Mike Claffey
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Columbus Park road diet improves safety, CDOT staffers ridicule Block Club coverage
In reality plenty of people are benefitting from the project. And emails show CDOT agreed with us that Block Club's coverage, which asserted that the road diet is "causing traffic jams" despite the data, was absurd.
May 9, 2022
Emails: CDOT trucker injured SAFE Ambassador on bike, but she was home the next day
Correspondence obtained through a FOIA request provides a window on on the crisis management conversation that took place after one city employee injured another one.
September 30, 2020
CDOT Assures Us They’re Not Seeking Federal Funding for the O’Hare Express
A CDOT rep says that the department's goal of getting the project in Chicago's regional plan is merely to facilitate the environmental review process.
February 4, 2019
Blizzard of DOT: Transpo Officials Provide Deets on Bike Lane Plowing Protocols
CDOT explains when and how they plow protected lane, and what you should do when you encounter blockages.
December 5, 2018
City Should Raise Priority of Using Damen Green Line Station to Prime Good Land Use
When I first saw the design for the new Green Line station at Damen Avenue on the Lake Street branch, I became worried that the station didn't have an entrance providing access to the westbound platform. Several of the other stations on the branch to city's West Side and Oak Park have entrances on both sides: Ashland, Morgan, and Conservatory-Central Park Drive, to name a few.
August 15, 2018
Now That Rockford Has Dockless, When Will The Technology Come to Chicago?
Officials finally confirmed that they met with vendors and may be launching a pilot soon.
April 19, 2018
The Devon Streetscape Makes Walking in “Little India” Safer and More Pleasant
The multicultural avenue provides a first-class feast for the senses, but until recently the corridor provided a less-than-stellar physical environment for walking.
May 11, 2017
The Navy Pier Flyover Is Taking Longer to Complete Than the Golden Gate Bridge
A recent bike crash sparked a new conversation about why the $60 million initiative to build an overpass for cyclists and pedestrians is taking so damn long.
May 5, 2017
What Would Replacing the Thompson Center With a Skyscraper Mean for the CTA?
Governor Bruce Rauner is hellbent on selling off the state office building. He's proposed replacing it with a 115-story tower, but advocates want a guarantee that the Clark/Lake station won't be negatively impacted.
February 2, 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