Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CDOT

The Seminary Slow Street. Photo: Jeremy Frisch

Another one bites the dust: Seminary Slow Street removed, petition launched to restore it

By John Greenfield | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments

"Unless we demonstrate to our leaders that the community values safe streets over driver convenience, this could be the last year of Shared Streets in Chicago."

At last! The city has inked a contract for Damen Line Green stop construction with Paschen

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Originally slated to open this year, the station probably won't be completed until at least late 2023. But, hey, better late than never.

The new protected bike lane on Damen between Fullerton and Diversey. Photo: CDOT

Map: Here’s where CDOT has installed, or is currently building, bikeways this year.

By John Greenfield | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance has called out the lack of connectivity and the dearth of protected bike lanes in the city's plan.

Cutting the ribbon on the new 119th Street protected bike lanes. Left to right: Randy Newfeld and Brandon Goodall from SRAM; Bobby Berry from Friends of the Major Taylor Trail; Biagi, Austen, Taylor; Paul Fitzgerald from Friends of Big Marsh; Rynell. Photo: John Greenfield

CDOT announces major bikeway push, still no plans for a cohesive protected network

By John Greenfield | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

Obstruction from aldermen, plus an emphasis on quantity over quality, means this plan isn't going to result in the cohesive, citywide protected bikeway network we need.

Ghost bikes for Tyler Fabeck and Kevin Clark at Logan/Western. It's clear we can't wait any longer for safety improvements here. Photos: Andrew Bedno, Courtney Cobbs

Logan Square Preservation tries to block protected lane installation, ATA rallies support

By John Greenfield | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

The leader of the influential community group is trying to obstruct the safety upgrade due to a personal concern, but the Active Transportation Alliance is asking residents to voice support.

Cutting the ribbon on the new Divvy station by Cragin Park. Photo: John Greenfield

Belmont Cragin and Hermosa celebrate new Divvy stations, bikeway network

By John Greenfield | Aug 13, 2021 | No Comments

It would be great if this approach of creating a cohesive, useful bike network all at once was implemented in every Chicago community that currently lacks one.

Waiting for a Pink Line train in the North Lawndale community on the West Side. Photo: John Greenfield

A closer look at CDOT’s plan to close Chicago’s transportation equity gap

By Sharon Hoyer | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.

People riding bikes on Glenwood north of Devon. Photo: John Greenfield

Let’s make Glenwood from Devon to Pratt one-way to make room for bike lanes

By Beth Medley and John Greenfield | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments

Converting Glenwood to a one-way between Devon and Pratt is a promising idea to make the street more bikeable.

A hoverboard user test-rides the new concrete-protected bike lanes on Campbell. Photo: John Greenfield

Eyes on the Street: Concrete protected bike lanes on Campbell in North Center

By John Greenfield | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

Was putting concrete protection on a low-traffic side street a boondoggle, as some folks have argued, or is this a good project?

CDOT commissioner Gia Biagi and 24th Ward alderman Michael Scott ride electric Divvy bikes on Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale during the ribbon-cutting event. Photo: CDOT

Divvy kicks off West Side expansion with 3,500 bikes, 107 “e-station” parking areas

By Cameron Bolton | Jul 9, 2021 | No Comments

When the expansion is completed, the Divvy system will include 16,500 bikes and more than 800 stations.

A new elevator just south of Lake Street will make it easier to transfer between the Loop 'L' lines and the Red Line subway.

CDOT: Direct State/Lake – Red transfer was “impossible,” but wheelchair access will improve

By John Greenfield | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments

The project includes two new elevators that will make the wheelchair transfer more convenient than it otherwise would be.

San Francisco's Embarcadero was formerly occupied by a double-decker highway, but converted to a boulevard after the highway was damaged by an earthquake. Author Michael Podgers argues that this example suggests eight-lane DuSable Drive could be converted to a surface boulevard with four travel lanes with no negative effects on mobility.

Bus lanes aren’t enough: We must transform DuSable Drive into a multimodal boulevard

By Michael Podgers | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

We need to reclaim our lakefront and turn it into the truly spectacular green space we deserve. We need to remove the highway through our parks.

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