SlowStreets advocates for pedestrian zones at the people-center of neighborhoods. Commercial strips, shopping areas, places where people actually want to be. Safer, friendlier, without cars.
Working on the heart of Lincoln Square in Chicago.
Today we filmed a 5 year old as he roamed a car-free Lincoln Square in Chicago, on an errand for his dad.
See if Ian can get all the items on his list, as he safely explores his neighborhood. Be the first to hear about the launch of Ian: Old Enough? Lincoln Square Edition. Coming Soon!
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This stretch of Broadway is well overdue for serious traffic calming measures. If you’ve ever crossed it on foot, you know how dangerous it can be. We’ll be there tomorrow, 7/27, getting people safely across and demanding immediate action. Join us! #chicago #safestreets #trafficcalming #activism
Illinois legislators aren't even hiding it. In the second paragraph of the bill to expand managed lanes on I-55:
"WHEREAS, Commuters have limited public transit options for
their commutes, which has consequently led to increased
congestion, long and unreliable travel times, reductions in safety, and increased costs for delivery of goods and
services..."
Excellent podcast episode by runners of @notjustbikes and @citybeautiful, discussing pedestrianization efforts around North America and opposition to them.
We've heard all of these arguments here in Chicago around pedestrianizing Clark Street. Listen:
https://art19.com/shows/the-urbanist-agenda/episodes/ffa19ae9-31dd-4ac3-be58-13d7af09d81f
During the covid-19 pandemic, many US cities made streets off-limits to cars and opened them to people walking an cycling. These "open streets" were loved by urbanists everywhere, but now that the lockdowns are over, many of these places are being given back to motor vehicle traffic. In this episode, I talk to Dave from the YouTube channel City Beautiful about these closed open streets and what the future of "open streets" might look like in the US and Canada. How New York City Lost 63 Miles of Pedestrian-Friendly 'Open Streets' Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes City Beautiful: https://youtube.com/@citybeautiful
This is a scary story, but something unfortunately we've come to expect from moving around on Clark Street.
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Hello @Brandon4Chicago and @LamontJRobinson
On Feb 28th 2022 Gerardo Marciales was killed crossing Balbo/DLSD. Driver disregarded the traffic signal
The previous Mayor, 4th ward, and 42nd Ward alderpeople failed to address this issue. This happens every day
Nathaniel