Join Better Streets Chicago Action Fund, Black JoyRide, Streets Calling, and Chicago, Bike Grid Now! on Saturday, March 16th and Roll to the Polls for Bring Chicago Home! Meet us at Women’s Park and Gardens and learn about why we’re voting ‘Yes’ on Ballot Question 1 – and then roll with us to early vote together!

We’ll gather at Women’s Park and Gardens at 1801 S Indiana starting at 11:30am for a safety talk and program at 12pm, and then we’ll roll off for a 3.5 mile ride together at 12:30. Feel free to bike, scoot, skate, or roll however you’d like!

Not registered to vote or unsure? You can register at the polling site! Bring 2 forms of ID (1 with your current mailing address) and you’re good! You can learn more about what to bring at: https://chicagoelections.gov/voting/register-votechange-namechange-address

(note: an ID is not required to vote if you are already registered)

Already voted? Roll with us and show your support for Bring Chicago Home!

What is Bring Chicago Home?

With over 68,000 people homeless in Chicago, the Bring Chicago Home coalition aims to create a dedicated revenue stream for the city to address homelessness by funding more permanent housing and supportive services. The proposal would be funded by changing the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT), a one-time tax on properties when they are sold, to a progressive structure. So properties sold for under a $1 million–roughly 96% of real estate sales in Chicago–would receive a tax cut, while properties sold for over $1 million would see a slight increase to the transfer tax. In order to enact this policy, Chicago voters need to VOTE YES on the referendum that will be on the March 19 primary ballot.