Reposted by SideStreetsMichelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 20h“Aldermen are considering bifurcating parking meter prices by adding a surcharge for non-Chicagoans who park in the city, a move designed to raise revenue and promote public transit” 👀 6535
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 22hThe pedestrian refuge island on Ashland Avenue at the intersection where Marcela Herrera died in a hit-and-run is coming along nicely. 090
Reposted by SideStreetsMunicipal Corporation @nikhunder.com · 29/09/2026Tonight (9/29) at Clarendon Park from 5:30-7p. The Park District wants to create additional rules for e-bikes in its parks as allowed by the new micrmobility bill. I expect they may be tighter than the bill passed. Come tell them to leave e-bikes alone. www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/micromobilit...chicagoparkdistrict.comMicromobility in the Parks 2179
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hear me out: maybe it's bad for Illinois business to give tax freebies to the Dick Wolf productions that make Chicago seem to the rest of the state/country like a lawless hellscape that's constantly on fire. 130
Reposted by SideStreetsCatelli @catelli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Ontario Government does municipal road design now apparently. "wants bidders to provide plans to “remove or relocate” islands, medians and gutters and “incorporate congestion relief measures at all major intersections to improve traffic flow, such as traffic signal adjustments"spacing.caEXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing TorontoAfter the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor... 44418
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s a little bumpy for the needle, but you can’t beat the convenience. 1191
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Takin’ it to the streets at Meet Me On Milwaukee 1120
Reposted by SideStreetsBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nearly 100 mourners gathered Saturday to remember Juan Martin Márquez, who was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike in Garfield Ridge earlier this month. buff.ly/o3FmBng 04914
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Probably the most impactful moment of today was when a person on an e-bike pulled up at the intersection where Marquez’s ghost bike was being installed, just as @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social explained the circumstances of why we were gathered here today. 1191
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today’s ghost bike memorial for Juan Martin Marquez, at Archer and Laramie. The ghost bike is across the street from the memorial for Maria Ochoa and Ald. Tabares’s office. 0111
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Public advocates need to insert themselves into procurement processes whenever possible. 063
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meanwhile in Iowa: “It's a slow death because the state has limited us to 2% revenue growth, and inflation every year outpaces that," Colfax City Administrator Wade Wagoner said. "And so, each year you get further and further and further behind."kcci.com‘It’s a slow death’: Colfax turns city flag upside down over financesThe Colfax City Council has formally declared the city in "municipal fiscal distress" and authorized its flag to be inverted as a public signal that leaders say more budget cuts are coming. 042
Reposted by SideStreetsBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A "brutal" month for Chicago cyclists saw a grandfather killed in a hit-and-run and 2 others critically hurt by drivers. buff.ly/kTyL9FM 1266
Reposted by SideStreetsAlder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today, I, along with @daniellaspata.bsky.social and an overwhelming number of our colleagues, introduced the expansion of the Smart Streets pilot! When this passes, the map with be citywide, and it will be an ongoing program, not a pilot! We will also partner with the Mayor’s office to budget it out 109820
Reposted by SideStreetsKen McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Driver Monitoring for Drowsiness "implementation into [the New Car Assessment Program] is now anticipated to start with model year 2036." Driver Monitoring System for Distraction "is not included in this proposed roadmap while NHTSA gathers needed information" www.regulations.gov/document/NHT...regulations.govRegulations.gov 101
Reposted by SideStreetsWBEZ @wbez.org · 23/09/2026The idea is simple: Once a week, a group of kids and parents bike to school together. It's a replacement for driving to school or taking the bus. Parents say people ride for safety in numbers, to socialize and to push back against the city's car-centric culture.wbez.orgInstead of driving to school, more kids are taking the 'bike bus' 2104
Reposted by SideStreetsBetter Government Association @bettergov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW ANALYSIS: Which Chicago city departments stayed within budget? 💵 Most stayed within budget in 2025. 💵 One big exception: Chicago Police Department, which outspent its nearly $2 billion budget by roughly $146 million. 02612
Reposted by SideStreetsBike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At the request of Juan's family, please join us for a ghost bike installation & vigil this Saturday at the crash site. Juan Martin Márquez was killed biking to work last Monday by a hit and run, & the driver who is still at large. 29724
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m worried politicians may have misheard transit advocates. We said we wanted a “train daddy”, not a Father Eaddy. 051
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We did the meme! The how many people in a bus vs. on a bike meme! 0835
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fun fact: Chicago's grid is actually 1.3° off from true north. (There are a few places that try to correct this by making the street realigned.) drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-...drloihjournal.blogspot.comWhy the North-South Chicago Streets Don't Align at North Avenue.Why the North-South Chicago Streets Don't Align at North Avenue. 2298
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Your every-few-days reminder that the NITA board, which Director Alvarez serves on, has the statutory authority to declare any roadway lane a bus lane. 14611
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lester Barclay has just been appointed to chair the CTA board. His appointment to the board was one of the most unusual vote breakdowns in recent city council history. 040
Reposted by SideStreetsWilliam Skudlarek @willskud.bsky.social · 22/09/2026pretty grim that not even a fundamental overhaul of IL transit governance can’t force effective CTA board leadership Only hope is that the state senate exercises their new power to reject Barclay’s appointment 182
Reposted by SideStreetsActive Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/09/2026So far over 150 people have contacted their alders demanding no cuts to safe streets this upcoming budget season. Great start but we need to keep the momentum going! Tell your friends and family, no cuts, we need to invest in saving lives. Contact your alder: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/168... 03219
Reposted by SideStreetsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026this is a bit of an obsession of mine especially here in charlottesville. the cost of commercial real estate is prohibitive if you want to experiment and the city seems categorically opposed to small lots and small units that could allow people to start businesses without a huge capital investment 1483697469
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social started our tour by explaining the area was historically a “dry town”, though it certainly felt damp today. 2253
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Apparently CPD has pickup trucks now? Anything but a sedan these days… 050
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It is true end of summer, and I have finally made it to the original Rainbow Cone to celebrate their centenary. 1241
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Good architecture leaks. Great architecture fills the top deck of a tour boat while it rains. 061
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Evanston continues to be a neighborhood of Chicago. 2223
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 2026 European Tram Driver Championships are streaming live from Warsaw! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Pe...youtube.com12th European TramDriver Championship in WarsawExperience the best moments of the 12th European TramDriver Championship in Warsaw in full - featuring all 52 competition runs by 25 teams from 24 nations. It doesn’t get more exciting than this for… 000
SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All aboard the Woodfield Trolley, with a route I would not describe as “thought planning” despite the town moniker. At least we have faux-wood paneling, though. 380
