Short and heartening history of the transformation of the Chicago River from an urban sewer. Next up, use the Chicago River initiative as a model for reclaiming acres of parkland from the lakefront expressway? #DLSD sustainabilitydialogue.uchicago.edu/news/chicago...
The Chicago River's reclamation is a big civic success story. It took decades of hard work by advocacy organizations and government agencies to reach this point and it will take decades more work to protect and build on the gains. Next up is reclaiming lakefront park space from the #DLSD expressway.
#BikeTheDrive @atalliance.bsky.social is a joyous annual bicycle family takeover of the #DLSD expressway that divides Chicago from its lakefront. Someday may there be unified lakefront parkland—a global park model—where a drive through the park is as rare a treat as biking the Drive is today.
Last summer I was way better about filming my rides. Here’s one of my favorite views of the city from the vault. #euc #bikepath #dlsd #electric #unicycle #chicago #lakefront
Where were the Sears Tower name change complainers when they named Leif Erickson Drive LSD
#chicago #lakeshoredrive #lsd #dlsd #chicagohistory
