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Five nickels on the dime: 25 mph speed limit for safer streets passes in committee, will get final Council vote later this year

The committee also approved a pilot to let citizens report parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes to 311, with tickets being sent to repeat offenders.

October 21, 2024

What happened when Streetsblog Chicago accepted a protected bike lane skeptic’s challenge to count vehicles on Augusta Boulevard?

If less than 3% of vehicle operators on the corridor rode bikes or scooters, I would tweet that out. If 3% or more did, A.J. Manaseer would donate $1,000 to bike education programs.

September 10, 2024

Ald. La Spata and staff discussed Milwaukee PBLs extension, Vision Zero efforts, at 1st Ward meeting

They also talked about the local Participatory Budgeting election, and other efforts to create safer streets on the Near Northwest Side.