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Aug 31, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Took a family bike ride down to the @artinstitutechi today. Between here and there there are some amazing bike lanes and some ... not-so-amazing roads for bikes.

Some of the worst are in Lincoln Park, where @AldermanSmith43 took down a #SlowStreet without a replacement. 1/
I've been complaining and will continue to complain.

But I'll also be productive. .@AldermanSmith43, I'd love to invite you to take a bike ride through your ward with me and my family. We can go from my apartment to the zoo on Armitage, our supposed bike-friendly street. 2/
Or we can ride down to Payton, where my daughter's starting school this year. Or we can go anywhere else you want.

But it may help your sense of urgency to get a feel for what it is like to bike through your ward. And honestly, sincerely, we'd love to help you see it. 3/
As a side note, @AldermanSmith43, we all bike with masks. We're happy to keep 6 feet apart. And we're not going to take you on strange, excessively-dangerous roads, just the ones that are allegedly bike-friendly.

And as a second note, our ride won't illustrate all 4/
of the problems families who want to bike face. My kids are a little older and a little more experienced at reading the street and reading cars. It would be really eye-opening to bike with a family whose kids are preschool-aged.

Still, it will be at least a perspective. 5/
So again, @AldermanSmith43, we'd love to go on a ride with you through your ward. We're available mostly at your convenience (though, with CPS starting next week, on a weekday we'd have to do it in the afternoon).

See you soon? 6/6

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