Northwest Neighborhood Alliance

@nwnachicago.org

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We are a grassroots group advocating for housing, transit, and safe streets in northwest Chicago! Representing West Town, Logan Square, and Humboldt Park linktr.ee/nwnachicago

A parking-protected bike lane, where the bike lane is placed between parked cars and the sidewalk, rather than adjacent to fast-moving car traffic.
Grand Ave is unsafe. Studies show that the majority of drivers speed - many in excess of 70mph. Crossings are poorly marked and wide, putting pedestrians at risk of being hit. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The city has proposed to install safety features to protect pedestrians and cyclists, make boarding easier for bus riders, and slow drivers down. Your leaders need to hear from you. Sending an email takes 60 seconds. Use our tools to urge them to support making Grand Ave safer! Take acyion: betterstreetschicago.org/safe-streets/grand
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Flyer for our weekly Safer Grand Avenue rally at the southeast corner of Grand and Ogden, on Mondays from 4-6pm.
Safer Grand Avenue rally flyer, wirh a big red “rescheduled” warning pasted over it.
Flyer with examples of protected bike lanes, bus boarding islands, and pedestrian refuge islands. Text: Business owners and out-of-towners want Grand Avenue to stay dangerous. They’re protesting at the intersection of Grand and Ogden every Monday from 4-6pm. Join our counter-protest! Bring signs, friends, and a positive attitude!
On behalf of the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance, we strongly support the housing development in the 32nd Ward at 1704 N Milwaukee Avenue as currently proposed, with 12 residential parking spaces, ground floor retail, and 60 residential units. Furthermore, we are glad to see that 20% of the units will be designated as affordable, and we believe that the additional apartments will help to provide downward pressure on rents for the whole neighborhood.
Raise your voice for a safer Grand Avenue! Show your support for the upcoming street safety improvements on Grand Avenue. Business owners and out-of-towners want Grand Avenue to stay dangerous. They're protesting at the intersection of Grand and Ogden every monday from 4-6pm. Join our counter-protest and show that you support safe streets for kids, families, and seniors! Bring signs, friends, and a positive attitude. We know that Grand is unsafe. Let's fix it!
Alderman Gilbert Villegas and the Chicago Department of Planning & Development invite you to a community meeting to be informed about the development proposals for the city-owned lot located at 2341 W Erie Street. The two finalists will present their development proposals and be available to answer questions. After the presentations, neighbors will be asked to provide their feedback on each proposal. The meeting is on Thursday, April 9th, at 6pm, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center at 2247 W Chicago Avenue. For additional information, contact Economic Development Liaison Raymond Valadez.
HumboldtTown Safe Streets Tour Join us for a slow-roll bicycle ride through the upcoming safe streets improvements on Humboldt Drive and Grand Avenue! Sunday, April 12th Meet at 11AM | Ride at 11:30AM Neet at The Center Of Order And Experimentation (1727 W Grand Avenue) Presented by your neighbors at the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance and Chicago Bike Grid Now
Iconic “get in loser” shot from hit 2000s movie Mean Girls
Flooded bike lane on Augusta
Augusta protected bike lane, westbound, partially flooded
Flooded bike lanes? Tell us where at bit.ly/bikelaneflooding
Come meet your neighbors! We’re having our March social tomorrow at Wolf & Company (1752 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647). Drop in between 6-8pm and tell us what you would like to see in your neighborhood! We meet on the last Thursday of every month. You don’t have to stay the whole time.All are welcome.
HumboldtTown Safe Streets Tour - Join us for a slow-roll bicycle ride through the upcoming safe streets improvements on Humboldt Drive and Grand Avenue! Sunday, April 12th. Meet at 11AM, roll at 11:30AM. Start at The Center of Order and Experimentation (1727 W Grand Avenue). Presented by your neighbors at BikeGridNow and the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance
Facebook post from EVA: 1st Ward Alderman Daniel La Spata will discuss B3 zoning, the Chicago Avenue tavern moratorium and your concerns at Monday’s East Village Association membership meeting. Meet your alder and your neighbors at 7 p.m. February 23rd at Hiro Bar & Izakaya, 1600 W. Chicago Avenue.
Housing alert! Support these two housing developments near Milwaukee Avenue, one of the most vibrant and pedestrian-friendly corridors in Chicago. The first is at 1801 N Winnebago, currently a parking lot, which could become 30 residential units. The second is at 1820 N Winnebago, currently a vacant lot, which could also become 30 residential units. Both are minutes away from the blue line, the Bloomingdale Trail, and both the 56 and 49 buses.
Zoom meeting invite from "Save Grand Avenue", a pro-car group of suburban business owners. The zoom meeting ID is 835-811-9218. The invite requests people to RSVP by emailing grandavechicago@gmail.com. The meeting is on February 17th at 6pm for all 1st ward residents.
Updated flyer for the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance’s January social get-together. New location is The Beetle Bar and Grill, and new time is 5pm to 6pm on Thursday, January 29th. After the meeting, we’ll be walking over to the housing meeting as a group.
Meeting for a four-story housing development at 2652 w chicago ave on Thursday, January 29th, at 6pm, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center.
Invitation for the Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Association’s 2025 holiday party, taking place at 6:30pm on Thursday, December 11th, at 6:30pm. UVNA has been dormant for over a year, and the past board members are attempting to restart it.
A flyer describing Grand Avenue business owner’s alternative plan to cancel the street redesign and just add a painted bus lane from Ashland to Wells. It has a photo of a bus, some trivia about the Grand Avenue corridor, and the contact info of two co-chairs of the Grand Avenue Committee, Doug Van Tress and Mickey Olguin-Rivera
Invitation to the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance holiday party at Easy Does It on December 4th at 7pm to 9pm
Current lot: an advance auto parts
Snippet from Alderman La Spata’s newsletter indicating that the 2240 N Milwaukee development receives the 1st ward office’s approval
Meeting notice for an anti-bike-lane rally
Map of the location of the proposed 2240 N Milwaukee development
Image of people walking and biking on temporarily pedestrianized N Milwaukee Avenue during the "Meet Me On Milwaukee" event