Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CDOT

San Francisco's Embarcadero was formerly occupied by a double-decker highway, but converted to a boulevard after the highway was damaged by an earthquake. Author Michael Podgers argues that this example suggests eight-lane DuSable Drive could be converted to a surface boulevard with four travel lanes with no negative effects on mobility.

Bus lanes aren’t enough: We must transform DuSable Drive into a multimodal boulevard

By Michael Podgers | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

We need to reclaim our lakefront and turn it into the truly spectacular green space we deserve. We need to remove the highway through our parks.

The Museum of Science and Industry. There's no need for the lakefront museums to get their backs up about the DuSable Drive name change. Photo: John Greenfield

Lakefront museums are freaked out about DuSable Drive – here’s why they shouldn’t be

By John Greenfield | Jun 22, 2021 | No Comments

City emails revealed that the Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, and Museum of Science and Industry are worried about the name change. In reality it should be no big deal.

CDOT: Divvy’s e-bikes are going back to a 20 MPH speed cap

By John Greenfield | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

Ever since Divvy bike-share's pedal-assist electric bikes debuted in summer 2020, there's been all kinds of confusion about how fast they go.

Eastbound cycling is already common on Dickens, a one-way westbound street. The contraflow bike lane will make it safe and legal. Photo: CDOT

Victory! After years of NIMBY opposition, the Dickens Greenway is finally approved

By John Greenfield | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

After more than two years of relentless Not In My Back Yard pushback to the Dickens Greenway proposal, Alderman Michele Smith has finally signed off on the project.

Kevin Clark with "School of Rock" costar Jack Black.

LaSpata calls for fixing the Kevin Clark crash site: “I could be in the position Kevin was”

By John Greenfield | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

LaSpata says he's holding local agencies accountable for fixing the intersection. "Every time a cyclist dies in Chicago we're told that in some sense it was their fault, and I'm really tired of it."

The Grace Slow Street. Photo: Imelda March

The Active Transportation Alliance assesses CDOT’s 2020 Slow Streets program

By Courtney Cobbs | May 27, 2021 | No Comments

ATA provides its assessment of the 2020 Slow Streets program, which made room for safe, socially-distanced walking and biking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A previous CDOT "Learn to Ride" class. Photo: CDOT

CDOT is expanding its “Learn to Ride” bike classes for adults this summer

By Courtney Cobbs | May 12, 2021 | No Comments

The Chicago Department of Transportation will be hosting their regular "Learn to Ride" classes along with an advanced level course and a class designed to increase confidence in heavy traffic.

Locations where CDOT has indicated it will be striping bikeways (brown) and installing bike lanes with bollards (green) this year. Image: Paul Esling

Here’s a sneak preview of where CDOT may be installing bikeways this year

By John Greenfield | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

CDOT hasn't confirmed the locations yet, but CNT's Paul Esling has mapped out were the ChiStreetWork data portal indicates new bikeways are coming in this year.

The intersection of Diversey and Albany, looking north, as it appeared in May 2019. The crosswalks have reportedly faded since then. Image: Google Maps

Logan dragging case highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe

By John Greenfield | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments

This horrifying incident has laid bare how the Illinois Department of Transportation having final say on changes to many Chicago streets makes our city more dangerous.

An accessible pedestrian signal at Roscoe and Inner Lake Shore Drive. Photo: John Greenfield

DOJ lights a fire under Chicago officials to speed up accessible pedestrian signal installation

By John Greenfield | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

On Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice moved to intervene in a private disability discrimination suit against the city.

A bus shelter ad promoting the community input process for the study. Photo: Courtney Cobbs

City seeks to make northern stretch of Western Avenue more people-friendly

By Courtney Cobbs | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

The City of Chicago is looking to redesign Western Avenue and seeks to gather community input on what residents, business owners, and stakeholders would like to see.

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