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The safer pedestrians and bicyclists feel, the less they’ll resort to cars. From the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation comes good news in that regard: The Complete Streets Policy is part of the city’s Safe Streets for Chicago program, which calls for stepped-up traffic enforcement, crosswalk awareness campaigns for motorists, new crosswalk safety technologies, researching and identifying . . . → Read More: Great news for pedestrians During the Air & Energy Class, there was a lot of discussion around sustainable argiculture. We’ve located links to lists of Illinois CSA’s (Community Supported Argiculture) and Chicago Farmers Markets. We’ve also included a hefty paper titled Diet, Energy, and Global Warming which disusses the “Meat vs. Cars” idea brought up during class. . . . → Read More: CSA’s, Farmer’s Markets and More This past Sunday we borrowed a bicycle and I took my fiancee out to “ride” some errands and enjoy the Lakefront. I’ve been working on this trip for two years, since I met her — her first time out on a bike in 20 years. She started out timid, avoiding busy roads. By the . . . → Read More: Bicycle Works Well, it seems the blog is already working. Melissa Haeffner of the I-GO car-sharing program googled C3, found the blog, and we’ve had quite a conversation by email. She answered a lot of my questions about how the program works, what it costs, and how the “community” of I-GO car-sharers is all about — sharing. . . . → Read More: I-GO Car Sharing Program The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS), the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) and the Regional Planning Board (RPB) are conducting interactive meetings where you will have the opportunity to comment on the Update of the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan. The meetings will be engaging and useful for you, as well as for us. Seven participatory . . . → Read More: Regional Transportation Plan |
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