While I support doing what we can to save the environment, there are much more crucial issues to the
health of the city of Chicago than how many bike lanes we have.
Reducing the number of car lanes increases traffic congestion.
I think it’s great that some people can bike to work and not have to drive, or simply choose not to drive. Unfortunately, not everyone can make that decision.
Factors such as time, logistics, work hours and other responsibilities make driving necessary for most.
This is not a small suburb. This is a major, urban area, and we should expect cars to be on the road.
This city makes it seem like it is a sin to drive a car.
All that being said, I fully support those who choose to ride their bicycles whenever and wherever they can and follow the laws and rules to be safe in the streets on their bicycles.
Instead of a legacy of biking in the city, what about any of the following as a legacy: not going over budget on building projects the city does not need, fixing the pension crisis with funds that the city already has available, minimizing crime and increasing safety by fully staffing the police department and not by saying you are fixing the problem by taking officers’ days off away and mandating overtime, decreasing unemployment in the city or improving education by fully supporting neighborhood schools and teachers instead of looking at charter schools as the one-size fits all solution (hint: They’re not).
Being the mayor is certainly a challenging and time-consuming job. However, what are Chicago’s real needs and what is really being done to address them?
— Justin Nowak, Chicago
