Courtney Cobbs
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What legacy will you leave?
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In addition to a pandemic, we are living through the climate crisis. We can't go back to how things were before the "Stay at Home" order largely emptied our streets.
Let’s respond to coronavirus and climate change with car-free streets, bus and bike lanes
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Creating more car-free streets for safe transportation and recreation during the current pandemic crisis would also address the longterm challenge of climate change.
Pedaling during a pandemic: How to make cycling part of your self-care routine
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The coronavirus threat is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to discover or rediscover the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of cycling.
We need to de-prioritize driving and create more child-friendly streets
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Decision-makers worry about inconveniencing motorists, but we should instead focus on making it safer to transport children without driving, and creating streets where kids can safely spend time.
How Can Chicago Support the e-bike Revolution?
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E-bikes are useful for people who need to travel long distances and those with mobility challenges, and they can help broaden the appeal of cycling. How can we help to encourage use?
Eliminating the financial burden of car ownership should be part of Lightfoot’s war on poverty
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Making transit, walking, and biking, safer and more convenient would help residents keep more money in their pockets for savings or to stimulate the local economy.
Can Chicago Become a 15 Minute City?
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What if every Chicagoan lived within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of grocery stores, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, and workplaces?
Seattle decreased solo driving commutes, and Chicago can too
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Thanks to transportation progressive policies, the number of commuters driving solo in the Seattle region dropped from 53 percent in 2010 to 44 percent in 2018. Chicago should learn from that example.
Trying to see every driver as a potential sustainable transportation user
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How a recent angry exchange with a motorist made me rethink my strategy for promoting walking, biking, and transit.
Inaction after tragic crashes is unacceptable — Chicago needs a Rapid Response Team
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Instead of making safety improvements months later, or not at all, Chicago should follow San Francisco's example by creating a Rapid Response Team
The LyftUp free bike-share program for low-income teens is great, but Lyft is not
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The LeBron James-endorsed LyftUp program to give free bike-share memberships to low-income teens is terrific. The impact of Lyft ride-hail on cities, no so much.
Mobility justice leaders: We need to look at “who’s in the room when planning is happening”
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The urban planning field and the community input process has historically been dominated by white men, so they often fail to reflect the true needs of communities. It's time to change that.