrianization of Lincoln Avenue between Leland and Lawrence avenues for construction on Leland. That project is creating a new plaza by the Western Brown Line station, as well as a two-way raised bike lane that will add the missing link to the Leland Greenway bike-ped-priority route.