November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
See an unplowed sidewalk today? We want to see it!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
See an unplowed sidewalk today? We want to see it!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
Prayers for folks who need to use the sidewalk tomorrow. Expect an influx of ER visits as folks try to shovel their way out. We need a city-wide #PlowtheSidewalks program.
@betterstreetschicago.org
@betterstreetschicago.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Prayers for folks who need to use the sidewalk tomorrow. Expect an influx of ER visits as folks try to shovel their way out. We need a city-wide #PlowtheSidewalks program.
@betterstreetschicago.org
@betterstreetschicago.org
If we had #PlowTheSidewalks, I wouldn't have to freeze my ass off shoveling our sidewalk at 6:30am before the school parents & kids trample everything into a frozen mess.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If we had #PlowTheSidewalks, I wouldn't have to freeze my ass off shoveling our sidewalk at 6:30am before the school parents & kids trample everything into a frozen mess.
It's time for all good citizens to pick up a snow shovel and clear space around their nearest bus stops because both municipalities and private landowners don't #PlowTheSidewalks. Indeed, they sometimes dump snow in bus stop areas. Query: Is municipal failure to clear bus stops an #ADA issue?
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's time for all good citizens to pick up a snow shovel and clear space around their nearest bus stops because both municipalities and private landowners don't #PlowTheSidewalks. Indeed, they sometimes dump snow in bus stop areas. Query: Is municipal failure to clear bus stops an #ADA issue?
This was my neighborhood today around 3pm. I estimate about a third of my neighbors didn’t shovel. We need #PlowtheSidewalks
I could make a dozen 311 reports, and those folks might get fined, but the sidewalks will still be icy and the end of the day.
@betterstreetschicago.org
I could make a dozen 311 reports, and those folks might get fined, but the sidewalks will still be icy and the end of the day.
@betterstreetschicago.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This was my neighborhood today around 3pm. I estimate about a third of my neighbors didn’t shovel. We need #PlowtheSidewalks
I could make a dozen 311 reports, and those folks might get fined, but the sidewalks will still be icy and the end of the day.
@betterstreetschicago.org
I could make a dozen 311 reports, and those folks might get fined, but the sidewalks will still be icy and the end of the day.
@betterstreetschicago.org
This is why they’re seriously discussing cutting the library budget.
This is why our schools are underfunded.
This is why we can’t #PlowTheSidewalks
Crime is down, way down, but the police are defunding our city.
There is no rational way to justify this. It must end.
This is why our schools are underfunded.
This is why we can’t #PlowTheSidewalks
Crime is down, way down, but the police are defunding our city.
There is no rational way to justify this. It must end.
The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show.
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of...
to.wttw.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is why they’re seriously discussing cutting the library budget.
This is why our schools are underfunded.
This is why we can’t #PlowTheSidewalks
Crime is down, way down, but the police are defunding our city.
There is no rational way to justify this. It must end.
This is why our schools are underfunded.
This is why we can’t #PlowTheSidewalks
Crime is down, way down, but the police are defunding our city.
There is no rational way to justify this. It must end.
October 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Today was a very difficult day.
Almost 5 years ago, the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign was born out of frustration from a problem that we were determined had a solution – and one that unites us all in the winter.
Almost 5 years ago, the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign was born out of frustration from a problem that we were determined had a solution – and one that unites us all in the winter.
October 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Today was a very difficult day.
Almost 5 years ago, the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign was born out of frustration from a problem that we were determined had a solution – and one that unites us all in the winter.
Almost 5 years ago, the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign was born out of frustration from a problem that we were determined had a solution – and one that unites us all in the winter.
The real tea is that there is nothing stopping Brandon Johnson from implementing #PlowTheSidewalks other than himself.
We did not need to pass an ordinance today for the city to be allowed to do it. We just needed to pass one for him to agree to do it.
We did not need to pass an ordinance today for the city to be allowed to do it. We just needed to pass one for him to agree to do it.
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The real tea is that there is nothing stopping Brandon Johnson from implementing #PlowTheSidewalks other than himself.
We did not need to pass an ordinance today for the city to be allowed to do it. We just needed to pass one for him to agree to do it.
We did not need to pass an ordinance today for the city to be allowed to do it. We just needed to pass one for him to agree to do it.
If you haven’t yet, please call and email your alderperson TODAY ahead of the 1pm joint committee meeting and let them know you want them to support #PlowTheSidewalks!
Email ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/act
Call ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/call
Email ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/act
Call ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/call
🚨Urgent Action Needed!🚨
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
October 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you haven’t yet, please call and email your alderperson TODAY ahead of the 1pm joint committee meeting and let them know you want them to support #PlowTheSidewalks!
Email ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/act
Call ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/call
Email ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/act
Call ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the/sidewalks/call
🚨Urgent Action Needed!🚨
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🚨Urgent Action Needed!🚨
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!
Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
A lot of folks who were going to attend that morning cannot at 1pm. Because most people can’t just rearrange their life on a dime.
If you are free tomorrow to help us defend #PlowTheSidewalks, please consider taking the time 🙏
If you are free tomorrow to help us defend #PlowTheSidewalks, please consider taking the time 🙏
Join us at City Hall to support #PlowTheSidewalks! · Better Streets Chicago
## On Friday, October 3rd, a joint committee of the Transportation and Pedestrian & Traffic Safety committees will vote whether to advance an ordinance that would tell the City to implement the #PlowT...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A lot of folks who were going to attend that morning cannot at 1pm. Because most people can’t just rearrange their life on a dime.
If you are free tomorrow to help us defend #PlowTheSidewalks, please consider taking the time 🙏
If you are free tomorrow to help us defend #PlowTheSidewalks, please consider taking the time 🙏
🚨 #PlowTheSidewalks Action Alert! 🚨
After MONTHS of political games, a hearing has finally been scheduled for Friday about the pilot program – and to vote whether to give it the green light.
We urgently need you to take action! ⬇️
After MONTHS of political games, a hearing has finally been scheduled for Friday about the pilot program – and to vote whether to give it the green light.
We urgently need you to take action! ⬇️
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
🚨 #PlowTheSidewalks Action Alert! 🚨
After MONTHS of political games, a hearing has finally been scheduled for Friday about the pilot program – and to vote whether to give it the green light.
We urgently need you to take action! ⬇️
After MONTHS of political games, a hearing has finally been scheduled for Friday about the pilot program – and to vote whether to give it the green light.
We urgently need you to take action! ⬇️
Love seeing my #PlowTheSidewalks design in the wild.
Take the L in Chicago and you may spot @nerd4cities.bsky.social
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
September 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Love seeing my #PlowTheSidewalks design in the wild.
Take the L in Chicago and you may spot @nerd4cities.bsky.social
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Take the L in Chicago and you may spot @nerd4cities.bsky.social
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
@michealpodgers.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @accessliving.bsky.social #PlowTheSidewalks
At Chicago city hall, hoping to make public comment on the budget and its lack of inclusion of #PlowTheSidewalks.
We’ll see how this goes.
We’ll see how this goes.
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM
At Chicago city hall, hoping to make public comment on the budget and its lack of inclusion of #PlowTheSidewalks.
We’ll see how this goes.
We’ll see how this goes.
If you haven't already, take a moment and contact your Alder today and let them know you want this program funded!
The City must follow through on its commitment and fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot – because a report is meaningless unless plows hit pavement.
The City must follow through on its commitment and fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot – because a report is meaningless unless plows hit pavement.
Urge your elected officials to fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot Program
In May, the City of Chicago released the 'Plow the Sidewalks Pilot Program Recommendations Report,' outlining a year's worth of work that advocates alongside the City to develop a feasible pilot progr...
betterstreetschicago.org
December 3, 2024 at 1:10 AM
If you haven't already, take a moment and contact your Alder today and let them know you want this program funded!
The City must follow through on its commitment and fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot – because a report is meaningless unless plows hit pavement.
The City must follow through on its commitment and fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot – because a report is meaningless unless plows hit pavement.
Brandon Johnson wants to walk away from the pilot of #PlowTheSidewalks
Enough is enough with these broken promises.
Send an email to your Alderperson and the Mayor's Office and demand they move forward with the plan as passed by council: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Enough is enough with these broken promises.
Send an email to your Alderperson and the Mayor's Office and demand they move forward with the plan as passed by council: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Urge your elected officials to fund the #PlowTheSidewalks Pilot Program
In May, the City of Chicago released the 'Plow the Sidewalks Pilot Program Recommendations Report,' outlining a year's worth of work that advocates alongside the City to develop a feasible pilot progr...
betterstreetschicago.org
November 28, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Brandon Johnson wants to walk away from the pilot of #PlowTheSidewalks
Enough is enough with these broken promises.
Send an email to your Alderperson and the Mayor's Office and demand they move forward with the plan as passed by council: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
Enough is enough with these broken promises.
Send an email to your Alderperson and the Mayor's Office and demand they move forward with the plan as passed by council: betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act
December 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I’m also very happy that in his first few months as alderman, Timmy Knudsen has already signed on in support of the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign! Snow has been sparse this year but you know that can’t last forever. ❄️
https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
November 13, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I’m also very happy that in his first few months as alderman, Timmy Knudsen has already signed on in support of the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign! Snow has been sparse this year but you know that can’t last forever. ❄️
https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks
We should #plowthesidewalks. But in the mean time, they aren’t even plowing the sidewalks they’re responsible for now.
January 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We should #plowthesidewalks. But in the mean time, they aren’t even plowing the sidewalks they’re responsible for now.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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No one is salting and shoveling UArts properties and that’s going to be a problem this winter.
December 24, 2024 at 4:30 PM