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More from Ald. Reilly: To save the Clark dining district, I offered to pedestrianize parts of Kinzie and Dearborn, but Harry Caray’s declined

Reilly also promised to approve a permit for Clark if he's given the chance, and said the best strategy for saving the car-free district is for residents to lobby Mayor Johnson.

April 1, 2024

Want to spread the word about healthy, sustainable, and fun transportation options? CDOT’s SAFE Ambassadors are hiring

The program, which launched in the early 2000s with a focus on bicycling, now covers a wide range of ways to get around Chicago safely.

April 1, 2024

Alderman Reilly: Here’s the nitty gritty of how the ill-conceived plan to kill the Clark Street car-free dining district came about

Regarding a factually incorrect tweet he posted this week, Reilly admitted, "I was pretty fired up. I did go too far... No, I don't think the Chicago Federation of Labor muscled this through."

March 29, 2024

Take it to the bridge! Meeting attendees want CDOT’s Division Street plan to extend bikeway separation to the new spans

Sustainable transportation advocates see some good things about the plan, and others aspects that need improvement.

March 28, 2024

Giving the pedestrianized Clark Street dining district back to cars this summer would be a very foolish thing to do

Ald. Reilly says the car-free restaurant strip is not coming back this year, but here's why that would be a really bad idea.

March 27, 2024

Commuters Take Action’s Brandon McFadden discusses “Data Science and Transit” with UChicago Transit Enthusiasts

McFadden discussed CTAction's success using statistics to turn up the heat on CTA officials to improve service.

March 26, 2024