Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety · Oct 9, 2026
Fridayat least 2 h 19 min6 officials identified16 public speakersVideo: Vimeo
The committee took up item 3, an amended operator agreement with Lyft Bikes and Scooters LLC for the Divvy for Everyone bike sharing system, and accepted a substitute ordinance.
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What happened
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- The committee took up item 3, an amended operator agreement with Lyft Bikes and Scooters LLC for the Divvy for Everyone bike sharing system, and accepted a substitute ordinance.1:05:31
- A motion to defer the Divvy item was made, and the motion was announced as “8 to 4” and deferred.1:57:32
- The committee took up item 4, a Municipal Code amendment making the Smart Streets program permanent and citywide, and accepted a substitute ordinance.1:59:45
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…will Lime When we discuss that contract, will CDOT push for Lime to have to be parking in zones as well?Timmy Knudsen · Ward 431:35:39
The 2 biggest complaints we get are sidewalks and docking. And location. So it gives me pause to not have bikes included in this when, if it’s technology that’s available to scooters, it should be on bikes. And the contract itself just refers to scooter safety. It doesn’t talk about bikes.Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 441:54:45
So could you describe a little bit more what the experience of the pilot program has been with regard to camera placement locations on the vehicles?Brian Hopkins · Ward 22:15:20
Yeah, I really appreciate it. And how many buses are we looking at to have cameras affixed?Daniel La Spata · Chair · Ward 12:25:41
It was so $6 million. So this is revenue-generating program and could go even higher once it’s citywide.Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 442:34:29
Who spoke
6 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Daniel La SpataChair · Ward 1 · 19 minFirst speaks at 27:29
- Bennett R. LawsonWard 44 · 8.5 minFirst speaks at 1:42:37
- Brian HopkinsWard 2 · 5.8 minFirst speaks at 2:13:23
- Timmy KnudsenWard 43 · 5.5 minFirst speaks at 1:33:10
- Jason C. ErvinWard 28 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 2:34:44
- Derrick G. CurtisWard 18 · 1.1 minFirst speaks at 2:22:29
Public comment: 16 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, Oct 9, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/pedestrian-and-traffic-safety/meetings/2026-10-09. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Oct 9, 2026.