Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CDOT

Dockless bikes in Washington, D.C. Photo: John Greenfield

Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Will Launch in Chicago on Tuesday, May 1

By John Greenfield | Apr 26, 2018 | 9 Comments

The coverage area will only include neighborhoods south of 79th street, mostly outside of the Divvy zone, and by July 1 all bikes must have built-in locks for securing them to fixed objects.

Oboi Reed speaks at the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council Meeting. Photo: John Greenfield

Oboi Reed Delivered a Manifesto Against CPD’s Racially Biased Bike Ticketing at City Hall

By John Greenfield | Mar 7, 2018 | 6 Comments

A police representative claims that the citations aren't just an excuse for stop-and-frisk.

Your taxpayer dollars at work. The city plans to spend some $100 million to widen Lake Shore Drive near the Obama Center. Image: CDOT

Obama Center Transportation Plan Will Cost $175 Million, Mostly for Road Widening

By John Greenfield | Feb 23, 2018 | 13 Comments

Conservatively, $125 million of that money will be used to add lanes to Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island. Think how far that money could go towards improvoing transit access to the center instead.

Created by PORT Urbanism for Active Transportation Alliance.

Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection

By Steven Vance | Feb 22, 2018 | 16 Comments

Active Trans, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and PORT Urbanism are teaming up to come up with ideas to make this key east-west bike and pedestrian route safer.

Rendering of the Obama campus. Image: Obama Foundation

We Need Better Obama Center Transit Access, Not Wider Roads

By John Greenfield | Feb 1, 2018 | 7 Comments

It's great that the design calls for pedestrianizing Cornell Drive, but the city plans to create more capacity than ever, which will only encourage more driving.

Rendering of the 41st Street bike/ped bridge over Lake Shore Drive, which will be built this year. Image: CDOT

New Year, New Infrastructure: What’s on Deck for 2018

By John Greenfield | Jan 2, 2018 | 10 Comments

Here are some walking, biking, and transit projects we can look forward to.

Various types of bike-share currently available in Washington D.C. Not shown: Jump. Photo: David Alpert, Greater, Greater Washington

Released Emails Reveal CDOT’s Thoughts on Pros and Cons of Dockless Bike-Share

By John Greenfield | Dec 9, 2017 | 19 Comments

The correspondence, which Streetsblog Chicago acquired via a Freedom of Information Act request, includes discussion of DoBi chaos in China and shady dealings by operators in the U.S.

The time it takes for everyone to get on the bus can sometimes take up 20 percent of the bus's travel time. Photo: Anne Evans

Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide

By Steven Vance | Nov 17, 2017 | 16 Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.

Narrow platforms on the State/Lake. Photo: Stephanie Barto

State/Lake ‘L’ Station Will Become Wheelchair-Friendly

By Steven Vance | Oct 12, 2017 | 8 Comments

Elevators that will create an accessible transfer to the Lake Street Red Line subway station, located directly below.

Workers complete Phase I of the flyover, between Ohio Street and the Ogden Slip. Photo: John Greenfield

Official: Reilly Jumped the Gun on Navy Pier Flyover Work

By John Greenfield | Oct 10, 2017 | 10 Comments

A recent announcement by downtown alderman Brendan Reilly that the second phase of Navy Pier Flyover construction was about to begin was premature, according to a city official. In an email to residents on Friday, Reilly stated that Phase II of the $60 million bike/ped bridge, the section between the Ogden Slip and the Chicago […]

A recycling truck in an alley near Randolph and Michigan last week. Photo: John Greenfield

2017 Has Been a Deadly Year for Pedestrians, With 27 Fatalities So Far

By John Greenfield | Aug 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

This year Chicago had seen 27 pedestrian fatalities as of July 31 -- a 30 percent increase over the recent average for this time of year.

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