Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Department of Transportation Comm. Gia Biagi, Ald. Pat Dowell (3) and other city officials cut the ribbon on the new Motor Row Streetscape project along Michigan Avenue Wednesday. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city transportation officials on Wednesday used the unveiling of streetscape improvements meant to bolster pedestrian and driver safety on the Near South Side and tout the city’s larger strategy of widening sidewalks, cutting vehicle lanes and improving crosswalks to promote safer streets and reduce traffic crashes.