Chicagoans can bike and walk along beaches and parks spanning nearly 30 miles because of planning, fighting and a belief that the lake is a resource that should be publicly accessible. The local conservation group Openlands is now calling for a new vision to strengthen the municipal laws that currently protect the lakefront. Reset gets more info from Emily Reusswig and Michael Davidson of Openlands and Reset sustainability contributor Karen Weigert.

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