2025 Q3: Investing in Community Assets
📍: Harper High School, 6520 S Wood St.
⏰: 9/11/25, 6-8pm
More info: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/chicago-mobility-collaborative.html
Main Presentation: CDOT Overview
Breakout Sessions:
- Table 1. Bus Priority Corridors and School Safety Initiative
- Brad Huff, CDOT; Jennifer Henry, CTA; Jason Meter, CTA; Hugo Coronado, MPC; John Carlisle, Pace
- This roundtable will highlight the city’s efforts to expand bus priority corridors and enhance pedestrian safety, especially around schools. Updates on current projects, upcoming public engagement opportunities, and regional transit connections will be discussed.
- Table 2. Divvy Pricing and Memberships
- Kyle Peppin, CDOT
- CDOT’s recent $3m+ investment is making Divvy more affordable and accessible. This roundtable will provide an update on new pricing and memberships available to the public, including Divvy for Everyone. A conversation about CDOT’s process to site new stations and how the department partners with community members to identify the locations that will best serve their neighborhood will also be facilitated.
- Table 3. Safe Travel for All
- Joseph Seymour, Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways; Suzanne Griffith, Vega Impact Group
- Join this community roundtable to discuss solutions for keeping pedestrians of all ages safe. This discussion will feature a brief update on safety planning development in South Chicago and countywide, followed by dialogue on local experiences for improving traffic safety. Participants can expect to hear and share examples of successful projects, community support, and other interventions to reduce serious and fatal crashes.
- Table 4. Traffic and Public Safety: Collaborations and Solutions
- William Higgins, CDOT; Rob Castaneda, Beyond the Ball; Manuel Whitfield, Mayors Office of Community Safety
- This roundtable will feature transportation and public safety experts discussing how city agencies and community organizations work together to improve safety on our streets. Topics will include maintaining essential infrastructure, implementing violence prevention initiatives, and activating public spaces for community healing. The discussion will also cover systems for reporting and tracking safety concerns and explore opportunities for deeper collaboration with Englewood residents.