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Chicago's Bikeway Future: Streets for Cycling 2020

Renee Patten | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Public Option, Bicycle Boulevard, Chicago, Bicycling, Chicago Department of Transportation, Greenways, Streets for Cycling 2020, Cdot, Bike 2015, Transportation, Chicago Biking, Chicago News
Renee Patten

CDOT is reviewing the existing bicycle conditions in Chicago neighborhoods and gathering input from communities to identify the gaps and barriers in the current Chicago bike network.

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PHOTOS: Can Mannequins In The Loop Encourage Pedestrian Safety?

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins, Cross Walks, Mannequins in Chicago, Chicago Pedestrian Plan, Safety Campaign, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Police Department, Pedestrians, Gabe Klein, Cdot, Pedestrian Safety, Idot, Chicago News

The Chicago Department of Transportation launched a citywide awareness campaign by installing 32 mannequins along Wacker Dr., each representing one of...

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WATCH: 'Pothole Killer' Takes On Damaged City Streets

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Streets, Video, Pothole, Chicago, Potholes, Pothole Killer, Roads, Chicago Roads, Cdot, Department of Transportation, Chicago News

As the city's battle against Chicago's unending pothole problem rages on, Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein has added a new weapon to his arsenal...

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State Planning Removal Of 40 Precarious Boulders Perched Above I-70

AP | SHEILA V KUMAR | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Georgetown Colorado, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70 Boulders, I-70 Rocks, Denver News

DENVER — A cluster of boulders perched 300 feet above Colorado's main east-west highway will shut down the main route to many of the state's maj...

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Colorado's Worst Bridges Will Take Years To Fix

KMGH Denver | Christin Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Broncos Arch Bridge, Colorado Bridges, Denver News

DENVER -- Two of the worst bridges in Colorado are going to be replaced, but not until 2012. Replacement of the Bronco Arch Bridge on Interstate 25...

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At Least $24 Million For Proposed I-70 Traffic Fix

The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Traffic Lanes, Zipper Lanes, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Ski Traffic, Denver News

Installing "zipper lanes" on Interstate 70 to reduce eastbound congestion on ski-season Sundays would cost at least $24 million, state transportation ...

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I-70 Improvements Could Cost As Much As $20 Billion: CDOT

The Denver Post | Jeffrey Leib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Eisenhower Tunnel, Interstate 70, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70 Traffic, Denver News

Colorado officials today released a revised study of potential transportation improvements for the Interstate 70 mountain corridor with a "preferred a...

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Colorado Ski Traffic Myth? CDOT Says Worse Traffic Is In The Summer

KMGH Denver | Deb Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Colorado Traffic, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Ski Traffic, Denver News

DENVER -- Many drivers complain how ski traffic can clog Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Denver, but the congestion is actually worse in the su...

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Official Accused Of Using City Employees On The Clock To Install His In-Ground Pool Light

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Corruption, Chicago Department of Transportation, Cdot Probe, Chicago Mob, Angelo Lapietra, Cdot, Nicholas Calace, Chicago News

A $97,416-a-year Chicago Department of Transportation official who is the former son-in-law of mob leader Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra is under internal...

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Bridge Season In Chicago: Up Go The Bridges, Stop Go The Cars

The Expired Meter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Michigan, Draw Bridge, Chicago Bridges, Chicago Department of Transportation, Cdot, Chicago Driving, Chicago Boating, Chicago River, Sailboats, Chicago News

It's officially bridge season again in Chicago. Every spring and fall in Chicago, the city schedules days and times when bridges over the Chicago R...

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Colorado High Speed Rail Lines Would Cost Roughly 22 Billion: Feasibility Study

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summit County Eagle County Airport, Rocky Mountain Rail Authority, Federal Railroad Administration, Denver International Airport, Dia, Cdot, Colorado High Speed Rail, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver News

High-speed passenger rail service on dedicated tracks along the Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 corridors will cost $22 billion and likely require up ...

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Glenwood Canyon Rockslide: ANOTHER Boulder Smashes Car On I-70

KUSA | Jeffrey Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Glenwood Canyon, Colorado State Patrol, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Rockslide, Denver News

GLENWOOD CANYON - A boulder rolled onto a car on Interstate 70 on Thursday in the same area as the largest ever rockslide in Colorado. The Colorado...

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I-70 Rock Slide: Interstate Set To Reopen For Limited Access

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Hanging Lake Tunnel, i70 Rockslide, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, I 70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, i70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Is i70 Open, When Will i70 Reopen, Rock Slide i70, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Workers have reopened Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevate...

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Woman Killed By Falling Rock On I-70 Detour Route

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Hanging Lake Tunnel, i70 Rockslide, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, I 70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, i70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado, days...

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Rescue Crews Still Wary Of One Giant Boulder Above I-70 Slide

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanging Lake Tunnel, Interstate 70, i70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, I-70, Colorado Department of Transportation, i70 Rock Slide, Glenwood Canyon, Rock Slide, I 70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, Slidepollajax, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. � Workers hiked up the side of a Colorado canyon Tuesday to examine another boulder threatening to fall on Interstate 70 aft...

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MASSIVE Rock Slide Creates Gaping Holes, Blocks 17-Mile Stretch Of I-70

AP | SAMANTHA ABERNETHY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanging Lake Tunnel, Interstate 70, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, Cdot, I-70 Rock Slide, i70 Rock Slide, i70 Rockslide, I 70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rockslide, Glenwood Springs Rock Slide, I 70 Rockslide, Denver News

DENVER — A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch in western Colorado an...

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Jim Bunning's Objections Will Shut Down Colorado Road Projects After A Few Weeks

KMGH Denver | Jayson Luber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado, Cdot, Jim Bunning, Unemployment Benefits, Colorado Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation, Denver News

Two thousand federal transportation workers are still on furlough without pay and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame ...

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Neo-Nazis Adopt A Stretch Of Highway In Brighton

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neo-Nazis Colorado, Brighton Colorado, Nazis in Brighton, Hitler, Mein Kampf, Adopt-a-Highway, Colorado Department of Transportation, National Socialist Movement, Nazis Adopt a Highway, Highway 85, Adopt a Highway Brighton, Colorado Nazis, Neo-Nazis, Neo Nazi, Cdot, Denver News

BRIGHTON, Colo. — A white supremacist group in Colorado will be heading out on the roads near Denver to pickup litter. The chapter of the Nationa...

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Colorado Drunk Driving On The Rise

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Alcohol Content, Legal Limit, Alcohol Limit, Drunk Driving, Drinking and Driving, Cdot, Driving Death, Crash, Colorado DUI, Department of Transportation, Fatality, Bac, Denver News

WASHINGTON — Drunken driving fatality rates have fallen in 40 states and the District of Columbia, an encouraging sign that crackdowns are impro...

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Pothole Season Upon Us: Fewer Holes So Far, More To Come

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pothole Problems, Pothole Repair, Chicago Department of Transportation, Cdot, Pothole Season, Chicago Potholes, Chicago Pothole Repair, Chicago News

As the extended deep freeze that gripped the city since Christmas tapers off, some are rejoicing. Others are checking their tires: It's pothole season...

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Colorado Supreme Court To Decide Whether CDOT Can Claim Mineral Rights On Condemned Land

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | DENNIS WEBB/the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Split Estate, Oil Drilling, Oil, Cdot, Mineral Rights, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver News

Colorado's Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the Colorado Department of Transportation is authorized to acquire mineral rights beneath cond...

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It's Pothole Season: Over 1,300 Already Reported (VIDEO)

Chicago Tribune | James Janega | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pothole Problems, Chicago Department of Transportation, Video, Chicago Potholes, CDOT, Potholes, Chicago News

On an average December day -- last week, say, or last year, the worst pothole winter in a decade -- the city's Department of Transportation logs 300 n...

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