New initiatives to drastically expand bike lane infrastructure are underway to make cycling safer and more equitable along Chicago's Hipster Highway.

There obviously more work to be done and I love that Chicago is so far ahead of so many cities when it comes to bicycle infrastructure.

  • Erismi14
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    2 years ago

    Chicago has a long history of segregation in the city. It’s worse than a lot of cities in the US. POC are leaving the city in droves because the city hasn’t well addressed the issues of the past. While I think wording it for pedestrian safety makes a lot of sense, this also makes sense in the context of Chicago

    • lntl@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      2·
      2 years ago

      This. Chicago is super segregated even in 2023. This may seem like a weird reason to people who haven’t spent time the Chicago, but it’s a real thing.