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2027 Complete Streets staffing stays flat, as some alders request more bikeways, others want “nothing to do with bike lanes”
CDOT’s proposed budget raises the funding for three Complete Streets positions by about 3 percent but adds no new staff. And a City Council budget hearing highlighted radically different attitudes towards street redesigns.
November 13, 2026
Transit experts and advocates weigh in on the plan for a northbound bus-only lane on Michigan Avenue
October 1, 2026
CDOT gives a preview of its Complete Streets design guide at Active Trans monthly meeting
July 3, 2026
At Transport Chicago panel, bike-share program veterans discussed “The Good, the Bad, and the Rebalanced”
June 19, 2026
Bronzeville Trail open house draws big crowd as community-led rail-trail plan moves forward
The proposed trail would transform the long-abandoned Kenwood Line embankment into an elevated walking and biking path connecting Bronzeville to the lakefront.
June 4, 2026
Logan Square Reimagined presentation and tour discussed the factors and thinking behind the street makeover
May 29, 2026
Turning (wheels) 55: Riding the CTA’s entire #55 Garfield bus line from Midway to the MSI on my birthday
March 25, 2026
Ald. Matt Martin offers some chicken soup for the embattled Complete Streets-friendly alderperson’s soul
There was backlash when CDOT proposed parking conversions for protected lanes on Clark in Uptown. But the end product offers reason for optimism in Brighton Park.
March 12, 2026
Of Montreal: What Chicago can learn about winter bikeway maintenance from “The City of Saints”
This article was written by John Greenfield, with additional research by Cameron Bolton
February 3, 2026
