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CDOT: Direct State/Lake – Red transfer was “impossible,” but wheelchair access will improve
The project includes two new elevators that will make the wheelchair transfer more convenient than it otherwise would be.
July 8, 2021
Bus lanes aren’t enough: We must transform DuSable Drive into a multimodal boulevard
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.
July 7, 2021
Lakefront museums are freaked out about DuSable Drive – here’s why they shouldn’t be
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.
June 22, 2021
CDOT: Divvy’s e-bikes are going back to a 20 MPH speed cap
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.
June 11, 2021
Victory! After years of NIMBY opposition, the Dickens Greenway is finally approved
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.
June 11, 2021
LaSpata calls for fixing the Kevin Clark crash site: “I could be in the position Kevin was”
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."
June 7, 2021
The Active Transportation Alliance assesses CDOT’s 2020 Slow Streets program
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.
May 27, 2021
CDOT is expanding its “Learn to Ride” bike classes for adults this summer
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.
May 12, 2021
Here’s a sneak preview of where CDOT may be installing bikeways this year
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.
April 28, 2021
Logan pedestrian fatality highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe
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.
April 13, 2021
