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“Move Chicago” transportation recommendations are back for Chicago’s 2023 election

By Steven Vance | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments

Four years ago, I and two others – Yonah Freemark and Lynda Lopez – published the Move Chicago platform of transportation recommendations for the next mayor. The platform was developed in response to then Mayor Emanuel announcing he would not seek reëlection for a third term and thus many candidates would be clamoring for policy […]

Riders on the Eisenhower Expressway, aka "The Ike." This person had a "Critical Mass: 50 Years" sign on their backpack. Photo: John Greenfield

Gallery: Chicago Critical Mass marks 25 years (or is it 50?) by biking the Ike

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2022 | No Comments

This was highly symbolic, since an ongoing project to expand the interchange has cost $800 million so far in taxpayer money, but it has little or no direct value for people who don't own cars.

Buckner rides the Red Line. Photo courtesy of the Kam Buckner campaign.

Mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner releases transportation plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago mayoral candidate Kam Buckner recently released his transportation platform. Read more to learn more about his plan to address transportation issues facing Chicago.

Catalpa pedestrianized for the Andersonville farmers market. Photo: Jamie Kelter Davis via CDOT

Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago’s next permanently car-free street

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.

Biking on Lincoln Avenue at Foster Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square

By John Greenfield | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Multiple advocacy groups made that argument once again with an open letter to local decision-makers calling on them to include physically-protected bike lanes along as part of the upcoming Lincoln Avenue Streetscape and Plaza project

A Bike Jam ride on Damen Avenue in Wicker Park-Bucktown. Photo: John Greenfield

Chicago, Bike Grid Now plans Jamapalooza citywide bicycle meetup for World Car Free Day

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago, Bike Grid Now is organizing a Bike Bus convergence on the Loop in observance of World Car Free Day, September 22nd.

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