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Jean Khut

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During the warmer months, cyclists make up about 40 % of traffic on the Hipster Highway. They deserve a safe place to ride. Photo: John Greenfield
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Active Trans Asks Wicker Park / Bucktown Residents to Support Bike Lanes on Milwaukee

By Jean Khut | Jun 30, 2017 | 2 Comments
Last night, the advocacy organization hosted a gathering to encourage local residents to advocate for the bike lanes.
Blaine Klingenberg. Photo: Jonathan Loïc Rogers

Ride Your Bike: Remembering Fallen Cyclist Blaine Klingbenberg One Year Later

By Jean Khut | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments
In 2016, Chicago garnered the number one spot in Bicycling Magazine’s 50 Best Bikes Cities. The same year there were six bike fatalities. It seemed like Ghost Bikes memorials were being installed every other week, leaving many in the cycling community wondering just how bike-friendly Chicago streets actually were. One of the six lives lost […]
The abandoned railroad embankment. Photo: Englewood Line

Englewood Line Trail Could Create Recreation and Job Opportunities for Residents

By Jean Khut | Jan 13, 2017 | 21 Comments
The Englewood Line Nature Trail, a proposed two-mile elevated greenway, would run along an unused rail embankment between 58th and 59th streetsm from Hoyne to Wallace avenues.
A Chicago "Slut Walk" demonstration, part of an international movement calling for an end to street harassment and rape culture. Photo: Seph Victo Mercado

Street Harassment and Sexual Violence Are Mobility Issues

By Jean Khut | Jan 5, 2017 | 20 Comments
Incidents of sexual harassment represent a challenge to a woman's right to travel safely and freely through public space.
Women hang out before a Chicago FWOD ride last August. Photo: Jean Khut

Chicago’s “For Women Only, Duh” Rides Create a Safe Space for Female Cyclists

By Jean Khut | Dec 20, 2016 | 8 Comments
The group provides opportunities to ride bikes and hang out without having to deal with the sexism and harassment female cyclists often encounter.
Two-thirds of the Untokening attendees were people of color. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

“The Untokening” Was a Frank Discussion of the Livable Streets Movement’s Equity Challenges

By Jean Khut | Dec 14, 2016 | 7 Comments
When mobility-related social justice issues, such as gentrification and police abuse, come up, it often makes relatively privileged people uncomfortable.
Moderator Sahra Sulaiman with panelists Tamika Butler and Zahra Alabanza. Photo: Jean Khut

Black Leaders Discuss Their Efforts to Promote Equity in Mobility Advocacy

By Jean Khut | Dec 1, 2016 | 1 Comment
Conference brought together bike and pedestrian advocates of color from around the country.
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