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The Case of the Missing Bike Racks: CDOT Hasn’t Installed Them Since 2016
The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.
May 17, 2018
Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Will Launch in Chicago on Tuesday, May 1
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.
April 26, 2018
Oboi Reed Delivered a Manifesto Against CPD’s Racially Biased Bike Ticketing at City Hall
A police representative claims that the citations aren't just an excuse for stop-and-frisk.
March 7, 2018
Obama Center Transportation Plan Will Cost $175 Million, Mostly for Road Widening
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.
February 23, 2018
Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection
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.
February 22, 2018
We Need Better Obama Center Transit Access, Not Wider Roads
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.
February 1, 2018
New Year, New Infrastructure: What’s on Deck for 2018
Here are some walking, biking, and transit projects we can look forward to.
January 2, 2018
Released Emails Reveal CDOT’s Thoughts on Pros and Cons of Dockless Bike-Share
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.
December 9, 2017
Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide
The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.
November 17, 2017
State/Lake ‘L’ Station Will Become Wheelchair-Friendly
Elevators that will create an accessible transfer to the Lake Street Red Line subway station, located directly below.
October 12, 2017
