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Equity-focused Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting takes place at inequitable time of day
The transportation department could take one very simple action to help more broaden the demographics of who has a say in Chicago mobility projects, but for some reason it has resisted doing so.
June 30, 2022
Will CDOT’s new strategic plan be a turning point for equitable transportation?
Hopefully CDOT’s strategic plan will produce more than just another report that sits on a shelf without leading to substantive change.
January 6, 2021
Making the Southwest Side Bikeable Requires Addressing Environmental Racism
Simply striping bike lanes on streets plagued by heavy truck traffic, or next to pollution-spewing factories is not a holistic solution to creating healthier streets.
June 7, 2019
MBAC Rolls Out a Granular Approach to Bike Input, With 8 New Community Reps
Seasoned bike advocates will represent different regions of the city to provide tires-on-the-ground intel on local cycling challenges and opportunities.
March 19, 2019
Numbers Show the Milwaukee Ave. Makeover in Wicker Park Has Boosted Safety
More cyclists are staying out of the door zone, more motoristss are yielding to pedestrians, and people are driving at safer speeds.
December 12, 2018
Oboi Reed Delivered a Manifesto Against CPD’s Racially Biased Bike Ticketing at City Hall
A police representative claims that the citations aren't just an excuse for stop-and-frisk.
March 7, 2018
Cyclists Voice Their Hopes, Concerns, and Questions About Dockless Bike-Share
City officials asked Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council meeting attendees what questions they'd like posed to potential DoBi vendors.
December 19, 2017
A Bird’s-Eye View of the North/Damen/Milwaukee Makeover
Check out these aerial photos Steven took this evening of the complete streets makeover of the Wicker Park intersection.
September 13, 2017
Police Department Will Soon Provide Real-Time Crash Data to CDOT
“The [current] timeline is not acceptable,” said SRAM's Randy Neufeld said. “We should be getting up-to-date data like we do with crime.”
March 16, 2017
CDOT Has a Full Plate of New and Upgraded Bike Lane Infrastructure
During last week's Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council meeting Chicago Department of Transportation staffers shared a number of updates on the city's bike network.
September 13, 2016