Possible Chicago public restroom pilot could help improve access to public space
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Advocates for more public restrooms for Chicagoans will be heartened by signs of movement to address the problem.
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Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments affordable TOD: an experiment in re-integration
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As I’ve said before, if housing affordability in Chicago’s swiftly gentrifying Logan Square neighborhood is like a sinking ship, the new all-affordable transit-oriented development that opened next to the eponymous Blue Line station last Friday is like a lifeboat. It provides low-income and working-class longtime with an opportunity to weather the storm. Streetsblog Chicago strongly […]
Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030
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There are many ways to screw up shared mobility. So hopefully the action agenda will focus on shared modes that actually decrease emissions, rather than exacerbate climate change.
Pace field-tests leased e-bus, will probably cancel redundant Pace/Metra PlusBus Pass
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The suburban bus system is already using a leased electric bus to do some field-testing. It also plans to eliminate the now-superfluous PlusBus Pass, which allows Metra monthly pass holders to ride Pace buses for an extra $30 a month.
Seven advocacy groups discuss why this Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important
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The 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence is an opportunity to mourn and reflect on lost lives, part of a global movement to honor people killed and injured on bicycles, and demand changes to keep bike riders safe
Video shows Nick Parlingayan was dragged 50 feet, residents demand safety upgrades
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Greater protection for people on bicycles is imperative, such as robust protected bike lanes with concrete curbs, Jersey barriers, or rigid bollards.