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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
Riverdale leader Deloris Lucas: We’re disappointed about Divvy, hopeful about bikeways
Lucas says it's somewhat understandable that CDOT is not immediately bringing Divvy to the area, since it currently lacks safe places to ride, but that could improve soon.
September 13, 2019
CDOT plans new bikeways on Far South Side, provides update on recent bike projects
Other new bike lanes and upgrades were recently completed or are planned on the Southeast Side, in the Illinois Medical District, in East Garfield Park, and in Andersonville.
September 5, 2019
Citizens, including noted author Greg Borzo, urge the city to keep the riverwalk open to bikes
Borzo proposed said he supports limiting the riverwalk bike ban to peak hours. “This is how bikes are handled on the ‘L’ — and it works perfectly well."
September 5, 2019
Emails Show CDOT Pushed Back on Reilly’s Riverwalk Bike Ban as “Too Extreme”
The transportation department rightly argued that the ban would violate the spirit of Chicago's promise to the feds that the riverwalk would be available for bike commuting.
July 11, 2019
Mayor Lightfoot, Here’s My Wish List for the Next CDOT Commish
Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs wants a CDOT chief who will bring about "positive equitable and transformative change" and has a list of concrete suggestions on how to make this happen.
July 9, 2019
