Chicago traffic deaths were up 45% last year as speeding increased during COVID
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Most of the increase was due to motorist deaths, but bicycle fatalities also spiked.
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CDOT voiced support for honoring DuSable, but officials privately oppose renaming LSD
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While transportation chief Gia Biagi publicly said renaming the drive would be challenging but doable, emails reveal that the department is actually opposed to the change.
The end of an era? CDOT promises tortoiselike Navy Pier Flyover project is almost done
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So keep you fingers crossed, Lakefront Trail users. With any luck in two months or so this snaillike project will finally be complete.
CDOT responds to COVID transportation challenges with a flurry of bike rack installations
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The department rose to the occasion, installing 899 "inverted U" racks and 20 on-street bike parking corrals.
Contrary to what Divvy told us, temporary 18 mph e-bikes speeds were intentional
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Emails obtained from the city show that, while the electric bikes were advertised as having a 15 mph cap, Divvy quietly tested higher speeds last year.
Will CDOT’s new strategic plan be a turning point for equitable transportation?
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Hopefully CDOT’s strategic plan will produce more than just another report that sits on a shelf without leading to substantive change.
Chicago’s 30 mph speed limit largely to blame for mediocre People for Bikes rating
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Our city also lost points simply because the Chicago Department of Transportation didn't provide data on recent bike improvements.
Leland Slow Street in 47th Ward ends Sunday, permanent greenway coming next year
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Let's raise a toast to the Leland Slow Street, which has helped make the COVID-19 lockdown a little more bearable for local residents and families.
Misguided Vision Zero criticism from Smith, sensible speed limit comments from Reilly
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Smith argued that Vision Zero should be defunded to pay for better street lighting, but Reilly said he's interested in the possibility of lowering the downtown speed limit to 20 mph.
Better Streets launches campaign to force LSD planners back to the drawing board
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"We don’t have to repeat mistakes of the past -- we have the power to design our own future," they say
Creating the Grace Greenway from the 312 River Run to the Lakefront Trail would be easy
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The city cleverly legalized westbound riding on this low-stress street with a block of contraflow bike lane. A couple more short stretches of contraflow further east could make Grace even more bikeable.
Emails: CDOT trucker injured SAFE Ambassador on bike, but she was home the next day
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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.