Chicago’s First Pedestrian Critical Mass
According to a Mar. 21st Chicago Tribune article:
“For a few minutes
Saturday, the parents and girlfriend of Christopher Saathoff stood in
the normally busy intersection of Western Avenue and Division Street,
sharing hugs and shedding tears as police held traffic at bay. Joined
by about 60 marchers, they remembered Saathoff and Benjamin Dominguez
Vazquez, two men killed by alleged hit-and-run drivers in mid-February.“Though the two died in different places and on different days, their
friends and family united Saturday to remember them, and to call for
improved safety measures. ‘We do want to draw attention to the issue of
pedestrian safety, but we also want to memorialize the victims,’ said
Christy Prahl, chairman of Logan Square Walks, which organized the
first Pedestrian Critical Mass event…”
Logan Square Walks was created by CNT’s pedestrian advocacy program Walkers Win!
