The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago
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Better Streets organizer and local planner, Michael Podgers, makes the case for municipal sidewalk clearance in Chicago.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking
Open Boulevards in North Lawndale: “It makes you want to come outside”
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Douglas Boulevard for walking, jogging, biking, live music, games, a Haitian American Museum of Chicago exhibit, and grilling: a day of fun and culture.
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
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Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
Dissenting opinions: Why do some bike shop owners oppose the Pratt bike bridge?
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The arguments against building the bridge don't outweigh the positives: safer, more convenient, and more pleasant east-west bike and pedestrian access.
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
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Although police described the victim as a pedestrian, a local resident told Streetsblog the senior was actually bicycling west from the underpass into the road when he was struck.
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
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The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.