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One Howard Street project kicks off Saturday. Here’s how to improve the corridor.
The goals of the project are somewhat undefined, but that's not necessarily a bad thing this early in the process.
April 20, 2023
Eyes on the street: Curb protection is bustin’ out all over
Chicago Department of Transportation crews are busy making good on CDOT's promise to upgrade all existing "protected" bike lanes with precast concrete curbs by the end of 2023.
April 19, 2023
Chicago Cycling Strategy lays out a vision for a connected, protected bikeway network
CDOT recently released a document entitled Chicago Cycling Strategy, outlining a long-term strategy to improve cycling safety in the city and build the best bike network in the country.
April 11, 2023
Let’s *go* Brandon! Will Johnson keep his big transportation campaign promises?
Johnson's campaign was all about promising fresh approaches to Chicago's problems, so here's hoping he applies that philosophy to traffic safety and mobility challenges as well.
April 6, 2023
The bike lane haters in the Sun-Times aren’t completely wrong
It's a case of someone being so wrong, they're right. It's true that bicycle riders shouldn't be sharing the road with fast traffic –they should get protected bike lanes.
April 4, 2023
Remember this before you vote: A recap of our election coverage before Tuesday’s runoff
Tuesday is the Chicago municipal runoff election, so if you haven't already taken advantage of early voting, be sure to make a plan to get to your polling place on time.
April 3, 2023
Resumen de la reunión del Colaborativo de movilidad de Chicago en marzo
La primera reunión trimestral del Colaborativo de movilidad de Chicago del año se llevó a cabo la semana pasada el jueves 16 de marzo en el McKinley Park Fieldhouse.
April 1, 2023
Chicago Mobility Collaborative March meeting recap
The first quarterly Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting of the year was held this past week on Thursday March 16th at the McKinley Park Fieldhouse.
April 1, 2023
“Carmageddon” by Chicagoan Daniel Knowles discusses how our society became car-centric
His advice for people inspired by his book to try to fix this? “I think my advice would be ‘Be louder’, because you are quite numerous. There's more of you than you think.”
March 31, 2023
Renderings of Redefine the Drive an ambitious vision for improving public space
Drawings of potential changes were posted on the Redefine the Drive website, many which are various views of a dramatically transformed Oak Street beach and new green space.
March 31, 2023