City to replace Northwest Side resident-built benches as advocates say more are on the way
Chicago officials are removing unauthorized resident-built benches at bus stops and replacing them with city-approved seating.
A pair of yellow and blue colored benches built by a local group to place at bus stops without pedestrian seating will be taken down by the city this week — and replaced with ones up to municipal code.The two benches — at Damen Avenue and Thomas Street, as well as Division Street and Oakley Boulevard — were placed without seeking permission from the city, said Sam Kovnar, 25, founder of the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance.But they were enough to get the attention of the 1st Ward office, which…
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