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We need to introduce legislation like this in Illinois and pass it during the October legislative session
We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We need to introduce legislation like this in Illinois and pass it during the October legislative session
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New video is live! All proceeds in the month of June go to @betterstreetschicago.org. Help spread the word by sharing the video with your less transit inclined family, friends, and coworkers so they know what’s at stake!
youtu.be/99IBjqsGZoE?...
youtu.be/99IBjqsGZoE?...
Chicago's Transit is Headed for Collapse
YouTube video by Car Free Keith
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June 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New video is live! All proceeds in the month of June go to @betterstreetschicago.org. Help spread the word by sharing the video with your less transit inclined family, friends, and coworkers so they know what’s at stake!
youtu.be/99IBjqsGZoE?...
youtu.be/99IBjqsGZoE?...
In order to save a $1.50, Uber is willing to blow a $9 billion dollar hole in the Illinois economy. open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
F*ck Uber
How Uber killed the future of transit in Illinois, and what you can do about it.
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In order to save a $1.50, Uber is willing to blow a $9 billion dollar hole in the Illinois economy. open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
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Chicago City Council can lead where the Illinois legislature could not yesterday:
- remove parking mandates more fully, to increase the housing supply and lower development costs [1]
- legalize more housing near transit [2]
- legalize ADUs across the city [1]
- remove parking mandates more fully, to increase the housing supply and lower development costs [1]
- legalize more housing near transit [2]
- legalize ADUs across the city [1]
June 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Chicago City Council can lead where the Illinois legislature could not yesterday:
- remove parking mandates more fully, to increase the housing supply and lower development costs [1]
- legalize more housing near transit [2]
- legalize ADUs across the city [1]
- remove parking mandates more fully, to increase the housing supply and lower development costs [1]
- legalize more housing near transit [2]
- legalize ADUs across the city [1]
The IL legislature failed public transit last night. Chicago desperately needs a bike grid to fill the gap, with or without a fully functional CTA. Tell your alderman we need better bike infrastructure! actionnetwork.org/letters/i-st...
I strongly support protected bike lanes in my ward.
As more an more Chicagoans choose to bike to destinations across the city, the need for better bike infrastructure is quickly becoming apparent. While some wards have made progress towards creating sa...
actionnetwork.org
June 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The IL legislature failed public transit last night. Chicago desperately needs a bike grid to fill the gap, with or without a fully functional CTA. Tell your alderman we need better bike infrastructure! actionnetwork.org/letters/i-st...
Is it still possible to get it passed during the veto session? And do we know why the house passed on bringing it for a vote?
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Is it still possible to get it passed during the veto session? And do we know why the house passed on bringing it for a vote?
Just posted a new article exploring how car dependency drains the American economy. zachwelden.substack.com/p/how-car-de...
How Car Dependency Short Changes the American Economy
Decades of advertising and urban reconstruction have enshrined the automobile as a central and often necessary component of the American dream.
zachwelden.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Just posted a new article exploring how car dependency drains the American economy. zachwelden.substack.com/p/how-car-de...
Have you heard of "Election by Jury"? Can it fix democracy? And is it even feasible? open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
May 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Have you heard of "Election by Jury"? Can it fix democracy? And is it even feasible? open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
A new essay exploring how car dependency reshaped American life for the worse. open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
How Car Dependency Re-Shaped America
Every time she makes a turn she runs over a curb.
open.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A new essay exploring how car dependency reshaped American life for the worse. open.substack.com/pub/zachweld...
Just published another substack essay. This time on violence towards cyclists. zachwelden.substack.com/p/crowbars-a...
Crowbars and Bike Lanes
Thoughts on the violent attack on Chicago cycling advocate Juan Dominguez
zachwelden.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just published another substack essay. This time on violence towards cyclists. zachwelden.substack.com/p/crowbars-a...