Denise Avant uses a crosswalk with a voice command at the corner of Roscoe Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood on April 15, 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit against the city that alleges it doesn’t provide enough of these accessible pedestrian signals. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Lightfoot pledged to add audio signals at street crossings for blind pedestrians. Two years later, changes have come to only 7 sites.
