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Bus lanes aren’t enough: We must transform DuSable Drive into a multimodal boulevard
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.
July 7, 2021
Should we advocate for a better DSD by pushing “realistic” changes, or a moonshot?
Is advocating for bus-only lanes on DSD, rather than half-sizing the highway, a realistic goal, or "simping for the status quo"?
July 2, 2021
No DuSable Drive vote until Friday, but 30 aldermen will likely support name change
Today's meeting was cut short, but it wasn't a total wash, in that we got some more intel on how aldermen are planning to vote on DuSable Drive.
June 23, 2021
Lakefront museums are freaked out about DuSable Drive – here’s why they shouldn’t be
City emails revealed that the Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, and Museum of Science and Industry are worried about the name change. In reality it should be no big deal.
June 22, 2021
Where all 50 aldermen stand on renaming Lake Shore Drive for DuSable
Here's the rundown of confirmed or likely aldermanic support and opposition, based on their comments, actions, alliances, and ward demographics.
June 18, 2021
DuSable Drive rally and possible City Council vote slated for June 23
A DuSable Drive advocate argued that the notion that changing the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor a Black man would hurt Chicago's brand is a "sad, racist argument."
June 10, 2021
DuSable Drive is supported by most POC Chicagoans with an opinion, opposed by whites
As more people learn about the issue, in the future we should be able to simply state, "Most Chicagoans are in favor of DuSable Drive."
June 4, 2021
DuSable Drive ordinance passes in committee after a “tumultuous” hearing
After all the sturm and drang, the ordinance passed the committee unopposed and will go on to a full Council vote.
April 29, 2021
CDOT voiced support for honoring DuSable, but officials privately oppose renaming LSD
While transportation chief Gia Biagi publicly said renaming the drive would be challenging but doable, emails reveal that the department is actually opposed to the change.
February 9, 2021
Should we rename Lake Shore Drive for Chicago founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?
During a time of increased calls for racial reckoning, renaming Chicago's famous shoreline highway for our city's overlooked Black founder would be a powerful statement.
December 10, 2020
