After lobbying from advocates, CDOT commits to better protection for Clark bike lanes
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More plastic posts and curb protection are coming to Clark after weeks of consistent blockage by drivers.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Better Streets Chicago
Better Streets Chicago launches email campaign asking officials to fix the Clark Street bike lanes
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Better Streets Chicago launched an email campaign advocating for increased enforcement and design changes for the Edgewater Clark St. bike lane.
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.
What it was like being part of Better Streets Chicago’s people-protected bike lane protest
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We need a citywide network of barrier-protected bike lanes and we needed it years ago.
Bus lanes aren’t enough: We must transform DuSable Drive into a multimodal boulevard
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We need to reclaim our lakefront and turn it into the truly spectacular green space we deserve. We need to remove the highway through our parks.
Should we advocate for a better DSD by pushing “realistic” changes, or a moonshot?
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Is advocating for bus-only lanes on DSD, rather than half-sizing the highway, a realistic goal, or "simping for the status quo"?
Better Streets Chicago calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal
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The group has launched a new campaign and petition, with almost 1,250 signatures, to exhort the city of Chicago to take charge of winter sidewalk clearance.
Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest
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"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.
Better Streets launches campaign to force LSD planners back to the drawing board
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"We don’t have to repeat mistakes of the past -- we have the power to design our own future," they say
Better Streets Chicago is a new advocacy group with a pro-open streets agenda
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"We’ve been disappointed by the city's failure to take seriously the needs of Chicagoans get where they need to go while maintaining a safe distance from each other and from cars."