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.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about IDOT
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.
After 3 Pedestrian Deaths, IDOT Ignores Beach Park’s Pleas for Safety Improvements
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The state, which has jurisdiction over the five-lane highway, is refusing to lift a finger to improve pedestrian safety, or even let the village make its own changes.
Reported “Dooring” Bike Crashes Dropped Significantly from 2011 to 2014
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Four years of data on reported dooring crashes in Chicago show a decrease from 2011, when the data started being collected by the state, to 2014, the most recent year for which crash data has been released. A dooring crash occurs when someone in a car opens their door into moving traffic without looking, resulting […]
Chicago Needs More Street Redesigns to Reduce Pedestrian and Bike Deaths
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Last week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report showing that all traffic fatalities increased significantly on U.S. roads from 2014 to 2015, by 7.7 percent to reach 35,200, the worst death toll since the 2008 economic crash. Streetsblog USA’s Angie Schmitt pointed out that, while Americans drove 3.5 percent more during this period, that’s “not […]