Connected Communities equitable TOD ordinance headed to zoning committee
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The proposed Connected Communities ordinance has been released. We looked at some of the changes the ordinance proposes.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Walking
What can we learn from the tragic bike-pedestrian crash that injured Meilani Francis?
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We can keep everyone safer if we build a connected network of physically protected bike lanes, so all bike riders will feel safe cycling in the street.
Ordinance would require walk/bike/transit upgrades whenever streets are repaved
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The goal of the legislation is to ensure that every time CDOT repaves a street, rather than simply restriping it the same way as before, it prioritizes the needs of people walking, biking, and riding transit.
Hit-and-run Jeep driver killed man walking in Little Village early in the morning on July 4
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The victim was the 18th pedestrian killed on Chicago Streets this year.
Equity-focused Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting takes place at inequitable time of day
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The transportation department could take one very simple action to help more broaden the demographics of who has a say in Chicago mobility projects, but for some reason it has resisted doing so.
Meet state rep, Chicago mayoral hopeful, and safe streets advocate Kam Buckner
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Buckner caught my attention at the huge Safe Streets for All rally on June 13 in Lincoln Square and Uptown because he was one of the few Black people in attendance.