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Black advocates call for expanding Chicago’s scooter program with a focus on equity
Oboi Reed from Equiticity and L. Anton Seals Jr. from Grow Greater Englewood put out an advocacy statement in favor of scooters and launched on online petition drive.
October 15, 2019
As scooter pilot ends, Active Trans report calls for expanding it, with strings attached
Go ahead and expand the program, Active Trans says, but require parking docks or corrals, and keep them out of downtown and off the Lakefront Trail.
October 14, 2019
What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening event
Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
October 11, 2019
Southwest Siders want action on Cinespace filming that blocks transportation access
The film studio's activities have been shutting down 16th Street and 21st Street in East Douglas Park and Little Village.
October 4, 2019
It’s getting real: Construction began on Phase I of Red and Purple Modernization today
Work on the Belmont flyover, slated for complete by late 2021, kicked off today. RPM also includes the reconstruction of four station and extensive track and signal work.
October 2, 2019
It’s a shame Car2go is leaving Chicago, but here are other ideas to reduce car ownership
An all-electric, free-floating, equity-minded car-share service like Blue LA would be a great replacement. But we should also focus on improving transit and biking so that people rarely need to drive at all.
October 1, 2019
Auburn Gresham Metra stop, which broke ground yesterday, could spur South Side retail
While the current station design is too car-oriented, it does include a pedestrian plaza and plentiful bike parking.
October 1, 2019
Uptown LSD Improvements Would Include Trail Grade Separation, Bus Amenities
But some residents argued that plans to make cyclists and pedestrians on the Lakefront Trail use tunnels and an overpass to cross eat-west streets in order to facilitate driving is car-centric.
September 30, 2019
Decrease in police targeting of Black cyclists is encouraging, but there’s still work to do
The total number of tickets written city wide has dropped almost 50 percent since 2016, according to a new Chicago Tribune report. But Black neighborhoods still see more than 50 percent of the citations.
September 27, 2019
The first public hearing on the Leland greenway extension was refreshingly uncontroversial
Unlike the community meeting for the Dickens greenway in Lincoln Park, there was little vocal pushback against the project.
September 25, 2019
