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Letter from advocacy groups calls for protected bike lanes on Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square
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
September 22, 2022
UIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity
Speakers included Ellen Partridge from the Shared-Use Mobility Center, Audrey Wenninkfrom the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Rochelle Jacksonfrom the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council.
September 19, 2022
Eyes on the Street: CDOT “hardens” left turns on Ashland with speed bumps and bollards
Hopefully the new infrastructure will result in higher rates of motorists yielding to pedestrians, as CDOT says was the case on State, and fewer crashes.
September 16, 2022
Advocacy groups join forces during bike protest for more robust bikeways on Belmont
Nearly 180 safe streets advocates rode down Belmont Avenue to demand protected bike lanes that extend to the Lakefront Trail.
September 9, 2022
Los pasajeros del CTA del lado suroeste han seguido teniendo retrasos
¿Cómo afectará el plan de acción de CTA la confiabilidad, la seguridad y la satisfacción del cliente?
September 7, 2022
Southwest Side CTA riders have continued to experience service gaps
How will CTA’s action plan affect reliability, safety, and customer satisfaction?
September 7, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Curb protection on Logan Boulevard makes a scary stretch feel safer
Happily, the portion of this route that passes through the formerly frightening Western Avenue viaduct now feels the most safe, since it has the most concrete protection.
September 6, 2022
“Follow Me”: Equiticity leads a joyous House Music Ride through Chicago’s South Side
"Some of these neighborhoods have experienced disproportionate levels of violence, so to see something positive come through their neighborhood, people start smiling and they start dancing."
September 2, 2022
CDOT holds Vision Zero workshop in Washington Park
CDOT held a traffic safety workshop in the Washington Park neighborhood as part of a continuation of their Vision Zero Southside initiative.
September 2, 2022
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
