Better Streets Chicago
@betterstreetschicago.org
Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
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Imagine a 100m race where we’ve given cars an 80m head start after many decades of building almost ONLY for them. If we then set a transportation goal of “balance” between many more choices in getting around, by definition we have to prioritize the new choices for a while, or they’ll never catch up.
September 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Imagine a 100m race where we’ve given cars an 80m head start after many decades of building almost ONLY for them. If we then set a transportation goal of “balance” between many more choices in getting around, by definition we have to prioritize the new choices for a while, or they’ll never catch up.
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not just the safe streets project getting cut in this proposal, which is bad enough. It's the neighborhood infrastructure line item that safe streets got lumped into--this means stuff like sidewalk repairs and lighting. Even if your alder labels themselves as progressive--they need to get an earful
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Tell the city NO to 70% cuts to safe streets funding!
Mayor Johnson's bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure to the tune of 70% – directly putting our communities' safety in jeopardy. Take a moment to email him and your Alderperson to tell the...
betterstreetschicago.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
not just the safe streets project getting cut in this proposal, which is bad enough. It's the neighborhood infrastructure line item that safe streets got lumped into--this means stuff like sidewalk repairs and lighting. Even if your alder labels themselves as progressive--they need to get an earful
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sent my emails! you can too!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Tell the city NO to 70% cuts to safe streets funding!
Mayor Johnson's bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure to the tune of 70% – directly putting our communities' safety in jeopardy. Take a moment to email him and your Alderperson to tell the...
betterstreetschicago.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
sent my emails! you can too!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Tell the city NO to 70% cuts to safe streets funding!
Mayor Johnson's bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure to the tune of 70% – directly putting our communities' safety in jeopardy. Take a moment to email him and your Alderperson to tell the...
betterstreetschicago.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
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...a vacancy that partially occurred because Chicago does not #PlowTheSidewalks
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
...a vacancy that partially occurred because Chicago does not #PlowTheSidewalks
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There's a number of issues around new vacancy on @chicagocta.bsky.social Board, including that Chicago is losing this disability rights director because we don't #PlowTheSidewalks. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/c...
CTA board vacancy an opportunity for Mayor Brandon Johnson before he loses mayoral control of transit agency
A vacancy on the CTA’s board of directors could give Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson a chance to exert some control over the transit agency’s future.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
There's a number of issues around new vacancy on @chicagocta.bsky.social Board, including that Chicago is losing this disability rights director because we don't #PlowTheSidewalks. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/c...
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Plowed protected bike lanes show how transformative #PlowTheSidewalks could be.
On streets like Milwaukee with plowed protected bike lanes, there is an alternative when a business shirks their legal & moral responsibilities after a snowfall.
On streets like Milwaukee with plowed protected bike lanes, there is an alternative when a business shirks their legal & moral responsibilities after a snowfall.
December 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Plowed protected bike lanes show how transformative #PlowTheSidewalks could be.
On streets like Milwaukee with plowed protected bike lanes, there is an alternative when a business shirks their legal & moral responsibilities after a snowfall.
On streets like Milwaukee with plowed protected bike lanes, there is an alternative when a business shirks their legal & moral responsibilities after a snowfall.
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Park district staff using a sidewalk plow, need these everywhere
#PlowTheSidewalks
#PlowTheSidewalks
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Park district staff using a sidewalk plow, need these everywhere
#PlowTheSidewalks
#PlowTheSidewalks
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Do it or we can’t be friends
We don’t leave the streets up to the adjacent property owner to shovel — we plow them.
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Do it or we can’t be friends
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"At least 15 landscapers working between Rogers Park and Zion in Lake County were deported from the end of August to early November, Sossa said. Most were from Mexico, though some were from Colombia and Guatemala."
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies
Some Chicago landscaping companies that rely on immigrant workers are struggling with labor shortages, and the impact is being felt even more as they ramp up snow removal services.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"At least 15 landscapers working between Rogers Park and Zion in Lake County were deported from the end of August to early November, Sossa said. Most were from Mexico, though some were from Colombia and Guatemala."
We don’t leave the streets up to the adjacent property owner to shovel — we plow them.
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We don’t leave the streets up to the adjacent property owner to shovel — we plow them.
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Send an email to your leaders and let them know it’s time we #PlowTheSidewalks too!
📧: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
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Photos from this morning’s walk to West Loop for the @betterstreetschicago.org community meeting on #plowthewidewalks
December 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Photos from this morning’s walk to West Loop for the @betterstreetschicago.org community meeting on #plowthewidewalks
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#BikeChi Imagine being such a miserable driver, you want others to be miserable. Pull up tomorrow to support the homies support safe streets. ✊🏽
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#BikeChi Imagine being such a miserable driver, you want others to be miserable. Pull up tomorrow to support the homies support safe streets. ✊🏽
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Stockton Dr is cleared of all snow and ice right down to the asphalt for cars, but hundreds of daily CTA bus riders at this stop have to navigate icy lumps #PlowTheSidewalks
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Stockton Dr is cleared of all snow and ice right down to the asphalt for cars, but hundreds of daily CTA bus riders at this stop have to navigate icy lumps #PlowTheSidewalks
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As a former Chicagoan, I'm really pissed that unplowed sidewalks is still an issue over a decade after I left. Just say you side with landlords, City of Chicago. So gross.
Anyway, if you live in Chicago, support group and let Mayor Johnson and your alderperson know you won't be snowed.
Anyway, if you live in Chicago, support group and let Mayor Johnson and your alderperson know you won't be snowed.
Join us on Sunday, December 7th at the West Loop branch for a community meeting to go over what happened to #PlowTheSidewalks and discuss where we go next.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As a former Chicagoan, I'm really pissed that unplowed sidewalks is still an issue over a decade after I left. Just say you side with landlords, City of Chicago. So gross.
Anyway, if you live in Chicago, support group and let Mayor Johnson and your alderperson know you won't be snowed.
Anyway, if you live in Chicago, support group and let Mayor Johnson and your alderperson know you won't be snowed.
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Frustrated about the #PlowTheSidewalks program? You're not alone.
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
#PlowTheSidewalks: What Happened and What's Next? · Better Streets Chicago
Join Better Streets Chicago and Access Living for a community meeting to discuss the status of the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign and provide your input on where we go next.
You can join us either in-per...
mobilize.us
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Frustrated about the #PlowTheSidewalks program? You're not alone.
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
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Join us on Sunday, December 7th at the West Loop branch for a community meeting to go over what happened to #PlowTheSidewalks and discuss where we go next.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Join us on Sunday, December 7th at the West Loop branch for a community meeting to go over what happened to #PlowTheSidewalks and discuss where we go next.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
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Protected bike lanes are shit if not cleared after snow. Five days after our most recent Chicago snowstorm, I couldn't even ride in the Kinzie bike lane. In some cases, snow has been pushed *into* the bike lanes. Meanwhile, #PlowTheSidewalks was killed by @mayorofchicago.bsky.social.
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Protected bike lanes are shit if not cleared after snow. Five days after our most recent Chicago snowstorm, I couldn't even ride in the Kinzie bike lane. In some cases, snow has been pushed *into* the bike lanes. Meanwhile, #PlowTheSidewalks was killed by @mayorofchicago.bsky.social.
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Contact your alders to get the plow the side walks pilot off the ground. Yesterday while riding the 80 Irving Park, I saw three elderly gentlemen have to navigate mounds of snow exiting the bus on the street to get to their living facility.
Yes! It’s available at the link in our bio and at betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Send an email to your alderperson and the mayor urging them to #PlowTheSidewalks!
The City has failed to get the #PlowTheSidewalks pilot off the ground – send an email to your leaders today urging them to get the job done.
betterstreetschicago.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Contact your alders to get the plow the side walks pilot off the ground. Yesterday while riding the 80 Irving Park, I saw three elderly gentlemen have to navigate mounds of snow exiting the bus on the street to get to their living facility.
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Department of Streets & Sanitation District 1 office failed to shovel any sidewalks adjacent to its property, including a bus stop. Also in a ward led by a #PlowTheSidewalks opponent. @betterstreetschicago.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Department of Streets & Sanitation District 1 office failed to shovel any sidewalks adjacent to its property, including a bus stop. Also in a ward led by a #PlowTheSidewalks opponent. @betterstreetschicago.org
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They were still working on the Cortland bridge when I walked home at 5pm. Smelled like paint. North sidewalk remains open while the bridge is closed to vehicles. Cortland sidewalk is snowy/icy, unlikely to be maintained like the street itself (but that’s another story) #PlowTheSidewalks
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
They were still working on the Cortland bridge when I walked home at 5pm. Smelled like paint. North sidewalk remains open while the bridge is closed to vehicles. Cortland sidewalk is snowy/icy, unlikely to be maintained like the street itself (but that’s another story) #PlowTheSidewalks
Frustrated about the #PlowTheSidewalks program? You're not alone.
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
#PlowTheSidewalks: What Happened and What's Next? · Better Streets Chicago
Join Better Streets Chicago and Access Living for a community meeting to discuss the status of the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign and provide your input on where we go next.
You can join us either in-per...
mobilize.us
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Frustrated about the #PlowTheSidewalks program? You're not alone.
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
Join us on Sunday as we go in depth about what happened to the pilot and discuss how we want to move forward.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ⬇️
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Friends, I hope you're posting these pictures to reports the 311 app. I want #PlowTheSidewalks and I think one of the reasons politicians brush it aside is they don't think it's a huge problem.
MAKE IT THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PROBLEM.
MAKE IT THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PROBLEM.
Across the street from my neighbors who haven't shoveled their sidewalk is an elderly, below the knee amputee whose sidewalk is pristine.
Not a good look...FOR CHICAGO. Don't make my disabled neighbor or these folks who are very nice and just out of town responsible for the public way!!!!!
Not a good look...FOR CHICAGO. Don't make my disabled neighbor or these folks who are very nice and just out of town responsible for the public way!!!!!
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Friends, I hope you're posting these pictures to reports the 311 app. I want #PlowTheSidewalks and I think one of the reasons politicians brush it aside is they don't think it's a huge problem.
MAKE IT THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PROBLEM.
MAKE IT THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S PROBLEM.
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Woman fatally struck by CTA bus after apparent slip in South Shore: Chicago police
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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