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Speak Up This Friday: How to Help Stop the DLSD Highway Plan Before It Moves Forward
Tell CMAP to not approve the current Redefine the Drive highway-forward model as proposed. Give public comment at 11am in person or Zoom. Alternatively, send an email to info[at]cmap[dot]illinois[dot]gov by Thursday, April 23rd at 5pm. More details below.
April 23, 2026
“Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” contó con la participación de concejales y activista latinxs, y un debate sobre la ‘ciclotroversia’ de Avenida Archer
Traducido por Ruth Rosas.
April 8, 2026
Friday’s CMAP meeting could lock in a lakefront walled off by an 8-lane highway. Here’s how to comment.
By Ellen Steinke
February 26, 2026
Making Chicago a safer, more pleasant place to get around is no joke. “Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” creators discuss their goals.
February 12, 2026
City Council approves $1.8 billion bond package, leaving key traffic-safety funding questions unresolved
By Ellen Steinke
December 10, 2025
What’s more regressive: Modest driving surcharges to help fund transit, or forced car ownership?
By Ellen Steinke
October 28, 2025
Watch: The final installment of “Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show” at Second City, featuring Amy Rynell and Eva-Dina Delgado
On Tuesday, the curtains closed on last month's "Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show," a weekly series presented by Funny You Should Care at Second City. Meanwhile, it's now October, the month in which Illinois state legislators will hopefully pass a public transportation reform and finance bill that will rescue our region from the looming transit fiscal cliff.
October 2, 2025
