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Inaction after tragic crashes is unacceptable — Chicago needs a Rapid Response Team
Instead of making safety improvements months later, or not at all, Chicago should follow San Francisco's example by creating a Rapid Response Team
February 5, 2020
Main finding of Chicago’s dockless scooter pilot: “We need to do another pilot”
The study also found there were 192 reported scooter injuries in four months, and 34 percent of online survey respondents said they used the devices to go to or from transit.
January 29, 2020
It’s official: After City Council approval, Gia Biagi is now the new CDOT chief
Bia's responsibilities will include studying, and possibly implementing congestion pricing, and helping to speed up bus service.
January 15, 2020
Bus-sted: City says traffic aides will enforce Chicago Ave. and Western Ave. bus lanes
When it comes to speeding up bus service, bus lanes are basically only as good as their enforcement.
January 7, 2020
All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago
Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,
December 27, 2019
The Stone Free Bridge, the span that Ald. Berny Stone blocked, is finally built
Did alderman Berny Stone block the construction of the span due to concerns about safety or NIMBYism? Either way, the story is a cautionary tale about aldermanic prerogative.
December 23, 2019
311 is a joke? No, but some bike lane blockage reports are going unaddressed
According to Bike Lane Uprising, a site that documents bikeway obstructions, 311 requests about bike lanes are getting closed before they actually get resolved.
December 18, 2019
Advocates laud Lightfoot’s pick of Studio Gang’s Gia Biagi as transportation chief
Biagi comes to CDOT from Jeanne Gang's renowned design firm Studio Gang.
December 10, 2019
Disability rights group is suing Chicago over lack of accessible pedestrian signals
In July Lori Lightfoot promised to install 100 accessible pedestrian signals within the next two years, but the lawsuit says that's not fast enough.
September 24, 2019
Weigh in on the scooter pilot with new city survey, and at tomorrow’s Active Trans meetup
Almost 675,000 rides were taken in three months, with 25 citations written to nine of the companies for failure to comply with the pilot rules.
September 24, 2019
