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Lakefront museums are freaked out about DuSable Drive – here’s why they shouldn’t be
City emails revealed that the Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, and Museum of Science and Industry are worried about the name change. In reality it should be no big deal.
June 22, 2021
Where all 50 aldermen stand on renaming Lake Shore Drive for DuSable
Here's the rundown of confirmed or likely aldermanic support and opposition, based on their comments, actions, alliances, and ward demographics.
June 18, 2021
How do you solve a problem like Sheridan Road?
If we're going to convert lanes on Sheridan to make room for sustainable transportation, bus lanes are the most pressing need.
June 17, 2021
In the wake of Kevin Clark’s death, will we enact real change to fix Chicago’s streets?
Do we have the infrastructure and will to implement safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation in Chicago? That remains to be seen.
June 16, 2021
Anti-DuSable Drive aldermen paid for survey showing most Chicagoans are fine with DSD
Reilly and Hopkins' also reaffirmed that chicagoans who are opposed are largely white folks like the ones who overwhelmingly make up the aldermen's own constituencies.
June 15, 2021
CDOT: Divvy’s e-bikes are going back to a 20 MPH speed cap
Ever since Divvy bike-share's pedal-assist electric bikes debuted in summer 2020, there's been all kinds of confusion about how fast they go.
June 11, 2021
Victory! After years of NIMBY opposition, the Dickens Greenway is finally approved
After more than two years of relentless Not In My Back Yard pushback to the Dickens Greenway proposal, Alderman Michele Smith has finally signed off on the project.
June 11, 2021
DuSable Drive rally and possible City Council vote slated for June 23
A DuSable Drive advocate argued that the notion that changing the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor a Black man would hurt Chicago's brand is a "sad, racist argument."
June 10, 2021
Let’s start designing safe streets around schools, and public spaces built for play
We’re missing out on a lot by not incorporating the needs of children and the need for play (for people of all ages and abilities) in city planning and development.
June 9, 2021
For better or worse, Montrose Beach meters aren’t deterring people from driving there
Despite the fears of free parking defenders, the usual ethnically and economically diverse mix of picnickers and beachgoers packed the harbor this weekend.
June 8, 2021
