To test what I call the Chris K. theory of pothole politics, I’ve taken to the streets, riding my bike up Ravenswood Avenue through Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s very own 47th Ward.
I suppose our streets aren’t as bad as some unpaved country roads in an impoverished third world county.
“I love Scott for his independence,” Chris said. “But I guess we pay for it.”
It’s time to set this straight. The truth is that the suck-ups aren’t able to keep their streets in any better shape than the independents.
As you head north you’ll cross into the ward of Alderman Patrick O’Connor. You’d figure that the mayor’s freaking floor leader would have the clout to get his streets paved. But man—O’Connor’s stretch of Ravenswood is even more pockmarked than Pawar’s. Especially after it turns into Ridge.
Let’s have a show of hands to see if anyone out there believes that.
