Gov. Pat Quinn has until Feb. 6 to sign Senate Bill 965, aka "the Chicago speed camera" bill, into law or veto it. Public sentiment against it may make it hard for Quinn to approve of the legislation.
Governor's Office Report Shows Strong Public Opposition To Speeding Camera Law
Doubts Linger About "Zero Tolerance" Alcohol Policy For Chicago's South Side Irish Parade
Not everyone responded to the news that the South Side Irish Parade Committee was granted a permit to bring back the event after a nearly three-year hiatus with open arms and cries of "w00t."
Bicyclists Overreact to Dick Mell Thinking Aloud
Dick Mell wasn't proposing bicyclists be licensed last week. Let us reiterate.
Mell: Could Chicago Require Bicycle Licenses?
This is more a case of Mell simply thinking aloud, especially as Klein moves to install over 100 more miles of protected bike lanes in the next four years.
Chicago Promotes Pedestrian Safety With Mannequins Representing Pedestrian Fatalities
32 mannequins are dressed in black along Wacker Drive from Michigan Avenue to Wells Street. Each mannequin represents one of the 32 pedestrian fatalities recorded in Chicago last year.
City to Launch Bike Sharing Program
The plan announced by Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein calles for nearly 5,000 bicycles in 500 docking stations by 2014.
CDOT Taking Online Suggestions for Chicago Pedestrian Plan
Here are some of our favorite suggestions for the Chicago Pedestrian Plan.
CDOT Charts Wacker Drive Reconstruction in Photos
The reconstruction of Wacker Drive has forced downtown workers to find creative ways to get to work, negotiate the streets and just led to a general cock-up of foot traffic. But progress is being made. Randolph Street is open again and CDOT crews are working their way south.
Potholes, Meet "Pothole Killer"
If these trucks prove to be successful in tackling the Chicago breed of pothole, some of the manpower CDOT dedicates to pothole repair can be switched over to street paving and other areas.
Street Lamps to Lose Garish Yellow Glow
The city is replacing the yellow glowing sodium-vapor street lamps with brighter, white glowing energy efficient metal-halide lamps.
CDOT Website Gives You No Excuse to Not Brush Up on Your Bike Laws
The Chicago Department of Transportation brings together all the bike traffic laws from the city and state in one convenient web page.
Growing Pains Expected as Protected Bike Lane Opens on Kinzie
So how's the protected bike lane on Kinzie Street working out?
CDOT, CPD Setting Up "Pedestrian Sting" Tonight
Motorists in the vicinity of LaSalle and Chestnut between 8 and 10 p.m. tonight may want to remember to come to a complete stop and allow pedestrians to cross the street.
More Progressive Thinking by New CDOT Chief
The City's new Transportation Chief wants to wire the city's lighted bus shelters to provide information about bus arrival times, car- and bike-sharing programs and other information.
Fixing a Pothole: Chicago Style
Driving on some Chicago streets is like navigating a mine field. The city is supposed to fix potholes because that's where our taxpayer dollars go. But if you're fearful a city employee won't do their job you can go through a middle man, another city employee. Hyde Park Progress details their experience.
Chicago 'Pothole Season' Better Than Expected
One thing we love about the Chicago spring warm up is the emergence of thousands of potholes. But fortunately, despite that crater you hit that sent your car's wheel cover careening off to the curb on your way to work this morning, the Tribune is reporting that according to the Chicago Department of Transportation, only 900 open potholes called in through the 311 non-emergency hotline are left to be repaired after the city took care of 225,000 potholes between December 1, 2008 and April 1 of this year.
Red Light Cameras Come to a Stop
There's one thing many of Chicago's drivers will find positive from the latest city budget shortfalls -- the Chicago Department of Transportation has stopped installing the loathed red light cameras around the city for now because there's simply no cash to buy new ones. But that doesn't mean you can count on the main intersection near you to remain red light camera free -- the city is shuffling around their camera locations and will move 20 of the current 189 cameras elsewhere, as supposedly deemed necessary by which ones would "have the most positive effect on traffic safety."

