Mary Nicol
Director of Policy, Chicago Department of Transportation
As the Director of Policy for the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Mary Nicol creates and implements programs and policies to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector, to lower transportation costs for residents, to increase resident mobility, and to make Chicago's streets safer for all users. She led the policy development and eventual passage of one of the country’s most ambitious and equitably structured ride-hailing congestion taxes, and launched Bike Chicago, a program to distribute 5,000 bikes and safety equipment over the course of four years to eligible Chicagoans.