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After drivers struck 2 bike and scooter riders on Archer in less than a month, project foes absurdly claim half-done, car-clogged “bike lanes didn’t help”
On much of the project area, posts, paint and new curbs haven't been added yet to help keep drivers – such as the protesters – out of the future curbside bikeways.
March 4, 2026
In December I asked Archer project opponent Claudia Zuno if she was seeking office. “No I’m not.” Last week she announced her alder campaign.
February 26, 2026
Archer NIMBY Claudia Zuno, an ally of Trump apologists Urban Center and Ald. Lopez, is running for alder, with a plan to “Remove obstructive bike lanes”
Plus a walk down Archer is a reminder that utility line construction is a major factor in the traffic congestion that Safe Street opponents are solely blaming on bike lanes.
February 17, 2026
Never mind the “Archer Guardians” NIMBYs – here’s proof that yesterday wasn’t “too cold for bikers” on Archer Avenue
Check out the Gage Park Cyclists Facebook group here.
January 27, 2026
Round 7 of Archer rallies: Video proves that, like NBC, ABC made a conscious decision to omit project boosters from its coverage of NIMBYs
Do you remember what I said last week about the recent competing weekly rallies of opponents and supporters of the Archer Avenue traffic safety project in Brighton Park?
January 20, 2026
Round 6 of the Archer Avenue rallies: A closer look at Archer and Kedzie, and Urban Center’s previously disgraced CEO chimes in on our Facebook post.
Still more television silence from NBC Chicago
January 14, 2026
Round 5 of the dueling Archer Avenue rallies, plus ex-alder George Cardenas enters the chat with a windshield POV
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January 6, 2026
We’ve got receipts: Emails show Ald. Ramirez gave NBC full info on Archer project, dueling rallies. Why didn’t that make it into lopsided TV report?
There has already been some really bad reporting on the Archer Avenue traffic safety project in Brighton Park. Looking at you, CBS Chicago's Jermont Terry.
January 5, 2026
Round 3 of dueling Archer rallies: Almost all of the dozens of project supporters said they live on the SW Side. Opponents declined interviews.
If you're a sustainable transportation reporter and advocate like me, always looking for important and interesting stories about livable streets issues, the Archer Avenue traffic safety project debate is the gift that keeps on giving.
December 23, 2025
