Walking

Forget about the anonymous, fear-mongering Friends of Dickens. Here's what real Chicagoans with names and faces think about the project.

On Tuesday, August 13, Little Village residents gathered at Oak Street Health on 26th Street for a community meeting on the proposed four-mile Paseo trail connecting Little Village and Pilsen. The event was hosted by Únete La Villita, the community development committee of Little Village. The proposed Paseo trail has been subject of extensive speculation and worry for residents, particularly regarding housing prices and displacement.

Paint-and-post sidewalk bump-outs and dashed bike lanes create a better environment for walking and cycling.

The latest proposals presented at a community meeting included changes to the Belmont and Irving Park Junctions.

Reckless driving is an exponentially bigger threat, but a person with a disability's stories of being struck by sidewalk riders is a reminder that bike-pedestrian crashes are no laughing matter either.

According to Ruta's girlfriend, the victim was conscious and provided a description of the vehicle before dying seven hours later.

Dandridge was the 21st pedestrian fatality of 2019.

Ruta was the 20th pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.

City emails reveal that riverwalk planners made conflicting claims about whether the promenade was designed to be bike friendly or not, and an official referred to John as a "militant biker."