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MPC’s Toward Universal Mobility report aims to make local transit accessible for all
“We can design transportation systems that are seamless for everyone," said a disability rights advocate at the release. "The only thing that stops us if we don’t have the right people at the table.”
December 11, 2019
Ride-hail drivers discuss labor and environmental issues
Courtney Cobbs moderated the panel "Gig Work: Apps, Transit, and the Environment," hosted by Chicago Jobs with Justice and Workers’ Rights Board.
December 11, 2019
Preckwinkle at Active Trans meeting: The South Side Metra plan would promote racial equity
The Cook County board president discussed why the proposal is an example of an equitable initiative that focuses resources on communities that need them the most.
December 9, 2019
After backlash from cyclists, Ald. King dropped plan to downgrade the Drexel bike lanes
King proposed allowing car parking along the boulevard's median, with would have relocated the bike lane back into the door zone.
December 6, 2019
A CDOT show-and-tell on this year’s new bikeways, and what’s on deck for 2020
Highlights included concrete upgrades, new bike bridges, and ten miles of upcoming South Side bike lanes to compliment the Divvy expansion.
December 5, 2019
Lincolnwood may save a bike lane plan that was almost scrapped due to parking worries
A new proposal calls for preserving one parking lane and installing a two-way protected bike lanes on the south side of the street.
December 4, 2019
Learn all-season cycling skills at tomorrow’s Bike Winter 20th anniversary celebration
The Bike Winter organization, which promotes cold-weather pedaling, is kicking off a new era with presentations on how to get the most out of your bike this winter.
December 3, 2019
What does Chicago need to do to achieve transportation equity?
Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs discussed the topic at an event hosted by the Chicago Style Committee of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
November 27, 2019
Once again Chicago leads the way, passing a tax to help get Uber and Lyft under control
Meanwhile a new Reuters report shows that although Uber claimed it opposed the tax for equity reasons, it quietly raised price on UberPool in Chicago this year, which is disproportionately used by lower-income residents.
November 26, 2019
Lopez shills for Uber’s phony ride-hail tax counterproposal, Reilly skewers it
The two main daily papers urged Mayor Lightfoot to compromise with Uber and Lyft, but her plan is fine as-is.
November 20, 2019