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Permalink Reply by Yvonne Zipter on January 28, 2014 at 12:22pm

I have indeed signed the petition and encouraged others to do so, on Facebook and personally, but I think it's also important to WRITE LETTERS--to the new CDOT Commissioner, Rebekah Scheinfeld; to the editor of the local Nadig paper; to the presidents of the Jeff Park and Gladstone Park Chambers of Commerce; and to Alderman John Arena, so that when the anti-bike bigots attack, he can have letters in hand to show support for the project.

The petition is important, in terms of showing sheer numbers of supporters for the plan, but letters make it clear WHY people support the plan in more detail than the comment section on the petition allows. So that's why I'm encouraging folks to write letter if they can, too. I wrote a single letter and cc'ed all of the above in on an email message. Here are their email addresses:

Rebekah.Scheinfeld@cityofchicago.org,
 news@nadignewspapers.com,
 info@jeffersonpark.net,
 execdir@gladstoneparkchamber.com,
 john@arenafor45.com

Thanks, Bob, for spearheading the petition! 

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on February 2, 2014 at 6:23am

Yvonne has the right idea - it's sometimes more effective when an actual piece of paper, printed, gets into the hands of the alderman and the ward.

Send a letter:

Alderman John Arena

4754 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630

or

121 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602

Send a fax:

FAX: (773) 685-4527

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on March 30, 2014 at 2:23am

More reasons to get behind the road diet on Milwaukee Avenue, north of Lawrence in the 45th Ward:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/26525259-418/pedestrian-hurt-in-...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-female-pedest...