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At budget hearing, CDOT chief Tom Carney discussed 2024 wins, 2025 projects and challenges
It's December again, which means temperatures are dropping, holiday tunes are in the air, and the Chicago Department of Transportation is hashing out its budget for the next fiscal year.
December 12, 2024
Chicago Cycling Strategy lays out a vision for a connected, protected bikeway network
CDOT recently released a document entitled Chicago Cycling Strategy, outlining a long-term strategy to improve cycling safety in the city and build the best bike network in the country.
April 11, 2023
Lightfoot’s update of Chicago Works infra plan includes $238M for Complete Streets
After the announcement of Chicago Works in April 2021, advocacy groups like the Active Transportation Alliance and the Metropolitan Planning Council voiced concerns that the plan might simply advance the car-centric status quo.
October 18, 2022
CDOT plan to upgrade all “protected” lanes w/ concrete is good. Here’s how to improve it.
CDOT should make sure the concrete protection is easy to see and the lanes are well maintained, and the department should be filling in non-protected gaps in the network.
June 29, 2022
Advocates: Lightfoot’s infrastructure plan may be more of the car-centric status quo
The Active Transportation Alliance and Metropolitan Planing Council say the plan lacks specifics and needs more transparency.
April 27, 2021
