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CPD and CDOT records indicate that drivers fatally struck at least 28 pedestrians and 5 bike riders on Chicago streets in 2024
This post includes summaries of all the 2024 pedestrian and bike fatality cases on surface streets within the City of Chicago that Streetsblog has not previously covered.
CDOT: Chicago set a record in 2024 with 10M+ bike- and scooter-share rides. Actually, make that 11M+!
When it comes to protected bike lanes near the Diversey Rock ‘N’ Bowl, has CDOT thrown a gutter ball?
Why did the department rip out the curb protection from the Logan Boulevard bike lanes next to the bowling alley, and will the heralded Diversey PBLs ever be installed?
At budget hearing, CDOT chief Tom Carney discussed 2024 wins, 2025 projects and challenges
Discussion of lowering the speed limit, CDOT’s new crash report, and Project Sidewalk research at ATA’s Advocacy Connect talk
Inside Publications NIMBY newspapers strike back, with another screed against the Granville Avenue Traffic Safety project
Backstage at the Dickensian drama: What CDOT’s FOIA response did and didn’t tell us about the planning for the plaza removal
Plus the mainstream media breaks its silence on the Dickens plaza removal issue, with a good article and a great letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune
Huge turnout for Granville Avenue Traffic Safety project meeting to hear CDOT’s proposal to change the road from a “cut-through” to a safer street
The department proposes adding traffic calming infrastructure, one-way segments, and contraflow bike lanes on the nearly three-mile, two-way side street, where speeding and crashes are common.
The big picture: Rony Islam from Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and Lincoln Parker Molly Fleck discuss the citywide impact of Dickens plaza removal
Active Transportation Alliance Advocacy Manager Alex Perez also provided a statement.
Some 150 bike riders, thousands of letters protest plans to give Dickens plaza back to motorists
The 43rd Ward confirmed that, to facilitate driving, the City intends to remove the plaza that was installed only about nine months ago. Advocates say that would set a terrible precedent.
