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Meet Bike/Ped Planning Rock Star Mia Birk at a Streetsblog / Alta Happy Hour
Please note that the location has changed.
June 13, 2014
Active Trans: At Least 125,000 Bike Trips In Chicago Every Day
A new study [PDF] commissioned by the Active Transportation Alliance put forth a "conservative" estimate that Chicagoans make nearly 125,000 bicycle trips each day for transportation, in addition to purely recreational trips. Almost 91,000, or 73 percent, of the trips are utilitarian – for shopping, errands, church, and doctor appointments.
June 11, 2014
IDOT Exec on Bike Planning: “We’re Trying to Move Away From Old Cultures”
At a public meeting about the first state bike plan last night, staff from the Illinois Department of Transportation said the agency is trying to change its culture, and that starts with separating the bicycle component from its Long Range Transportation Plan into its own planning process. With about 70 participants in the crowd at an auditorium in the Thompson Center, IDOT and its consultant, Alta Planning + Design, explained how the bike plan will be developed, led two public input exercises, and fielded questions.
July 10, 2013