Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

Every year, the Boulder-based advocacy group People for Bikes rates Chicago as one of the very worst large U.S. cities for cycling. While that's inaccurate, they do have two very valid criticisms.

• Op-ed from Access Living CEO Karen Tamley: "Don’t let Chicago’s transit crisis erase decades of progress for people with disabilities" (Tribune)

• Local transit fares haven't gone up since 2018, so with inflation a $2.50 'L' ride would cost $3.20. RTA: Hikes are coming in October agency budgets (Crain's)

By Austin Busch

• "Milwaukee Avenue In Wicker Park Will Go Car-Free Once A Month This Fall" (Block Club)

Livable streets advocates were well represented at yesterday's community meeting on "The Grant Park Framework Plan – Chicago’s Front Yard Reimagined" at the Maggie Daley Park fieldhouse, 337 E. Randolph St. And they walked away happy, because the proposal includes putting a deck over DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown to help make the the Third Coast more accessible and attractive.

• Evanston Now: "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says 'I feel very confident we’re not going to let transit fail in Illinois.'"

This post incorporates content from Streetsblog Chicago Cofounder and Advisor Steven Vance's development data website Chicago Cityscape.

• Congress for the New Urbanism looks at Better Streets Chicago's efforts to transform DLSD from an expressway into a boulevard