House Warming - Reducing Congestion in the Loop

Reducing Congestion in the Loop

02/10/20 • 25 min

House Warming Podcast, Episode 004: Reducing Congestion in the Loop
with W. Robert Schultz III, from the Active Transportation Alliance

This episode is sponsored by Chicago Market. Chicago Market is a community-owned grocery co-op on a mission to rebuild the connection between food producers and consumers. Powered by its individual owners, each of whom own a stake in the store, the co-op will feature local, sustainable foods from producers right here in the Midwest. Learn more about Chicago Market at chicagomarket.coop.

In this episode, host Sarah Bury chats with W. Robert Schultz III from the Active Transportation Alliance, about ways the city of Chicago can reduce traffic congestion in the Loop, what cities worldwide are doing to create multi-modal transportation systems, how to make access to public transit and active transportation options more equitable, and why all of this is so important if Chicago is serious about reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

The Active Transportation Alliance is a non-profit advocacy organization that works to improve conditions for bicycling, walking, and public transit, and engage people in healthy and active ways to get around. Find them online at activetrans.org on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/activetrans/, and on Twitter and Instagram at https://twitter.com/activetrans and https://www.instagram.com/activetrans/.

If you’d like to support the Active Transportation Alliance’s work, please visit https://activetrans.org/about-us/get-involved.

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We’d like to thank our sound editor, Ilana Marder-Epstein, our research assistant, Amelia Diehl, and our graphic designer, Reagan Carey, for their help with this episode, and Chicago Market, for sponsoring our work.

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House Warming Podcast, Episode 004: Reducing Congestion in the Loop
with W. Robert Schultz III, from the Active Transportation Alliance

If you’d like to support the Active Transportation Alliance’s work, please visit https://activetrans.org/about-us/get-involved.

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There's Poop in the River!

House Warming Podcast, Episode 003: There’s Poop in the River!

A conversation about rainy days and combined sewer overflows with co-hosts Anni Metz & Sarah Bury

This episode is sponsored by Collective Resource Compost, a company working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting food scraps from landfills and hauling them to a commercial composting facility. Learn more about Chicago area pick-up services at collectiveresource.us.

Welcome, Sarah Bury, to the podcast! Sarah is acting as guest co-host while Abby takes a break, and we’re so happy to have her.

In today’s episode, Anni and Sarah talk about how Chicago’s sewer system function and explain combined sewer overflows, which can reduce the load on the city’s sewers on rainy days by releasing untreated sewage into the Chicago River. You’ll also learn about Friend’s of the Chicago River’s Overflow Action Days campaign, and what you can do to reduce overflows and flooding when it rains. Sign up for Overflow Action Day alerts here: https://www.chicagoriver.org/get-involved/take-action/overflow-action-days.

If you’d like to learn more about the work Friends of the Chicago River is doing, you can visit their website at https://www.chicagoriver.org/. You can also listen to this recent episode of The Climate Pod, recorded live in Chicago, to hear more about Friends of the Chicago River’s work.

Subscribe to House Warming on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you like the work we’re doing, you can support us on Patreon.

We’d like to thank our sound editor, Ilana Marder-Epstein, our research assistant, Amelia Diehl, and our graphic designer, Reagan Carey, for their help with this episode, and Collective Resource Compost, for sponsoring our work.

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Preserving Chicago's Tree Canopy

House Warming Podcast, Episode 005: Preserving Chicago’s Urban Tree Canopy
with Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Alderperson

In this episode, co-hosts Sarah Bury and Anni Metz talk with Andre Vasquez about the “Save the Trees” ordinance he introduced shortly after taking office last year, why it’s important to protect Chicago’s tree canopy, and the ins & outs (literally!) of water infrastructure.

Andre Vasquez is currently serving as Alderperson of the 40th Ward on Chicago’s North Side. The son of immigrants, father of two, and former rapper and utility company employee is invested in the fight for better schools, city services, and the right allocation of resources in Chicago’s city government. Find ward info online at 40thward.org, and follow along on social media at instagram.com/40thward, twitter.com/andrefor40th, or twitter.com/40thforward.
Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you like the work we’re doing, you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/housewarmingpod.

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