Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CDOT

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 pedestrian fatality 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.

Cover of the draft edition of the new MUTCD manual.

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

Rendering of the east view of the station.

Why has the Damen Green Line station project been delayed by two years?

By David Zegeye | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments

While the city isn't saying exactly what the holdup was, hopefully city planners will learn from this experience in order to prevent other underserved communities from experiencing delayed transit access.

Mural honoring Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike by an allegedly intoxicated driver last June in Ashburn. Photo: John Greenfield

Chicago traffic deaths were up 45% last year as speeding increased during COVID

By John Greenfield | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

Most of the increase was due to motorist deaths, but bicycle fatalities also spiked.

The bust of DuSable at Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT voiced support for honoring DuSable, but officials privately oppose renaming LSD

By John Greenfield | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

While transportation chief Gia Biagi publicly said renaming the drive would be challenging but doable, emails reveal that the department is actually opposed to the change.

The Lakefront Trail now passes through the bridge house. Photo: CDOT

The end of an era? CDOT promises tortoiselike Navy Pier Flyover project is almost done

By John Greenfield | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

So keep you fingers crossed, Lakefront Trail users. With any luck in two months or so this snaillike project will finally be complete.

A new on-street bike corral by the Recyclery in Rogers Park. Photo: CDOT

CDOT responds to COVID transportation challenges with a flurry of bike rack installations

By John Greenfield | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

The department rose to the occasion, installing 899 "inverted U" racks and 20 on-street bike parking corrals.

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