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Designing self-policing streets, and other mobility justice strategies
We should be redesigning our transportation system to reduce the chances of Black and Brown residents interacting with law enforcement, and to promote transportation equity.
June 25, 2020
Driver of CDOT-owned truck critically injured female cyclist, 31, at Belmont/Milwaukee
The victim was at least the seventh female or gender-nonconforming cyclist critically injured or killed by a right-turning trucker in Chicago since 2016.
June 23, 2020
Talking about Slow Streets and equitable community input
47th Ward alderman Matt Martin hosted a panel on these topics with reps from the Active Transportation Alliance, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Streetsblog Chicago.
June 22, 2020
As city gets ready to reopen The 606, neighbors say Slow Streets need more signs
Today the city announced that The 606 will reopen Monday, but neighbors are already using it. Meanwhile, the parallel Slow Street route is seeing issues with illegal cut-through traffic and speeding.
June 18, 2020
Unacceptable: Leaders essentially nix bus-only lane option from North LSD Plan
That doesn't mean that an efficient, equitable LSD remix is a lost cause, but rather that we're going to have to fight harder to achieve that goal.
June 17, 2020
What’s needed to address anti-Black racism in urban planning?
The Canadian Urban Institute recently held an online panel centered around the question of “How do we respond to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations?”
June 14, 2020
Installation of Slow Street alternative to 606 starts tomorrow with Wabansia opening
The corridor will eventually stretch from Cortland and Ridgeland to Cortland and Ashland.
June 11, 2020
Community leaders and transportation advocates of color discuss Slow Streets
To get feedback on whether an Oakland-style program might be beneficial in neighborhoods of color during the pandemic, in April we reached out to community organizations, aldermen, and transportation leaders.
June 10, 2020
During pandemic, protests, IL congressional reps call for equitable transportation funding
It's good to see that local congressional reps understand that these unprecedented times call for a new state transportation paradigm, not just the inequitable, car-centric status quo. Let's hope IDOT gets the message.
June 10, 2020
After success of Leland Slow Street, Alderman Rosa seeks input on Palmer
Most of the area of the 35th Ward that the Slow Street would pass through is majority-Latinx and has been hard hit by COVID-19. "This makes bilingual outreach critical."
June 9, 2020
