Rebekah Scheinfeld was the Commissioner of the

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(CDOT), appointed by mayor

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in 2014. She resigned in May 2019. As transportation commissioner, Scheinfeld oversaw projects including the

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and the 606 trail. She was involved in initiatives to promote pedestrian safety and endorsed the deployment of red-light and speed cameras. She was also involved with the expansion of bike-sharing throughout the city under an agreement with car-sharing service

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. Before joining CDOT, Scheinfeld worked at the

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and planned projects such as the Red Line reconstruction and new bus rapid transit corridors. She has also worked at the

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and the law firm

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. In 2020, Scheinfeld was named CEO of the Civic Consulting Alliance, a non-profit organization serving the city of Chicago.

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