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Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she doesn’t have plans to close streets to traffic and open them up for people to run and do their exercise there instead.
“That’s not in our immediate plans,” Lightfoot said at a news conference to praise people and businesses who support first responders.
Since Lightfoot closed down the city’s Lakefront Trail and adjacent parks, some green space enthusiasts and exercise aficionados have pushed for her to make streets available to pedestrians and cyclists so it can be easier for them to do so outdoors without being near one another.
Asked about that, Lightfoot said it’s not in the city’s plans but reiterated that she doesn’t have a problem with people being outside for their exercise.
“The issue is congregating,” Lightfoot said.
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