Installation of Slow Street alternative to 606 starts tomorrow with Wabansia opening
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The corridor will eventually stretch from Cortland and Ridgeland to Cortland and Ashland.
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Community leaders and transportation advocates of color discuss Slow Streets
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To get feedback on whether an Oakland-style program might be beneficial in neighborhoods of color during the pandemic, in April we reached out to community organizations, aldermen, and transportation leaders.
During pandemic, protests, IL congressional reps call for equitable transportation funding
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It's good to see that local congressional reps understand that these unprecedented times call for a new state transportation paradigm, not just the inequitable, car-centric status quo. Let's hope IDOT gets the message.
After success of Leland Slow Street, Alderman Rosa seeks input on Palmer
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Most of the area of the 35th Ward that the Slow Street would pass through is majority-Latinx and has been hard hit by COVID-19. "This makes bilingual outreach critical."
Transportation planners and advocates: What legacy will you leave for racial justice?
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I hope that you make choices today that you will be proud to stand by later in the quest for a more just society.
Reflections on the unrest, by the native son of a Chicago cop
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I'm cautiously optimistic that there may be some positive results for African Americans in terms of safety in public space and freedom of mobility.