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FOIAed letter shows Ald. Hopkins asked CDOT to scrape out dashed bike lanes from Dearborn in posh Gold Coast

The alder says constituents in this affluent neighborhood feel the new street layout is "very problematic and unsafe", but the same configuration has worked fine in other communities.

July 13, 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

40th Ward Development Town Hall heralds many promising Far North Side sustainable transportation projects

Ald. Andre Vasquez and his staff discussed upcoming pedestrian improvements, plazas, and bikeways, plus the new Peterson/Ridge Metra station.

June 10, 2024

Ald. William Hall (6th): The best way to reduce car dependency is make neighborhoods more walkable, profitable, and appealing

"If you want to see less car use, then make the proposition that it wouldn’t make sense to leave my neighborhood."

October 3, 2023

The Far SW Side’s 19th Ward has almost no bike lanes, but it’s getting several more pedestrian islands

While the the district is getting almost no bike lanes as part of the Chicago cycling Strategy, this month it got some new pedestrian infrastructure.

September 22, 2023

Why doesn’t the 111th Street streetscape improvement project include bike improvements?

The two-lane street across the Mt. Greenwood community is designated as a "Bicycle-friendly route" by Google Maps, but the new project doesn't include any bike upgrades.

Thanks for the Damen bike lane CDOT, but umm…

Moving the southbound painted bike lane on Damen between Elston and Fullerton east of the lane for west-turning car drivers would make conditions safer for all road users.

June 17, 2023