This article by Ellen Steinke will walk you through how to make sure Lake Shore Drive doesn't become a horrible 8 lane highway. It's not too late to make a public comment!

HEY! Don't let them take away hard fought reforms. Fill out a witness slip below as an opponent.

If you care about good bike infrastructure in the city and suburbs, please fill out the witness slips that @bikegridnow.org highlights in their thread 👇

Welcome back witness slip warriors 😤 The ILGA is back in session and there are bills to pass. Get those fingers warmed up for these four bills that are now in committee

By 4pm, Wednesday 2/17:
- Please sign as "Self" in the firms/business field;
- "Proponent;" and
- "Record of Appearance only"

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Transit Day of Action in Springfield 10/28 The last week of Veto Session is the last chance to pass transit funding to avoid the transit fiscal cliff starting in 2026. Better Streets Chicago, Abundant Housing Illinois, and Strong Towns Chicag...

With the veto session heading into it's second week soon, a few Chicagoland based groups are headed to Springfield to remind our legislators about the importance of public transit!
This is our last change to fund, fix and save Chicagoland's transit agencies!
If you can attend, please RSVP below.

Save Transit Canvassing | Downtown · Better Streets Chicago # Sign up, bring a friend, and join us to reach transit riders to urge their legislators to save transit during October veto session! In Chicago, transit has been struggling, but with federal COVID r...

➡️ And help us reach transit riders downtown every day — sign up for a shift that works for you!

💪 Our volunteers reached 10,000+ Chicagoland residents about the fight to save transit today!

📲 Call your representatives today and urge them to save public transit NOW at savetransit.org

55th-56th-57th Street Station Awareness Event Help us raise awareness so we can save transit at the 55th-56th-57th Street Metra Station, from 11-4 pm on October 4th! This is an awareness event - we won't be doing any chants or anything. We will ...

Join us at Metra's 55th-56th-57th street station on Saturday, October 4th to raise awareness to riders about the fiscal cliff!

If you plan on attending, please RSVP at the link below!

An image showing 2,042 letters have been sent to governor Pritzker.

I do hope he gets the message.

Save Our Transit Agencies - Support HB3438! Our transit system, in Chicago, is at a crossroads. Recently, state lawmakers ended their spring session without setting aside funding for transit. Without this funding by the end of the year, CTA, Pa...

Without crucial funding from Springfield, the CTA will have to:
- Only operate from 6am - 9pm on all 'L' lines and bus routes
- Suspend service on 4 out of 8 'L' lines
- Suspend over half of CTA bus routes
- Increase wait times for trains and buses.

Contact your representatives today!

Stuck in traffic? Can't find parking? Take the red line! It's right there!

Let's make the most of our $2.1B investment in the RPM project and #BuildOnBroadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago

Make sure you tell them how much public transit means to us, and how important it is. Without it, the Illinois economy would shrink by 14 billion a year. Traffic would get worse than it already is, not to mention roads would need to be widened even further.
Please reach out to your representatives.

Save Our Transit Agencies - Support HB3438! Our transit system, in Chicago, is at a crossroads. Recently, state lawmakers ended their spring session without setting aside funding for transit. Without this funding by the end of the year, CTA, Pa...

So, if you want to avoid this future, there's a lot you can do. First, contact your representatives. (It just so happens we have a handy link.)

@ilsendems.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov

CTA officials say 24-hour service in jeopardy without additional funding from Springfield CTA officials warned they might be forced to eliminate 24-hour service next year, with buses and trains possibly running only from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., without a financial bailout from Springfield.

At the latest CTA budget hearing, the CTA explained that without extra funding from Springfield, public transit would only be able to operate from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

This would be disastrous for many who rely on public transportation in the Chicago area, especially for third shift workers.

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A banner saying "Des Plaines Station Awareness Event" September 16th, from 4-7pm

Help us raise awareness so we can save transit at the Des Plaines Metra Station, from 4-7pm on September 16th!

Find more information and RSVP at the link below:
actionnetwork.org/events/des-p...

Lake Forest (UP-N) Rider Outreach Event Join us at the Lake Forest UP-N station to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 3:45-7:15pm on Thursday, August 28th. This is an awareness event - we won't be doing ...

Hey everyone! We're planning a ridership outreach event for the upcoming RTA fiscal cliff!

We'll be meeting from about 4-7pm at Lake Forest UP-N station. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP here:
actionnetwork.org/events/lake-...

Hope to see you all there!

Ride Along Fiscal Cliff Awareness (Starts at Dempster-Skokie) *RESCHEDULED* Join Northern Illinois Urban Activists at a ride-along event on Monday, August 4th. We'll be riding while holding signs and handing out flyers to riders who ask. Children are only allowed if accom...

Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...

Can't make this one? That's alright. Stay tuned - we plan on having more events this month.

Ride Along Fiscal Cliff Awareness (Starts at Dempster-Skokie) *RESCHEDULED* Join Northern Illinois Urban Activists at a ride-along event on Monday, August 4th. We'll be riding while holding signs and handing out flyers to riders who ask. Children are only allowed if accom...

Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...

Chicago Parking Reform We're a group of grassroots, professional, and civic groups in Chicago working to end parking mandates in Chicago. Parking mandates are a regressive, inflexible, and outdated policy of requiring a fix...

The ultimate parking reform is a full repeal. Which is probably worth pursuing next year. chicago-parking-reform.org

Evanston City Council has approved eliminating parking minimums in the comprehensive plan!

“Eliminate parking minimums downtown and right-size along transit-adjacent corridors.”

5-3 vote: Davis (surprise!), Burns, Iles, Nieuwsma, Geracaris in favor. Krissie Harris isn’t present.

“We need a long term funding solution, but not that one.”

We have a linktree now!
Want to do something about the fiscal cliff?
Want to join us?
Find all our information here!
linktr.ee/northilurban...

Davis Awareness Rally Join us at Davis Street in Evanston to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 4-7pm on Tuesday, July 22nd. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is an aw...

Hey everyone! We're planning another event - this time from 4-7pm, on Tuesday, July 22nd. We'll be meeting at the plaza between the Purple Line and Metra Stops at Davis street.
Hope to see you all there!

#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston

actionnetwork.org/events/davis...

Davis Awareness Rally Join us at Davis Street in Evanston to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 4-7pm on Tuesday, July 22nd. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is an aw...

Hey everyone! We're planning another event - this time from 4-7pm, on Tuesday, July 22nd. We'll be meeting at the plaza between the Purple Line and Metra Stops at Davis street.
Hope to see you all there!

#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston

actionnetwork.org/events/davis...

For those who missed it - we have had to cancel our Oak Park station awareness event today. This was due to a mix of low attendance and poor air quality.

We hope to schedule something for next week. Thanks for all the support so far!

Hey everyone - just an update - we had to cancel this event today due to low attendance and poor air quality.

We hope to plan something for a future date.

Hey everyone - just an update - we had to cancel this event today due to low attendance and poor air quality.

We hope to plan something for a future date.

Harlem/Lake Green Line Station Awareness Event 18+ Only! Join us in raising awareness and gathering support for a special session to save Chicagoland's transit! Feel free to bring signs, but please be aware this is an outreach event. We'll be t...

Wanna help raise awareness to save transit in the Chicago area?

Join us at Oak Park @ Harlem/Lake Green line, tomorrow, from 4-7pm!

actionnetwork.org/events/harle...