The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) must act NOW to design safe streets on Inner Lake Shore Drive and stop hundreds of preventable crashes, injuries, and deaths a year. Please sign and share this petition to help save lives on Inner Lake Shore Drive! actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...

Awful: SUV Driver, 26, ran red and critically injuring injuring woman crossing Inner LSD Thursday around 9 PM at Addison in Lakeview. Motorist was cited. Let's keep the victim in our thoughts.

It’s witness slip time! 🚨 Transit funding bill SB2111 has been assigned to committee and we need folks to file witness slips as PROPONENT immediately! The attached graphic provides guidance for submitting a slip. mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ

🌆 Join us for our October meetup! 📅 Oct 23rd | 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 Konbini & Kanpai, Wrigleyville (3443 N Sheffield) Meet fellow Lakeview neighbors who care about housing, transit, cycling, and sustainability.

A transit funding town hall will be held on Saturday Sept. 20 with City and State legislators: Senator Ram Villivalam, Ald. Clay, Ald. Hadden, Ald. Martin, Ald. Vasquez, Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth, Senator Feigenholtz, Senator Simmons, and Senator Guzman. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🍻 Social Mixer Alert! Join Lakeview Urbanists at Cody’s Public House 📍 1658 W Barry Ave 📅 Thurs, Sept 11 | 6:30–8:30pm Neighbors! Come for a drink and to see what we are doing when it comes to housing, cycling, transit, walk-ability, and sustainability in the Lakeview neighborhood.

🚴‍♀️🌳 Join us at the Post Bike The Drive Family Picnic hosted by Lakeview Urbanists! 📅 Sunday, August 31 🕚 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 📍 AIDS Garden Bring your family for a fun, casual day with food, drinks, and great conversations! 🌞

We’ve been out putting up posters around Lakeview for our Post-Bike the Drive Family Picnic 🗓️ Sunday, August 31 ⏰ 11:30AM–1:30PM 🌳 AIDS Garden Chicago Come by after Bike the Drive for good vibes, snacks, and a chance to meet your neighbors!

Happy International Dog Day from this Lakeview pup, riding shotgun on a Lyft bike adventure! #lakeviewurbanists #Internationaldogday #lyftbike

The upgrade to Oz Park Playground now features spacious bike racks designed to accommodate cargo bikes with ease. This should be the standard in every park. #OzPark #BikeFriendly #CargoBike #ParkUpgrade #SustainableTransport #UrbanCycling #BikeParking #CyclingCommunity #ChicagoParks #CargoBikeLife

Canvassing at Dine Out on Broadway was a blast, even with the storm rolling through. It’s always energizing to hear our neighbors’ ideas for making Lakeview more livable.

From dry canvassing to soaked cycling—community engagement isn’t always glamorous, but it’s always worth it🌟🚲 Thank you to everyone who showed up. #LakeviewUrbanists #DineOutOnBroadway #LakeviewChicago #NeighborhoodVibes #CommunityFirst #StreetsForPeople #SafeStreets #Urbanism #PeopleOverCars

It’s the final Dine Out on Broadway! The street comes alive starting tonight and all weekend long. Join us this Saturday from 5-7pm for snacks, drinks, and great conversations right on the street! #thelakeviewurbanists #lakeviewurbanists #dineoutonbroadway #walkable #walkablecity

Big thanks to Senator Sara Feigenholtz for championing and passing SB 1507 into law! 🎉 This new law directs the Urban Transportation Center at UIC to study ways to make DuSable Lake Shore Drive safer—using crash data, smart technology, and psychological deterrents—while protecting privacy.

We’re Lakeview Urbanists, a grassroots group turning ideas into action for walkability, reliable transit, sustainability, housing, green spaces, and safer bike infrastructure. Our mission: connect neighbors and make Lakeview more livable. Come be part of the change, follow us for upcoming events!