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A close, controversial Council vote to borrow $830M for infrastructure: Should safe streets advocates have a glass-half-full POV?
Streetsblog Chicago is a sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, not a publication that typically covers finance. So it's not really my role to opine on whether it was a smart fiscal decision for the City Council to approve an $830 million bond deal to pay for transportation infrastructure. But let's look at how the narrow 26-23 vote went down last Wednesday; some arguments against and for the financing by alders; and reactions from walk/bike/transit boosters.
March 3, 2025
Nope, our theory Lightfoot was blocking Carter from meeting with alders wasn’t “ridiculous”
An email mistakenly sent to alders yesterday by a member of Lightfoot's staff, and then later confirmed in a somewhat revised format, showed that my suggestion wasn't so absurd after all.
November 17, 2022
New “Chicago by ‘L'” doc explores importance of transit, cultures along the lines
The show discusses the history of communities along all eight 'L' lines and interviews local leaders about the importance of transit to neighborhood residents.
February 26, 2020
Discussing the Mellow Chicago Bike Map on “Chicago Tonight”
We talked about the origins of the maps and some of the city's most laid-back routes.
July 3, 2018
Lynda Lopez and Natalie Moore Discuss Gentrification on “Chicago Tonight”
She joined host Joe Arruza and WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore to talk about strategies to fight displacement
January 13, 2018
A Cheat Sheet to the “Chicago Tonight” Bike Issues Discussion
We discussed how The 606 extension proposal plays into Chicago's Amazon bid, safety issues, and more.
October 4, 2017
