Activists: CDOT's next leader must ‘enact transformational change'
The letter praised Biagi for the “important strides” her department made in centering “equitable investments in disinvested communities,” and to mend CDOT’s relationships with transit advocacy groups.“As commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, Gia Biagi has been instrumental in implementing transportation systems and critical public infrastructure that improves neighborhoods, connects residents, and promotes safe and sustainable mobility,” Johnson said.
Johnson praised Biagi’s department’s Strategic Plan for Transportation, which ensured that equity and mobility justice were part of CDOT’s approach to transit. Divvy service also expanded to every neighborhood in Chicago, making it the largest bike-sharing service in North America, according to a city press release., discussing the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic, supply-chain issues caused by that pandemic, and the slow recovery of transit systems in its aftermath.
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