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Lightfoot says her new infrastructure spending plan will focus on equity
Lightfoot is finalizing a multi-billion dollar capital spending plan that will reportedly help aldermen stretch their $1.32 million discretionary "menu" funds and create jobs for residents.
November 4, 2020
Amazing Grace: A new Slow Streets corridor creates a safer route to the 312 RiverRun
While CDOT rolled out the traffic-calmed corridor late in the season, it should be in place until at least December.
November 4, 2020
Misguided Vision Zero criticism from Smith, sensible speed limit comments from Reilly
Smith argued that Vision Zero should be defunded to pay for better street lighting, but Reilly said he's interested in the possibility of lowering the downtown speed limit to 20 mph.
November 3, 2020
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
November 2, 2020
The new Bike Lane Uprising app makes it easier than ever to report bikeway obstructions
This week Bike Lane Uprising released a smartphone app, available for Android and iOS devices, for filing bikeway blockage reports.
October 29, 2020
COVID-19 isn’t a good time to start ticketing drivers for going 6 MPH over the speed limit
While doing so might be a win for traffic safety in the short term, the strategy raises some economic and racial equity concerns, and would surely lead to renewed calls to abolish the cams.
October 27, 2020
Driver fatally struck Czeslaw Kosma, 78, on his bicycle in Jefferson Park
So far this year, our city has already seen more fatalities than any year since 2012, and there are still more than two months left in 2020.
October 26, 2020
Better Streets launches campaign to force LSD planners back to the drawing board
"We don’t have to repeat mistakes of the past -- we have the power to design our own future," they say
October 23, 2020
Drink beer, help unclog bikeways at Bike Lane Uprising’s keg-tapping party on 10/29
BLU helps document bike lane obstructions and mobilize advocates to support the families of fallen cyclists.
October 21, 2020
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 bike tour highlights forgotten history, raises money for Blackstone
If you complete the course by October 31, you could help Blackstone Bicycle Works receive a grant to support its important work.
October 17, 2020
