Courtney Cobbs
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Possible Chicago public restroom pilot could help improve access to public space
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Advocates for more public restrooms for Chicagoans will be heartened by signs of movement to address the problem.
Is this the beginning of prioritizing buses on Chicago’s streets?
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Better Streets for Buses meetings have started, and ELPC calls for five bus rapid transit routes in five years.
Lightfoot banning teens from Millennium Park is the wrong public safety approach
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Instead of shutting youth out of public spaces, we need to be designing more public spaces around them, and investing in resources that will help them thrive.
Advocates urge CMAP’s transportation committee to reject road expansion projects
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A number of advocacy organizations are urging Chicagoland regional transportation agencies to halt plans to add additional lanes to expressways and arterial streets.
Divvy hopes new charging stations will reduce VMT needed to maintain the fleet
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The Divvy system recently debuted charging stations for electric Divvys. Read more to find out where the first charging stations are located.
Loved ones of Gerardo Marciales urge the city to fix dangerous DLSD intersections
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We must learn from stories like his and implement policies and street designs that prioritize human life over convenient driving.
City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents
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Eligible residents can also eliminate all debt by paying off the original fine on tickets received within the last three years.
The U. of C. has made progress in reducing car use. So why is it building a giant garage?
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The University of Chicago has made progress on decreasing driving. Why is it building a new parking garage while also committing to reducing transportation-related greenhouse emissions?
Chicago seeks input for Better Streets for Buses plan: “The people who ride buses matter”
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But will the initiative get shelved like Ashland BRT, or watered down like Loop Link due to pushback from drivers and merchants, plus bureaucratic inertia?
North Side Kedzie non-protected lanes will be an upgrade, but CDOT should go bolder
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Bikes lanes, stamped crosswalks, and curb extensions are coming to Kedzie Avenue between Elston and Foster.
A back door deal: Land transfer to facilitate driving to O’Hare from west is a bad investment
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Government officials just can’t seem to think outside the automotive box and create quality sustainable transportation alternatives.
Broadway visioning process: Residents, not developers, should plan the corridor’s future
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Last weekend, 48th Ward stakeholders came together for a visioning session to determine the future of Broadway from Ainslie Street (4900 N.) to Devon Avenue (6400 N.)