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After recent crashes in 39th Ward, constituents urge Ald. Nugent to make safer walk/bike infrastructure happen before someone else gets hurt

The alder attended a quarterly community meeting where neighbors shared their visions for improving walking and biking in the district.

September 23, 2024

At ATA’s Advocacy Connect session, Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety staff discussed three-pronged strategy to create safer streets

There was also talk of efforts to create a more people-friendly North DLSD, save the Greyhound station, and stop the removal of the Dickens Greenway's plaza.

September 23, 2024

Some 150 bike riders, thousands of letters protest plans to give Dickens plaza back to motorists

The 43rd Ward confirmed that, to facilitate driving, the City intends to remove the plaza that was installed only about nine months ago. Advocates say that would set a terrible precedent.

September 17, 2024

Eyes on the River: Chicago transportation infrastructure, as seen from the North Branch Works boat tour

Rolling on the river provided a fresh perspective on Near North Side and downtown walk/bike/transit facilities.

September 16, 2024

There *shouldn’t* be a road just like it: Better Streets’ Lakefront Community Visioning Meeting calls for a shoreline without an 8-lane DLSD

Attendees want to see the waterside highway transformed into a people-friendly boulevard with a dedicated transit corridor.

September 13, 2024