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A Better/Faster Approach to Sustainable Transportation

The cycling community should draw upon the experience of Bike Grid Now, which was formed to give cyclists a means to address the lack of...

Want a Better City? Join a Bike Jam.

Suffice it to say that recent local and national events don’t exactly instill confidence that government can solve problems and make life...

Bike Advocacy Alone Isn’t Enough

I’m frustrated with the pace of progress. The mile or two of protected (but unconnected) bike lanes that get added each year. The...

Building Wealth and Stabilizing Neighborhoods with Community REITs

Neighborhoods throughout Chicago face the destabilizing forces of gentrification and disinvestment. An exciting new model has the...

Why Wait?Chicago Could Have 450 Miles of Bike-Prioritized Streets In Near Future.

CDOT’s Shared Streets program was a real eye opener for me. The placement of inexpensive, construction barrels and signage instantly...

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Sharing Stuff Matters, A Lot.

What do a futon, a package of sunflower seeds, a medicine cabinet, stackable letter tray organizers, and a take-out box of earthworms...

Why Dibs Are Terrible for Chicago

That junky furniture in the snowy streets is so much more than just an eyesore and a petty way to claim the public way for private use....

Intra-Neighborhood Sports

Let’s have more fun, get healthy, and build more community within and between neighborhoods! A city-wide sports league for kids, adults,...

World Class Lakefront

Chicago is a beautiful city on a beautiful lake, but to keep a highway between the two would be a huge missed opportunity for our city,...

Slow Streets for Equitable/Sustainable Transportation

Chicago has approximately 4,500 miles of streets yet only has around 28 miles of protected bike lanes, most of which aren’t connected in...

Chicago Service Corps

Almost everyone living in Chicago wants to make it a better place to live and many would be willing to roll up their sleeves to help....

Civic Credits

Imagine a system that rewards civic volunteerism and encourages more Chicagoans to work side-by-side in improving the quality of life and...

Harnessing the Ideas and Energy of Chicagoans

The era of top-down government in Chicago is officially over and the era of bottom-up co-creating is here. Chicago, once known for its...

DOCC Launch

The era of top-down government in Chicago is officially over and the era of bottom-up co-creating is here. Chicago, once known for its...