Lynda Lopez
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Latino Residents Are Being Displaced From Transit-Friendly Buildings in Albany Park
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On Saturday morning, a large crowd of Albany Park residents and tenants gathered in front of the CTA Brown Line’s Kimball Station. The Autonomous Tenants Union and Sunnyside Manor Tenants Union, with the support of 33rd Ward Working Families, were there to deliver a letter to Albany Bank and Trust Company in the hopes of […]
Advocates of Color Discuss How to Reclaim Streets for All
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When communities of color are truly engaged in planning decisions, it leads to more holistic solutions.
Should We Build on, or Burn Down, What Currently Exists?
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Mobility justice advocates Oboi Reed and Naomi Doerner discussed the subject at The Untokening convening.
Remembering Urban Planner and Activist Alma Zamudio
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Alma was a woman who dedicated her adult life to fighting for social justice causes, including equitable transportation access.
Let’s Stop Booking Majority-White Panels on Citywide Transportation Issues
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If you can't find anyone to sit on your panels who isn’t white, you need to reevaluate what your year-round connections to communities of color look like.
LVEJO Is Concerned About Health, Safety Impacts of Hellman’s Factory Truck Traffic
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Leaders with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization are worried about the diesel exhaust from trucks passing through the neighborhood and the potential health and safety risks that this traffic poses for residents.
Logan Groups Raise Support for 100% Affordable TOD Through Petition Drive
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The push to convert a parking lot next to the Logan Square station into a 100-percent-affordable TOD is picking up steam.
Landlord Is Blocking Relocation Deal for Tenants Displaced by TOD Plan
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Activists are calling on the landlord to stop blocking a relocation agreement that would help his low-income tenants, who are being forced out of his building by the TOD plans, find new homes.
After Referendum Calling for More Affordability, Activists Blockade TOD Site
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Representatives from the anti-displacement groups Somos Logan Square, the Autonomous Tenants Union, and Grassroots Illinois Action blocked access points to the site at 2501 West Armitage Avenue.
Working-Class Chicagoans Discuss the Highs and Lows of Bike Commuting
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Since biking is a convenient and affordable way to travel in the city, many blue-collar workers use bikes to access job opportunities. Streetsblog contributor Lynda Lopez interviewed two Chicagoans who fit this profile to get their take on the benefits of bike commuting in this city, as well as some of the issues they want […]
Housing Activists Vow to Fight Evictions of Logan Square Tenants for New TOD
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Yesterday morning dozens of community residents and members of the Autonomous Tenants Union, Somos Logan Square, and Grassroots Illinois Action joined tenants of the 2340 N. California building in Logan Square as they announced their plans to fight their impending eviction. Current landlord Francisco Macias plans to sell the two-story, mixed-use structure, located a few […]