Thinking about walkability and how safety from harassment is a key part of that.

Been chatting with a friend about which streets are safer to walk down to avoid being harassed by drunken men. It’s def needed but sometimes the negotiation to feel safe is def wild. Steps women need to take tho.

How does violence against women fit into walkability studies? Does it?

Also can we talk about how desolate viaducts are the only viable ways to walk east or west from little village to Pilsen (vice versa) from 26th to Ogden? Probably the case in connectivity to other nhoods. #walkability

One last point for now but one I struggle with. How viaducts are pretty much makeshift homes for residents experiencing homelessness. How do we talk about it feeling disconcerting walking alone through the only viable safe street for you which doubles as someone’s home? (1)

On the southwest side, viaducts house a lot of people. And they’re also sometimes the only passageway to essential places. Walking by alone triggers a lot of feels, particularly if a woman (which is the experience I can best speak to).