Alderman Martin approves 48-unit equitable TOD at Zia’s restaurant site in Lakeview
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This project seems like a good template for equitable transit-oriented development that should be emulated elsewhere on the North Side.
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All-affordable TOD plan by Western Brown stop shelved, visioning process underway
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"We also want to make sure we right-size parking because if our developers are paying for more parking spots it means less housing for folks in an ideal location," said housing chief Marisa Novara.
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
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Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
Ald. Martin floated the idea of downtown congestion pricing during budget talks
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Who knows, with enough political support for this idea to reduce congestion and pollution and plug the budget hole, maybe we can get congestion pricing approved in the 2022 budget.
New Maplewood / Campbell bikeways are a youth-driven participatory budgeting project
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The Youth Council from Waters Elementary, including student aged 8-12, proposed the project.
Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy
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The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.
School and Henderson streets in Lakeview will become Slow Streets on Monday
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Community feedback on the idea has been positive so far, so assuming there's no major opposition this week, it will be installed next week.
Northcenter Town Square highlights the benefits of turning parking into people space
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The project took land that was mostly used for storing privately owned metal boxes and turned it into a wonderful neighborhood amenity.
Martin: Let’s prioritize transportation equity, catch up with other cities on biking
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Martin's Transportation and Infrastructure Budget Town Hall was an opportunity to get info on the city’s transportation budget and provide feedback on priorities for transportation spending.
ATA calls for 30 miles of bus lanes and masks, hosts transit justice town hall tonight
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Thankfully, the Active Transportation just launched a campaign to spur the city to get moving on building more bus lanes, as well as to provide face masks for all transit riders.
Talking about Slow Streets and equitable community input
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47th Ward alderman Matt Martin hosted a panel on these topics with reps from the Active Transportation Alliance, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Streetsblog Chicago.