Video of this incident just after the crash

Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL

Chicago ✊

Join me in calling and messaging Governor Pritzker's office to demand funding for transit

I just called the Chicago office and had a lovely chat with a staffer on why transit is important to me

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You can write a message here
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A word of advice for all the transit advocates out there: our state elected officials are putting their careers on the line to save transit right now. It is critical to show unwavering support for these people.

These new taxes are going to be wildly unpopular. It's our job to educate the public

@chicagotree.bsky.social I liked the the first corkscrew willow so much I planted these just 24 months ago. They are growing 5-6 feet per season. 1. Fast growing. 2. Flood preventing 3. Dappled Shade. 4. No leaf raking. 5. Free kindling 6. Beautiful in winter. 7. Early foliage.

If you live in Illinois and want housing abundance, here's the highest impact thing you can do, which will take just 10 minutes:

Call the offices of your state rep and senator, mention these bills by name, and why you want more housing in your neighborhood, city, and state.

I wish it made it to the final round! I would have voted for it!

@jgrantglover.bsky.social isn't this one yours?

A heat map showing where Smart Streets Bus and Bike lane violations occurred most during the period of November 1st through 15th using data obtained from the Department of Finance

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻!
CDOT Smart Streets vehicles patrolled the streets on 7 days Nov 1-15 identifying 823 violations!
Chicago Ave and Dearborn St accounted for 56% of the total violations (467).
Nearly 60% of violations occurred during the morning peak of 8a-10a. 🧵

Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head

READ: “Policies to help people walk & cycle such as low-traffic neighbourhoods can create public health benefits as much as 100 times greater than the cost of the schemes, a long-term study has concluded.” AND the benefits continue to grow even higher over time.
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