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Connected Communities equitable TOD ordinance headed to zoning committee
The proposed Connected Communities ordinance has been released. We looked at some of the changes the ordinance proposes.
July 13, 2022
What can we learn from the tragic bike-pedestrian crash that injured Meilani Francis?
We can keep everyone safer if we build a connected network of physically protected bike lanes, so all bike riders will feel safe cycling in the street.
July 8, 2022
Ordinance would require walk/bike/transit upgrades whenever streets are repaved
The goal of the legislation is to ensure that every time CDOT repaves a street, rather than simply restriping it the same way as before, it prioritizes the needs of people walking, biking, and riding transit.
July 7, 2022
Hit-and-run Jeep driver killed man walking in Little Village early in the morning on July 4
The victim was the 18th pedestrian killed on Chicago Streets this year.
July 6, 2022
Equity-focused Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting takes place at inequitable time of day
The transportation department could take one very simple action to help more broaden the demographics of who has a say in Chicago mobility projects, but for some reason it has resisted doing so.
June 30, 2022
Meet state rep, Chicago mayoral hopeful, and safe streets advocate Kam Buckner
Buckner caught my attention at the huge Safe Streets for All rally on June 13 in Lincoln Square and Uptown because he was one of the few Black people in attendance.
June 28, 2022
WBEZ retracts claim that speed cams “don’t slow down” drivers, have “little safety benefit”
It's not surprising when right-wing publications run garbage articles about traffic cameras. But it's disappointing when progressive news outlets approach this issue with a windshield POV.
June 28, 2022
Here are 16 alders who voted to allow deadly speeds, and crash cases in their wards.
Let's look at the 16 alders who supported the ordinance – and recent traffic violence cases in their wards that should have inspired them to vote differently.
June 25, 2022
These 16 alderpersons narrowly won the committee vote to let people drive at deadly speeds
Tomorrow the legislation will go before the full City Council, including the 19 alders who didn't weigh in today, and hopefully it will be defeated.
June 21, 2022
Concrete-protected lanes are coming to Clark St. from Irving to Montrose, maybe further
47th Ward alderman hopes to also get bikeways installed north of Montrose as part of the Clark Street Crossroads planning process.
June 20, 2022
