If you want a good sense of how bad it is in the states here are two episodes of Freakomomics that do a job of exposing the issue.
“The Perfect Crime”: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-perfect-crime/ (From 2014)
Then a follow-up episode: “Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?”: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/ (from July 2023)
Save A Lot locations under the ownership of a company called Yellow Banana have opened on the South Side and the West Side. Save A Lot locations have closed unexpectedly, and Yellow Banana owners have acknowledged poor store conditions and expired foods. A location closed briefly in 2022 due to a rat infestation.
Not a day goes by I don’t appreciate being walking distance from a Pete’s.
Great context. Yeah it would almost be a non-issue if they scaled (personal taste aside)
Some of them were taking up like 60% of the screen, and that’s just not fun.
Damn this blew up! (I removed the comments with the really annoying/over-the-top emotes. )
Im not pretending to be an expert in city planning but lowering the default limit seems like a good place to start.
People still driving crazy? Advocate for a camera(both replies i got said it was the only way it’s enforced and I agree, and lets not bring a cop with a gun into every speeding violation), or for traffic calming devices(speed bumps, narrowing streets with bollards, etc) . If you make it harder to speed on side streets people are going to go back to the thoroughfares as it should be and enforcing those lower limits elsewhere becomes less of an issue.
I’m just spitballing.
Ive been thinking about the city speed limit since that report came out in June. 30 absolutely too high, it should really be 25 or even 20, especially on residential streets.
Chicago ranked 161st out of 163 big cities and scored a seven out of 100. Speed limits tanked the city’s bikeability. The report’s analysis considers streets with a 30 mph speed limit — a standard for most Chicago streets — or higher as unsafe for cycling.
“The person who wrote the People For Bikes report told Streetsblog last year that if Chicago had a 25 mph speed limit, we would shoot up to being the 15th best city in the U.S. in their rankings.”
The Federal Highway Administration has found that a car traveling 30 mph that hits a pedestrian has a 45% chance of killing or seriously injuring them, while at 20 mph, the likelihood of death drops to 5%
This wouldn’t be distracting at all 😻
I think she made the right call
Sad to see these guys are closing their doors. Apparently they never bounced back post COVID, too bad, I enjoyed most of their offerings that I’ve tried.
Maybe I should be drinking more beer, you know to save the local economy… 🤷
Big fan of the use of “fat-cat” here
Would you be interested in hosting these? We can make sure they’re pinned to the top.
Maybe we can start with monthly threads, I think conversation would admittedly be a little sparse on a weekly thread. I do think having a place to chat informally would be a great addition to the community though!
Has anyone here done this? Im interested but the price seems a little steep for what their offering. (Shout Out to !ChiBike@midwest.social)
The others said everything I would have. Ill add the bike lane on dearborn is a lot of fun for riding through downtown.
Be sure to checkout !chibike@midwest.social I have a decent list of resources in the side bar, including the offical bike maps and the popular Mellow Streets Map.
Happy riding!