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Advocates call for start to Chicago’s bike lane ticketing program

Lisa Dent Show on WGN Radio AM 720 | July 15, 2024

Robert Shultz, an organizer at Active Transportation Alliance and Transportation Equity Network, along with Alex Perez join Lisa Dent to explain why the City of Chicago needs to start the Smart Streets pilot program that was passed by the Chicago City Council in 2023 as a way to protect bike riders. The ordinance was designed to mail tickets to drivers caught by city cameras blocking bike lanes and bus stops in the Downtown area.

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Latest CNT Press Release

September 5, 2023

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City planner and community leader Nina Idemudia looks to usher in a new era of innovation towards addressing sustainability and equity as the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s new CEO

For almost 50 years, CNT has been a national leader in finding innovative ways to make cities more sustainable, resilient and equitable for all who live there. The CNT board was delighted with Nina’s understanding of how built environments shape the lives of society’s most vulnerable populations as well as her commitment to creating sustainable and resilient urban environments for all. 

Idemudia is a Detroit-born urban planner with a passion for empowering people to be change agents through planning. Most recently, she served as the Chicago Recovery Plan Director for the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development. Her work has... Read the rest of this Press Release »