Biagi announced her resignation Monday after nearly four years at the helm of the department, during which time advocates pressed for more bike lanes.
Gia Biagi, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, arrives to speak with then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot on June 22, 2022, after a City Council meeting at City Hall.
Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi is stepping down, becoming the latest departure from City Hall since Mayor Brandon Johnson took office. Biagi announced her resignation Monday after nearly four years at the helm of the department, during which time advocates pressed for more and better-protected bike lanes throughout the city andBiagi is at least the third department head to leave since Johnson won the runoff election in April. Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara recently, and Department of Human Resources head Chris Owen also left City Hall recently.
Biagi was appointed to lead the Chicago Department of Transportation by Lightfoot in December 2019, when she was tasked with overseeing more than 4,000 miles of streets; the city’s streetlights, bridges and intersections; more than 400 miles of bike lanes and trails; and the partnerships that operate the Divvy bike-share system and city’s e-scooters.
CDOT touted Biagi’s expansion of the city’s bike lanes and trails by more than 100 miles. During her term, City Council approved a pilot program that would
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