The Case of the Missing Bike Racks: CDOT Hasn’t Installed Them Since 2016
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The good news is that installation is about to start up again, with 500-1,000 racks a year for the next five years.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about IDOT
Coalition Calls for Adding Transit Lanes to Lake Shore Drive Without Widening It
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You can sign your name to the letter to make sure elected officials know you want them to focus on moving people, not cars.
IDOT Proposes Detailed Options for Lakefront Trail, Part of North Lake Shore Drive Project
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After many (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine) meetings the first phase of what will probably be a decades-long process of the complete reconstruction of North Lake Shore Drive took place yesterday afternoon. This meeting was the most straightforward as the elements considered had already been narrowed down and because most attendees were […]
From Ohio: Should IDOT Collaborate on the Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Project?
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Cleveland inked a $1.2M deal to study the route, but the technology doesn't exist yet.
Worry Less About $40 Tolls and More About Plans to Widen I-55
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The Tribune is concerned about congestion-priced lanes on the Stevenson resulting in Virginia-style $40 tolls, but the real problem is that expanding the highway would encourage more driving.
North LSD Survey Says: People Want More Buses, Fewer Cars
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The solution is clear: build more bus lanes. But IDOT doesn't seem to have fully gotten the memo yet.
IDOT Favors Managed Lanes for the North LSD Redesign
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IDOT finally lifted the curtain off its Transit and Managed lanes concepts for the North Lake Shore Drive reconstruction project.
Eyes on the Street: Elston Bike Lanes Are Clogged With Cars Northwest of “The Hotdog”
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An annoying issue on Elston has a silver lining -- it suggests that protected bike lanes could work on this stretch.
IDOT Finally Releases Its 2015 Chicago Crash Data
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This information is crucial for identifying hotspots for collisions and other trends that can better inform the fight against serious and fatal crashes.
The City Releases More Details About the Upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan
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A presentation at last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting indicates that the city has made some progress on the plan and we should be seeing the fruits of their labor soon.
Why Rauner’s Witholding of Funding for Bike-Ped Bridges Totally SOCCs
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The state’s refusal to release SOCC funds for the 41st Street bike-ped bridge and other initiatives is completely counterproductive because it could result in overall higher construction costs.