The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for public way infrastructure, including planning, design, construction, maintenance and management.
Featured Services and Programs

CDOT Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan for Transportation 2021

Chicago Works
Chicago Works Jobs & Infrastructure Plan

Bicycle Program
CDOT's Bike Network

Chicago Alfresco
Request for Projects, Guidelines, Application

Permits
Online Permit Portal

Vision Zero
Traffic Safety Plan

Chicago Smart Lighting Program
Better Quality Lighting for Chicago

ChiStreetWork
City of Chicago’s infrastructure map portal.

Divvy
Chicago Bike Share

CHI 311
City of Chicago non-emergency services.

INVEST South/West
INVEST South/West

Jackson Park Improvements
To Support the Obama Presidential Center

Chicago Mobility Collaborative
Public forum for transportation projects and safety initiatives

Mobility During COVID-19
Guidelines for Travel

Open Streets
Shared Streets and other placemaking opportunities.
Commissioner Gia Biagi at City Club of Chicago March 31, 2022
Chicago Smart Lighting Program
Watch below to learn about the Chicago Smart Lighting Program, a massive streetlight modernization project completed by CDOT that has improved the quality of nighttime visibility and is projected to save Chicago taxpayers $100 million in electricity costs over the next ten years:
Department Main Office
Transportation
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Phone: 312.744.3600
Fax: 312.744.1200
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2 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 1110
Chicago, IL 60602
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Gia Biagi
Commissioner
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