rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/fund-plow-the-sidewalks?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-fund-plow-the-sidewalks' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Better Streets Chicago https://actionnetwork.org/groups/better-streets-chicago https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/361/845/normal/fund_pts.png 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 program for municipal sidewalk snow and ice removal. This was a profound step forward in the #PlowTheSidewalks campaign, providing a clear roadmap and outline for the City to begin the steps of implementing a pilot. Unfortunately, since then the City has missed key deadlines for implementation, and has failed to provide the necessary funding in the Chicago Department of Transportation's budget to move forward. While the City faces significant challenges, eliminating this pilot program does not meaningfully address those challenges. What it does accomplish is continued neglect of the needs of people with disabilities, seniors, parents with children, and beyond to participate in society when it snows. A budget is a moral document, and by continuing to delay implementation the City is sending a message that it sees the status quo as acceptable. Join me in sending an email to your leaders letting them know it's not acceptable, and urge them to fund the Plow the Sidewalks Pilot Program. https://betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act