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Lynda Lopez

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The death of Angie Monroy was a reminder that gun violence is a mobility justice issue

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments
As transit and mobility advocates, we need to talk more openly about violence on our streets and how it intersects with our work.
Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

A vision beyond Uber: We don’t need to plan our transportation system around cars

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments
There is power in movement and we aren’t reaching our full potential when we keep shaping our world around cars.
La Villita Arch in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

Inclusive transportation planning requires uplifting the voices of the marginalized

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments
Pursuing mobility justice requires relationship-building, political education, and centering those most marginalized in planning.
Photo: city of Chicago

City’s ride-hailing report quantifies the damage Uber and Lyft are doing to Chicago

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments
25,807 ride-hailing trips are taken downtown during an average morning rush, and the CTA has seen 48 million fewer rides each year since Uber launched here since 2015.
Attendees at the Drexel meeting. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Most meeting attendees opposed King’s plan to turn Drexel bikeways into car parking

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments
Less than a year ago CDOT moved the Drexel bike lanes next to the grassy median to make them safer. Now Alderman Sophia King is proposing to move them back and create new parking lanes by the median.
Attendees at this year's Untokening in Durham. Photo: Shumara Thomas

Decolonizing our work: Why Untokening is so powerful for BIPOC transportation advocates

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments
Transportation and mobility justice work has the potential to play a big role in shifting things for the better if we are able to do it right.
Attendees at this year's Untokening. Photo: Shumara Thomas

What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening event

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments
Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
The Cinespace headquarters. Photo: 24-28 Storm

Southwest Siders want action on Cinespace filming that blocks transportation access

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 4, 2019 | 1 Comment
The film studio's activities have been shutting down 16th Street and 21st Street in East Douglas Park and Little Village.
A Vision Zero outreach event on Chicago's West Side. Image: CDOT

West Side Vision Zero Plan downplays the role of police enforcement, stresses education

By Lynda Lopez | Sep 18, 2019 | 3 Comments
West Side residents made it clear that they don't want Vision Zero to lead to traffic stops being used as an excuse to conduct searches.
Biking on the Bloomingdale Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

Want to ride your bike more? Here are some tips for the casual cyclist

By Lynda Lopez | Sep 11, 2019 | 4 Comments
If you feel like you never get around to riding your bike, or are nervous about riding in the city but want to give it a spin, here are some steps you can take to make it happen.
Carlos Vives and Shakira in the video for "La Bicicleta."

The joy and power of bike culture in POC music and art

By Lynda Lopez | Sep 4, 2019 | 1 Comment
If we can reflect diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in biking through language, art, and music, we can open the doors for more people to be part of biking culture.
Photo by Kelly Loris.

Residents Say What They Think Could Improve Transit and Bicycling in Belmont Cragin

By Lynda Lopez | Aug 30, 2019 | 5 Comments
As someone who went to high school in Belmont Cragin and spent a lot of time in the neighborhood, issues of transportation there are important to me. There wasn’t a week that went by that I wasn’t taking the Fullerton bus to get to school or walking around the neighborhood with friends. My senior year […]
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