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2 months after I suggested CDOT simplify their bike map, I mapped 2023 projects myself. 1 week later CDOT released a simplified map.

Streetsblog created a version of the CDOT bikeway map that only shows bikeways that were constructed in 2023, with an easier-to-understand color scheme.

November 20, 2023

Frightful! After Dearborn bridge protected bike lane reopened, CDOT removed Wacker, Clark PBLs without warning on Halloween

"It takes forever to get the city to even repaint a bike lane or repair a flexi-post, but they can remove the posts and markings almost overnight," a reader noted.

November 18, 2023

Safety upgrades have been made to Winona/Broadway intersection after a driver fatally struck Soyfa Athamanah, 69, there in July

Hopefully her family will take comfort in knowing that her case spurred changes that could save lives in the future.

November 17, 2023

A look at WGN’s new report, in which uninformed people claim the Augusta protected lanes are dangerous

What was the point of including interviews with critics of the PBLs who didn't really know what they were talking about?

November 16, 2023

Getting charged up about the future of electric vehicles in Chicago

CDOT held its first of three public outreach meeting to devise a future plan for electric vehicles, services, and charging infrastructure.

November 14, 2023