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SUMC’s Bike Chicago Evaluation Report highlights benefits of CDOT bicycle giveaway, need for safer streets

"With more people in the street, we'll create more advocates for better infrastructure," noted Equiticity's Jose Manuel Almanza.

August 14, 2024

CDOT is installing a lot more bikeways in 2024. Here’s an interactive map of the locations.

The Ward Wise civic tech group at Chi Hack Night put together the map, and graciously allowed Streetsblog to publish it.

June 14, 2024

Want to spread the word about healthy, sustainable, and fun transportation options? CDOT’s SAFE Ambassadors are hiring

The program, which launched in the early 2000s with a focus on bicycling, now covers a wide range of ways to get around Chicago safely.

April 1, 2024

At Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee hearing, CDOT reports that bike infra construction, encouragement is shifting into high gear

Bike and pedestrian program czar Dave Smith discussed the agency’s strategy for improving bikeways and encouraging more people to ride. 

January 11, 2024

Johnson appoints Interim Transportation Commissioner Tom Carney, the agency’s former “Master of Potholes,” as CDOT chief

If he helps carry out Johnson's stated goals for our transportation system, such as a lower speed limit and a citywide protected bike lane network, current skeptics may become fans.

May 22, 2019