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Posts by Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

"There's no we we could do that in the US." 20 years ago there was no way they could do it in France, but here we are.

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Join us Saturday for an evening with
@thewaroncars.bsky.social ft. CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen and sketches from ‘Funny You Should Care!’

🗓️ April 4 @ 7pm
📍 Benito Juarez Community Academy
🎟️ Tickets start at $25 @ bscactionfund.org/life-after-cars

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You should spend your Saturday night with us!

A program featuring laughs from @funnyyoushouldcare.bsky.social, and engaging conversations from @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social with CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen about what a life beyond cars looks like — and how we get there!

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Life After Cars | An Evening with War on Cars Join Better Streets Chicago for an evening with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon (hosts of the acclaimed War on Cars podcast) to discuss their new book "Life After Cars" – and learned lessons that we ca...

Join us for an evening with @thewaroncars.bsky.social to discuss their book – and lessons that we can apply to our fight for better streets!

ft. CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen and sketches from ‘Funny You Should Care.’

🗓️ April 4 @ 7pm
📍 Benito Juarez Community Academy
🎟️ Tickets start at $25

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Join us tomorrow!

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Governor JB Pritzker, welcome to The War on Cars.

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We need to stop prioritizing parking lots over people.

Today, I assembled a roundtable to discuss our Building Up Illinois Developments Plan — and the consensus was that we need to act fast.

Looking forward to passing it and getting to work in our neighborhoods.

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Post-election Debrief & Mixer - Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

We just had a big election – and you might have a lot of questions about the results!

Join us to talk about our wins, our losses, what lessons can be learned, and what next steps need to be taken to get candidates over the finish line in the general!

RSVP ⬇️

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Victory for Graciela Guzmán for IL Senate District 20. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Graciela Guzmán for IL Senate District 20. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @gracielaforsenate.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for State Senator of District 20!

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Victory for Patrick Hanley for IL Senate District 9. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Patrick Hanley for IL Senate District 9. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @procquehanley.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for State Senator of District 9!

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Victory for Mary Beth Canty for IL House District 54. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Mary Beth Canty for IL House District 54. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Mary Beth Canty for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 54!

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Victory for Maria Peterson for IL House District 52. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Maria Peterson for IL House District 52. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @mariapetersonil.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 52!

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Victory for Jenny Levin for IL House District 51. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Jenny Levin for IL House District 51. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @jennylevin-for-il.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 51!

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Victory for Miguel Alvelo-Rivera for IL House District 40. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Miguel Alvelo-Rivera for IL House District 40. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @miguelfor40.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 40!

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Victory for Will Guzzardi for IL House District 39. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Will Guzzardi for IL House District 39. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Will Guzzardi for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 39!

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Victory for Michael Crawford for IL House District 31. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Michael Crawford for IL House District 31. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Michael Crawford for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 32!

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Victory for Kam Buckner for IL House District 26. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Kam Buckner for IL House District 26. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Kam Buckner for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 26!

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Victory for Lindsey LaPointe for IL House District 19. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Lindsey LaPointe for IL House District 19. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Lindsey LaPointe for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 19!

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Victory for Shantel Franklin for IL House District 8. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Shantel Franklin for IL House District 8. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Shantel Franklin for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 8!

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Victory for Kimberly Neely du Buclet for IL House District 5. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Kimberly Neely du Buclet for IL House District 5. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Kimberly Neely du Buclet for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 5!

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Victory for Lilian Jiménez for IL House District 4. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Lilian Jiménez for IL House District 4. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Lilian Jiménez for winning the Democratic primary for State Representative of District 4!

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Victory for Elizabeth Granato for Cook County Board District 12. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Elizabeth Granato for Cook County Board District 12. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Elizabeth Granato for winning the Democratic primary for Cook County Commissioner of District 12!

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Victory for Drake Warren for Cook County Board District 10. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Drake Warren for Cook County Board District 10. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to @drakefor10.bsky.social for winning the Democratic primary for Cook County Commissioner of District 10!

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Victory for Jessica Vásques for Cook County Board District 8. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Jessica Vásques for Cook County Board District 8. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Jessica Vásquez for winning the Democratic primary for Cook County Commissioner of District 8!

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Victory for Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board President. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

Victory for Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board President. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund.

🎉 Congratulations to Toni Preckwinkle for winning the Democratic primary for re-election as Cook County Board President!

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🎉 Last night we saw big wins for a growing coalition of transit champs at many levels of government, with 17 of our endorsed candidates winning their primaries!

Check out everyone who won ⬇️

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I’m thrilled to become the Democratic Nominee for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 10th District. This campaign was shaped by the hands of hundreds of people who made our victory possible.

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🚨Two hours until polls close!🚨

If you're still trying to figure out who you'll vote for, check out our questionnaires and endorsed candidates below – and use our tool to find who we've backed and is running to represent you!

And remember, if you're in line before 7pm, stay in line!

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It is a choice to do this on Election Day and a choice to do it during a record cold snap. It is also a choice to do it at all.

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