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Victory! After years of NIMBY opposition, the Dickens Greenway is finally approved
After more than two years of relentless Not In My Back Yard pushback to the Dickens Greenway proposal, Alderman Michele Smith has finally signed off on the project.
June 11, 2021
DuSable Drive rally and possible City Council vote slated for June 23
A DuSable Drive advocate argued that the notion that changing the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor a Black man would hurt Chicago's brand is a "sad, racist argument."
June 10, 2021
Let’s start designing safe streets around schools, and public spaces built for play
We’re missing out on a lot by not incorporating the needs of children and the need for play (for people of all ages and abilities) in city planning and development.
June 9, 2021
A bittersweet look back at 12 months of free Metra Union Pacific line rides
Union Pacific's refusal to collect fares during COVID cost Metra some $1M a month, but it opened up new options for affordable – or free – transit exploration.
June 8, 2021
For better or worse, Montrose Beach meters aren’t deterring people from driving there
Despite the fears of free parking defenders, the usual ethnically and economically diverse mix of picnickers and beachgoers packed the harbor this weekend.
June 8, 2021
LaSpata calls for fixing the Kevin Clark crash site: “I could be in the position Kevin was”
LaSpata says he's holding local agencies accountable for fixing the intersection. "Every time a cyclist dies in Chicago we're told that in some sense it was their fault, and I'm really tired of it."
June 7, 2021
Slow speeds should be the default on Chicago’s residential streets
Instead of waiting until a certain number of people have been seriously injured or killed in crashes to make safety upgrades, we need low speeds on all residential roads.
June 4, 2021
DuSable Drive is supported by most POC Chicagoans with an opinion, opposed by whites
As more people learn about the issue, in the future we should be able to simply state, "Most Chicagoans are in favor of DuSable Drive."
June 4, 2021
How pedestrian- and bike-friendly are various CTA stations, and why?
Unsurprisingly, he found that pedestrian- and bike-friendly stations tend to be located in denser parts of town, but they also correlate with wealthier and neighborhoods.
June 3, 2021
Driver who killed “School of Rock” drummer Kevin Clark refused DUI blood test
The motorist was also ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and without insurance, and ticketed for running a stop sign and driving without insurance the previous month in River Forest.
June 2, 2021
