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Seated e-scooters are coming to Chicago to provide an option for people with disabilities
Lime will be rolling out seated models as early as this week, which people with disabilities can request from Lime or one of its community partners.
August 26, 2020
The lakefront parking ban is a barrier for disabled Chicagoans who want to access the trail
It appears that Chicago's current lakefront parking ban doesn't make an exception for people with disabled parking placards.
August 26, 2020
The western third of the Cortland/Wabansia Slow Street has been dismantled
Over the weekend CDOT dismantled part of another popular Slow Street in response to feedback from residents and use data the department collected.
August 24, 2020
Residents pushed back on decision to dismantle Dickens, but Slow Street is already gone
Just a few days after Alderman Smith announced the end of the pilot, the traffic calming treatment, which enabled safe, socially-distanced walking and biking in the roadway, has already been taken down.
August 21, 2020
After CPD seized more bikes at Loop protest, Safe Bike Chicago is offering donated cycles
The group has raised more than $80,00 for people who lost their bikes at protests, and collected 42 cycles at a donation event last Sunday to replace confiscated ones.
August 20, 2020
South Siders weigh in on Slow Streets
Some neighbors like the pedestrian-friendly streets, while others seem unclear on the concept, which indicates that more outreach about how Slow Streets work is needed.
August 18, 2020
The Dickens Slow Street experiment is winding down in two weeks
The traffic-calmed corridor got great use and had an excellent safety record, but some drivers griped about having to adjust their habits, and some residents complained about the aesthetics.
August 17, 2020
Unannounced Lakefront Trail closure at North forces cyclists to wade through sand
In theory the trail closure is only supposed to happen during off hours, but in practice it's been happening during prime time.
August 17, 2020
That’ll play in Peoria: Trump’s Illinois transit funding tweet is stale news
While Trump's transit tweet was relatively inoffensive and truthful, compared to his usual depressingly low bar, it wasn't actually saying anything new.
August 14, 2020
Spotlight on equitable transit oriented development at Elevated Chicago symposium
The virtual symposium focused on equitable approaches to transit-oriented development.
August 14, 2020
