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Matt McCabe retweeted
Wow. According to the @Suntimes Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden has launched investigations into how information on CPS Superintendent finalists got into the hands of reporter @SSKedreporter and how information on a special public meeting to raise property taxes got into my hands.
The Chicago Board of Education has launched two investigations into how internal information got into the hands of the media. chicago.suntimes.com/educati…
Matt McCabe retweeted
'No one should have to die walking or biking for a street to be made safe. And no family should have to relive their loss so others might live. Our administration will act to prevent tragedy, not wait for it.'
— @NYCMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
This is more than a proposed cut, its a shift to use more menu funding too. Look at every participatory budgeting ward - what are people demanding - safer streets inrastructure! When it’s not planned comprehensively we get scattershot improvements near the squeakiest wheels.
After a driver killed Linda Mensch, left, in front of the Garfield Park Conservatory, CDOT installed a raised crosswalk to help prevent future deaths. The City is currently considering cutting Safe Streets funding by 70%. Here what we can do about that.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/12/…
Want to see a Dutch traffic engineer's brain break? Send them this:
Logan Square’s new two-way traffic pattern is live!
Here’s how to navigate the updated routes around the Square. ⤵️
#LoganSquare #ChicagoTraffic #TrafficUpdate #ChicagoDrivers
Ah! And the rubber bump to delineate the bike lane here at the intersection! Would be a HUGE and cheap improvement on the roads that currently only have paint. @ChicagoDOT
Why doesn't CDOT do this? So many good, painted bump outs that could be better (and safer!) with some plants/rocks.
Looks like @NYC_DOT has just added some round, concrete “ring dings” & planters to the new 1/2 dozen blocks of Woodside Avenue in Queens. Looks finished.
#Daylighting installed on most blocks. Well…Interesting. @StreetsblogNYC @OpenPlans @TransAlt
Matt McCabe retweeted
Another record year in motion! Chicagoans have already taken more than 11 million Divvy and Lime rides in 2025, surpassing last year’s total by October 16th.
ALT Bike corral full of Divvy ebikes
ALT New Divvy station between bike lane and travel lane outside City Hall
ALT Scooter corral full of Lime scooters
ALT New Divvy station full of devices outside Wrigely Field
Matt McCabe retweeted
Canadians fought for walkable streets.
Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, June 22, 1955: After a driver injured a 7-year-old boy, about 40 women blocked the intersection of Clanranald and Van Horne avenues, demanding safer conditions for walking and letting no motorists through. ...
Any other relevant reportable context? What % is that of those who were driving by these locations? How many were non-repeaters after that first ticket? How do parents who try to cross the street near these cameras feel now that they're active?
One day. One new speed camera. $60,000.
Chicago's new speed cams are raking it in, early data shows. They captured $1.7M in three weeks in June, now the most-ticketed month in three years, as aldermen tout their safety impact. With @william2tong:
chicagotribune.com/2025/09/0…
In the absence of sensible national safety regulations: vehicle height and vehicle weight tax now. More damage to roads, less safe for community as a whole - tax accordingly.
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children. With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers to act.” Via @carltonreid in @Forbes.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
forbes.com/sites/carltonreid…
Any other relevant reportable context? What % is that of those who were driving by these locations? How many were non-repeaters after that first ticket? How do parents who try to cross the street near these cameras feel now that they're active?
This is great! Is 4300 the norm? Anyone have context?
Matt McCabe retweeted
Chicago’s Divvy bikeshare shattered records in August:
🥇Highest month in program history: 995K rides
🥇Highest month for e-bikes: 500K+ rides
🥇Highest month for scooters: 200K+ rides
The City's efforts to make Divvy more affordable & accessible are paying off!
Matt McCabe retweeted
We're a city designed for people. 🫶
Matt McCabe retweeted
BREAKING: Chicago Board of education has APPROVED CPS budget -- 12 Yes, 7 NO, 1 abstain. Two members who had planned to vote 'No' flipped, one abstained.
Matt McCabe retweeted
BREAKING: Chicago's school board PASSED the district's $10.2 billion budget on a 12-to-7 vote.
That budget does NOT include high-cost borrowing & will only make a controversial pension payment to the city if the district gets unexpected revenue.