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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on March 25, 2015 at 10:08am

The way I see it, two related things are at play with the red-light cameras:

1) These camera contracts are the subject of more than a decade of Machine scandal, denial, and poor oversight, and Garcia is wanting to end suspicious city ties once and for all. Going back to a drawing board on how these can improve safety would not be a bad thing, IMO.  

2) The Tribune polled Chicagoans at the end of January about the cameras and 3 out of 4 residents wanted them completely abolished. That's a fairly strong message to any challenger. Rethinking and re-presenting some form of them is likely in the future, no matter who wins, but to just keep ramming these down our throats without measuring, overseeing responsibly, and sharing impact has been going on too long and the number of the cameras has increased tremendously under Emanuel. 

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Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on March 25, 2015 at 11:02am

Unless there's another poll I'm unaware of, your stats are incorrect. The January Tribune poll found that only 49% of Chicagoans wanted the cameras completely abolished. Another 25% wanted them reduced. 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/ct-chicago-red...

Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 25, 2015 at 10:28am

That is not his current stance. On march 5th Garcia promised to remove red light cameras on his first day in office.
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loc...

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on March 25, 2015 at 12:55pm

http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/City-Officials-to-Announc...

Duppie,

Article from March 9, 2015.

City officials announced the removal of 50 red light cameras from 25 intersections amid new reforms to the program Sunday afternoon.

The announcement comes after mayoral candidate Chuy Garcia promised last week to yank all of the red light cameras from intersections in the Chicago UNLESS studies showed they enhanced safety.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 25, 2015 at 4:16pm

That looks like classic flip-flopping to me :)

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on March 25, 2015 at 4:25pm

Then what do you call what the current mayor is doing by removing 50 red light cameras. Flip-Flop- Flip-Flop. :-)

Permalink Reply by Maurice on March 23, 2015 at 4:08pm

I'm with Jason. I've lived most my life on the South Side and didn't vote for Rahm the first time. I've talked to Chuy supporters and read his materials, but nothing has given me a reason to vote for him (as opposed to voting against Rahm). I understand why the teachers' union doesn't like Rahm, but that doesn't persuade me one way or another.

I'll probably vote early tomorrow, since I'll be out of town on election day.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on March 23, 2015 at 4:42pm

Maurice, what makes you want to vote for someone you chose not to vote for in the past, but you don't want to believe that there's a chance for change in the future?

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Permalink Reply by Maurice on March 24, 2015 at 6:53am

I voted for one of the candidates who didn't make it to the runoff.

 

In other words, I chose not to vote for Rahm OR Chuy in the past, and now I'm stuck with a binary choice.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on March 24, 2015 at 7:02am

You don't have to hold your nose when you vote. Believe that there is a chance for change.

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Permalink Reply by Maurice on March 24, 2015 at 7:18am

From earlier in this thread:

"I've talked to Chuy supporters and read his materials, but nothing has given me a reason to vote for him (as opposed to voting against Rahm)."

I guess that's not going to change before I vote.

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on March 25, 2015 at 4:23am

I haven't made a decision about either candidate. I feel like I'm holding out for more information and I feel they both have their pros and cons. I'm so happy Sarah posted this invitation to help the candidate on Chainlink because we do all care so deeply. I will say this... as I am reading the debate that's been going back and forth, I feel like we will not get an ideal candidate in either potential/current mayor with regards with bike advocacy. I think that's going to be the case 99% of the time. Which is why I support organizations like Active Trans, this is also why http://chi.streetsblog.org/ is so important, and why we, as cyclists need to work with our community by considering ourselves ambassadors and help others just getting started as cyclists. No matter how the election turns out, I imagine we will all still need to play an active role in the future of cycling in Chicago. So I'm going to ask all of you a question: How do you think we, as Chainlinkers, can make a difference in changing perception and making improvements? I love the idea of the campaign that humanizes cyclists. 

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