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Post image: Congratulations to Lakemoor, Illinois for adopting the nation's third-best Complete Streets Policy in 2014! The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014, released by Smart Growth America’s National Complete Streets Coalition, examines […]
Learn More Post image: That walking and biking takes a back seat to driving in most cities is never more apparent than after a good snowfall. Even in downtown Chicago, where people moving […]
Learn More Post image: I write this blog post with an extremely heavy heart, and a plea to Chicagoland residents: please call 311 (in Chicago) or your local municipal public works department […]
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The Chicago region’s current hub-and-spoke transit system leaves nearly half a million Cook County residents stranded in transit deserts.
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