About me

I’m Steven Vance

• By day, reporter for Streetsblog Chicago

• By night, "transportation volunteer"

• All the time, appropriate transportation advocate

Brief Chicago history• Mayor Emanuel elected in May 2011

• Establishes transportation plan

• Hires Gabe Klein

• First protected bike lane opens June 2011

• Issues new plans, policies, design guidelines

• Gabe Klein replaced by Rebekah Scheinfeld

Other groups• 25th Ward

• Uptown/46th Ward

• Lincoln Park

• Logan Square

• 1st Ward

• Wicker Park-Bucktown Special Service Area

Paying for it

• Ward menu funds ($1.3 million annually)

• TIF (has been used to pay for Divvy)

• Special Service Areas

• State & federal grants