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Don’t pander to drivers with gas tax holidays and giveaways. Help them drive less instead.
Let's see politicians take bold actions to make walking, transit, and biking practical and attractive alternatives to paying more at the pump, instead of the current "Gas-bagging."
March 25, 2022
South Shore, bike riders now have to pay to visit Dunes NP, often as much as drivers
It makes no sense to charge two people who arrive by foot, bike, or train twice as much per person as four people who show up in a greenhouse gas-emitting car.
March 25, 2022
Long lines of cars, slowed buses, wasted city resources at Wilson’s $1M gas giveaway
Hopefully in the near future we'll find out exactly how much Wilson's publicity stunt cost Chicago taxpayers.
March 24, 2022
Lawrence viaduct tent fire is one more sign Chicago needs to house our homeless
From more people experiencing homelessness sleeping on 'L' trains, to an increasing number of tents in viaducts, housed Chicagoans are seeing constant reminders of the city's failure to take care of our most vulnerable residents.
March 23, 2022
Mapped: Here’s where Willie Wilson will be creating traffic jams and smog on Thursday
It's good that free stuff is being concentrated in communities that have the most economic need but the negative impacts of congestion, pollution, and increased policing will also be concentrated in those communities.
March 22, 2022
The great motor divide: How our obsession with cars has driven us apart
Transportation by private car fails the city socially, while transit’s built-in opportunities for contact and cooperation are tools we desperately need to leverage in order to learn how to live together again.
March 22, 2022
Gas giveaways harm people. We shouldn’t let rich politicians like Willie Wilson do them.
Gas giveaways don't just benefit some residents while ignoring others. They negatively impact vulnerable people by slowing down buses and creating more emissions.
March 21, 2022
Here’s where CDOT could pilot real protected intersections to keep cyclists safe
Local transportation engineers need to stop reinventing the wheel and just copy protected bikeway designs that work well elsewhere.
March 19, 2022
Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Miriam Grande, 70, at Grand/Austin in Belmont Central
Grande was at least the third person fatally struck while walking in Chicago this year.
March 18, 2022
Thanks Dr. Wilson! Millionaire eases traffic jams by giving away $200K in free CTA tickets
The millionaire and perennial political candidate donated $200,000 of his personal fortune to help out Chicagoans struggling with transportation costs with free fare cards.
March 17, 2022
