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New Divvy Stations@divvystationbot.bsky.social · 5d ago

🆕 New Divvy Station Alert! 📍 Burnham Shores 🚲 6 docks

July was a HUGE month for @divvybikes.bsky.social ! 🚲 ✅1M+ rides - a new monthly record ✅Busiest day ever, with 47,400+ trips on July 11 ✅New stations near popular lakefront destinations ✅New charging station outside the Obama Presidential Center www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

The City of Chicago Department of Technology and Innovation is hiring a Principal Data Analyst! Per a post on LinkedIn I believe this position is on the team that manages the open data portal. Deadline to apply is listed as 8/12. chicago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Over at A City That Works: It should not take 2+ years to consider studying the possibility of potentially upgrading a Metra Station.

Local governments need better feedback loops

It is not in fact enough to know that you have a problem

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Compelling concept from South Loop community leaders!

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 6d ago

South Loop neighbors pitched a new bus connector as development booms in area. blockclubchi.co/4x8nIwV

ONE MILLION BIKE RIDES THIS MONTH. Just on Divvy.

David Powe@davidpowe.bsky.social · 6d ago

Divvy just hit its first ever 1 million ride month! 🚲 Today, Chicago reached this incredible milestone. It's the result of expanding our bikeway network, making Divvy more affordable through operating subsidies & investing in safer, better biking across the city. Here's to the next million!

Divvy just hit its first ever 1 million ride month! 🚲 Today, Chicago reached this incredible milestone. It's the result of expanding our bikeway network, making Divvy more affordable through operating subsidies & investing in safer, better biking across the city. Here's to the next million!

it's not the whole issue, but a large part of why pace and CTA have such horrible and decaying bus fleets is because their net zero mandates mean they can't really buy new diesel buses, but sourcing zero emissions buses is incredibly hard at the moment - to say nothing of converting garages

Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · last wk.

All over the transit industry, zero-emission bus mandates, like those of California, are colliding with Buy America requirements that deny US transit agencies access to a competitive bus market. The result is a wave of lousy buses that are impacting service. 1/ nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/27/b...

The tunnel allowing South Side airport workers to have more seamless trips to O'Hare via direct transfers at CUS would be huge, but adding a regional rail operation just between O'Hare and Union Station on the existing MD-W/NCS would be transformational on its own. open.substack.com/pub/starline...

Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists@stevevance.net · 2w ago

this is initial analysis, but after #BuildTheTunnel, the CrossTowner network would improve transit travel times for O'Hare workers: - about 11% would have up to 10% faster commutes - about 9% would have between 10% and 20% faster commutes

back from the dead to report that the Wellington greenway is finally being striped and painted

New Divvy station at North Avenue Beach! Let’s go!

The most effective way to stop companies like Amazon & Fed Ex from blocking bike lanes is to build protected bike lanes. When bikes are physically separated from traffic, illegal parking becomes much harder & cyclists are safer because of it. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/19/b...

Chicago bike lane ticketing program records big fines against delivery companies

A bike lane ticketing program meant to make busy downtown streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians has found package delivery giants among its most consistent scofflaws.

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Bus stop island with a protected bike lane on Milwaukee Avenue www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Going on a road trip through Wisconsin. Any recs for the following cities? Transit, bikeshare, museum, restaurants, etc. particularly welcome: - Fond du Lac - Oshkosh - Neenah - Appleton - Green Bay - Manitowoc - Sheboygan

CDOT just made a safety upgrade at one of the busiest entrances to the Lakefront Trail at Sheridan & Ardmore 🚲 Fresh striping + delineator posts = a safer, clearer bike lane during the busiest time of year.

IDOT is updating its Strategic Highway Safety Plan - statewide plan that guides strategies and investments to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. Your input will help identify key safety needs, priorities & opportunities across IL survey123.arcgis.com/share/ba1754...

IDOT SHSP Public Input Survey

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A truly awful parallel. On 6/5 a driver "doored" Chicago planner Riley O'Neil, 35, on his bike and he went under the wheel of a semi. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/06/09/t... On 7/9 a trucker struck and killed Boston planner Louisa Gag, 36, while she was cycling. www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

My team at work often talks about which roadways would make the most sense to transfer from state to City jurisdiction. Curious what others think: which ones would you prioritize, and why? Here's IDOT's jurisdiction map (state, county + municipal): idot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

Just spitballing here but under NITA, one of the transit agencies could eminent domain this parking lot and build housing with zero parking spaces to (1) eliminate the curb cuts, (2) raise revenues, and (3) boost bus ridership.

Beautiful Women Updates@aoife.bsky.social · 3w ago

like why does a single 150' parking lot that hasn't been used in 2 decades have 2 curb cuts across a brand new protected bike lane when the lot literally has a third curb cut onto a street with no bus traffic and no bike lane

The best bar in the Loop! blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/06/m...

Meet The Man Behind The Sky Ride Tap, The Loop's Last Real Dive Bar

Kyriakos "Carl" Damianides has run the Sky Ride Tap since 1972. While business has slowed and the building's future is uncertain, "I'm still healthy," he said.

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New Divvy charging station just went in outside the Obama Presidential Center. Hyde Park’s Divvy network keeps growing, and it’s part of the push toward docked charging stations that keeps bike batteries topped off while reducing the need for roaming battery swaps.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Since I'm no longer working on Divvy, give Joe a follow for Divvy updates! Joe works for Lyft, he's a MUPP, bikes every day & knows the system in and out. Also great to see the new Obama Center station open, the latest of Lyft's ~$125,000,000 investment in Chicago 🚲

Joe Barry@joe-barry.bsky.social · 4w ago

New Divvy charging station just went in outside the Obama Presidential Center. Hyde Park’s Divvy network keeps growing, and it’s part of the push toward docked charging stations that keeps bike batteries topped off while reducing the need for roaming battery swaps.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

After months of negotiations, University officials declined a proposal that would have significantly increased the number of on-campus Divvy stations, including at Ryan Field, emails obtained by The Daily show. — Reported by @ryaninevanston.bsky.social dailynorthwestern.com/2026/07/10/t...

As Divvy grows in Evanston, NU balked on campus expansion

After months of negotiations, University officials declined a proposal that would have significantly increased the number of on-campus Divvy stations, including at Ryan Field, emails obtained by The D...

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New Divvy Stations@divvystationbot.bsky.social · 4w ago

🆕 New Divvy Station Alert! 📍 Obama Presidential Center 🚲 22 docks

here we go, my first analysis of #BuildTheTunnel: with a short tunnel in downtown Chicago there would be significant travel time savings (shown), an increase in reliability, and a great potential for higher ridership

CTA will soon equip 46 additional buses (up from 6 today) with technology aimed at enforcing and deterring illegal parking in dedicated bus/bike lanes and bus stops. www.transitchicago.com/chicago-tran...

Chicago Transit Board Approves Expansion of Automated Bus Lane Enforcement Program

The Chicago Transit Board today approved an expansion of its Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) program. By scaling the program from six to 52 camera-equipped buses, the CTA in partnership with the...

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The bar gets higher for NITA: Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service-a new plan to improve the physical infrastructure and performance of the New York City bus network. NYC DOT & MTA committed to 20% speed improvements along 50 corridors and BRT along 5 priority corridors. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul Unveil Historic Plan to Build the Fastest, Best Bus System in New York City History

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In case you missed our call last week with @davidpowe.bsky.social , check it out here. Learn all about Complete Streets Guidelines in Chicago.

Chicago Advocacy Connect July 2026 - Complete Streets Guidelines in Chicago

YouTube video by The Active Transportation Alliance

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Stepping into a new role at CDOT overseeing Complete Streets & Public Way Policy. Our team is updating maps to better visualize safety issues. We're building new layers that combine Divvy ridership, bike crash data per mile, and more to better understand patterns across the bikeway network.

"Every Chicagoan deserves safe, convenient & affordable options for getting around our city." - Mayor Johnson & CDOT Commissioner Cheaks Safe streets aren't about choosing one mode over another. They're about giving everyone the freedom to travel safely. 🧵 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/03/l...

Letters: Chicago needs a connected network of protected bike lanes for the good of the city

Chicago’s streets are public space, and the right to move through that public space should not depend on owning a car.

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