Lynda Lopez
Recent Posts
A vision beyond Uber: We don’t need to plan our transportation system around cars
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There is power in movement and we aren’t reaching our full potential when we keep shaping our world around cars.
Inclusive transportation planning requires uplifting the voices of the marginalized
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Pursuing mobility justice requires relationship-building, political education, and centering those most marginalized in planning.
City’s ride-hailing report quantifies the damage Uber and Lyft are doing to Chicago
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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.
Most meeting attendees opposed King’s plan to turn Drexel bikeways into car parking
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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.
Decolonizing our work: Why Untokening is so powerful for BIPOC transportation advocates
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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.
What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening event
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Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
Southwest Siders want action on Cinespace filming that blocks transportation access
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The film studio's activities have been shutting down 16th Street and 21st Street in East Douglas Park and Little Village.
West Side Vision Zero Plan downplays the role of police enforcement, stresses education
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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.
Want to ride your bike more? Here are some tips for the casual cyclist
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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.
The joy and power of bike culture in POC music and art
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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.
Residents Say What They Think Could Improve Transit and Bicycling in Belmont Cragin
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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 […]
For a More Efficient and Equitable Chicago, Swap Car Lanes for Bus and Bike Lanes
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Lori Lightfoot’s platform showed she understands that our city needs a less auto-centric transportation system. Let’s make sure she follows through on her promises.