Can Chicago Become a 15 Minute City?
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What if every Chicagoan lived within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of grocery stores, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, and workplaces?
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Let’s modernize Chicago transportation with old-school technology
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Tech gurus like Elon Musk say we "electric sleds," car tunnels, autonomous vehicles, and Hyperloop tubes will save America's cities from gridlock. What we really need is more trains, buses, and bikes.
Seattle decreased solo driving commutes, and Chicago can too
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Thanks to transportation progressive policies, the number of commuters driving solo in the Seattle region dropped from 53 percent in 2010 to 44 percent in 2018. Chicago should learn from that example.
Christopher T. Davis, 19, killed after Metra/car collision at crash-prone intersection
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There were four train-motor vehicle crashes at the 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing over the past eight years, including a 2015 collision that killed two motorists.
Chicago saw a 20% drop in traffic deaths in 2019, but little decrease in ped fatalities
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So far three pedestrians have been killed on Chicago streets in 2020.
Aldermen want to fight climate change? Here’s how they can reduce transportation emissions
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This week a City Council committee passed a resolution calling for urgent access on the climate crisis. They should put there money where there mouth is when it comes to reducing driving-related pollution.