The City of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) have published their annual bikeway report. The document highlights that in 2015 CDOT installed 42 miles of new and restriped bikeways, including 23 miles of barrier- and buffer-protected bike lanes. Since May of 2011, 108 miles of protected bike lanes have been installed throughout Chicago.
2015 achievements for bikeway installation include:
- Surpassed Mayor's goal of installing 100 miles of protected bike lanes
- Installed five curb separated bike lanes and one raised bike lane
- Two projects ranked in People for Bikes' Top Ten List of the country's best protected bike lanes
- Expansion of the downtown protected bike lane network
- Installed bike lanes in 31 wards
- Implemented Chicago's first "green wave"
- Bike improvements made to 3 bridges
- Resurfaced 26 miles of the bikeways network, including 10 miles of new bikeways and 16 miles of restriped bikeways
Awarded the 2015 Sustainable Landscape Award by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for the Berteau Neighborhood Greenway