In an exit interview with Chicago Mag's Whet Moser, CDOT Commissioner and alternative transport champion Gabe Klein opens up on his background with ZipCar and food trucks and his rapid ascent through the bureaucratic ranks in D.C. and Chicago. He comes off as a nice guy (he treats departmental staff like any other flawed humans), touts the 'pilot project' for allowing aggressive innovation with little risk, discusses a return to the private sector, and, finally, what he expects for American cities in the future. But we're only scratching the surface; Read on! [Chicago Mag, previously, photo: John W. Iwanski/Flickr]
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