# Friday's Divvy vote shares the agenda with the first bridge-closure hearing under a law the Council passed 49-0, and the City's crash report *The amended agenda adds a hearing on closing the 92nd Street bridge over the Calumet River. Written comments on the Lyft extension are due at 12:30 p.m. today.* By Chicago Politics · Updated Nov 12, 2026 The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety posted an amended agenda for its 12:30 p.m. Friday meeting. The Mayor's five-year Divvy extension with Lyft is still item two ([O2026-0028871](/matter/O2026-0028871-amended-operator-agreement-lyft-bikes-scooters)). New to the agenda is a hearing on closing the 92nd Street bascule bridge over the Calumet River for rehabilitation, alongside a hearing on the Department of Transportation's 2025 crash report ([meeting page](/meeting/5B56424B-D4D2-F111-A05C-001DD80B58E5)). Why it matters: the Divvy vote decides who runs the City's bike and scooter share through January 2033, and whether Lime can compete in the core of the city. The bridge hearing is the first test we've found of a law requiring CDOT to explain long closures to the Council before they start. [Wednesday's story](/on-my-block/divvy-lyft-extension-2033-back-in-committee-friday-lime-core-area-scooters) covered what the Divvy deal does and why it stalled on Oct. 9. ## Comment deadline today Written comments on any agenda item go to committeeonpedestrianandtrafficsafety@cityofchicago.org until 12:30 p.m. today, Nov. 12, per the meeting notice. The notice says votes may be taken. ## The bridge hearing Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) sponsored the rule. The Council passed it 49 to 0 on Feb. 18, with Ald. Monique Scott absent ([SO2025-0021022](/matter/SO2025-0021022-adding-new-require-city-council-approval)). Under it: - For any bridge closure of 30 days or more, the transportation commissioner must appear before this committee at least 30 days ahead. - CDOT must share the schedule, the expected length, and a congestion plan covering a one-mile radius: detours, parking limits, signal changes and traffic aides. - Emergency work is exempt, with notice within 24 hours. The ordinance's title says Council "approval," but its text calls for notice and a hearing, not a vote; the agenda says no vote will be taken. We found no public CDOT notice yet on how long the 92nd Street bridge, in the 10th Ward, would close. ## The crash report Chapter 9-116 of the Municipal Code, passed in 2023 with Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th) as lead sponsor and 12 co-sponsors ([SO2023-0001253](/matter/SO2023-0001253-title-9-adding-new-entitled-traffic)), requires CDOT's annual crash analysis. The hearing takes up the report on 2025. Last year's report counted 130 traffic deaths in 2024, [Streetsblog Chicago reported](https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/key-findings-from-cdots-annual-chicago-traffic-crashes-report). ## Where Divvy stands Our record shows no action on the ordinance since Oct. 9, when a majority voted to hold it, and we found no reported changes to the deal since. Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) pushed for that delay over Lime's objections to the expanded "core area," and chair Daniel La Spata (1st) opposed waiting, [Block Club Chicago reported](https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/divvy-expansion-hits-the-brakes-as-e-scooter-competitor-lime-warns-it-could-create-de-facto-monopoly/). ## What our records add **The committee.** Fifteen members: La Spata, Vice Chair Ruth Cruz (30th), Hopkins, Robinson (4th), Yancy (5th), Chico (10th), Quinn (13th), Moore (17th), Curtis (18th), Burnett (27th), Ervin (28th), Knudsen (43rd), Lawson, Martin (47th) and Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) ([committee page](/committee/pedestrian-and-traffic-safety)). The committee has 39 items waiting, with a median wait of 966 days. **Lobbying.** Lyft's registered lobbyists reported lobbying on the contract extension in the third quarter of 2026. Our [record page](/matter/O2026-0028871-amended-operator-agreement-lyft-bikes-scooters) lists those lobbyists' contributions to alderpersons, including six committee members: La Spata, Hopkins, Robinson, Yancy, Chico and Burnett. Money near a vote is not evidence it influenced the vote. ## What's next If the committee recommends the Divvy ordinance Friday, it could reach the full Council on Dec. 8 or 9. We'll report the outcome. *Sources: [Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety: amended agenda, Nov. 13, 2026](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/c0a518be-e338-4b4f-b153-d449e86ead6f.pdf); [Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety: notice, Nov. 13, 2026](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/aa4175bf-d4d2-f111-a05c-001dd803894a.pdf).* ## Sources 1. chi.streetsblog.org: [Streetsblog Chicago reported](https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/key-findings-from-cdots-annual-chicago-traffic-crashes-report) 2. Block Club Chicago: [Block Club Chicago reported](https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/divvy-expansion-hits-the-brakes-as-e-scooter-competitor-lime-warns-it-could-create-de-facto-monopoly/) 3. City of Chicago: [Neighborhood and community area boundaries (Chicago Data Portal)](https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/y6yq-dbs2) On the map: [South Chicago](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/on-my-block/neighborhoods/south-chicago), [1st Ward](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1), [10th Ward](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/10), [44th Ward](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) --- Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/on-my-block/divvy-vote-friday-amended-agenda-92nd-street-bridge-hearing-crash-report · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt