Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Equiticity

William Estrada and his art cart engaging "Moving Freely" visitors

“Moving Freely” exhibit in North Lawndale explores mobility’s connection to racial equity

By Courtney Cobbs | May 17, 2021 | No Comments

Moving Freely explores how mobility in its various forms can be harnessed for the fight for racial equity and collective power for Chicago’s Black and Brown communities on the West Side.

Rendering of the upcoming 103rd Street station.

There’s movement on south Red Line extension, but service launch pushed back 3 years

By John Greenfield | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates say it's disappointing that South Siders will have a longer wait for service, but it's encouraging that the project is moving forward.

What will and should Biden-Harris mean for transportation? Experts, advocates weigh in

By John Greenfield | Nov 9, 2020 | No Comments

After the initial euphoria of Saturday’s election result wore off, Streetsblog Chicago reached out to local transportation leaders to get their take on what the Biden-Harris administration will mean for sustainable transportation, based on the candidates’ platform and statements. We also asked these experts and advocates, as well as our readers, what they’d like to […]

The August Street Love Ride in Englewood. Photo: Cameron Bolton

Mitigating risks on group bike rides with COVID on the rise

By Sharon Hoyer | Nov 7, 2020 | No Comments

While group bike rides, even with masks and social distancing, aren't without risk during the pandemic, community activists say the benefits are worth it.

Opened drawbridges limiting entrance and egress to and from the Loop during the George Floyd protests. Photo: John Greenfield

Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest

By John Greenfield | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.

Equiticity's Oboi Reed speaks before the ride. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

The Austin Peace Ride puts “eyes and feet on the street” to promote safety and positivity

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

"When more people are walking and biking and shopping in our neighborhood, our streets are more vibrant... And that's how we suffocate violence."

Sign of the times: A masked rider on one of the new e-Divvies. Photo: John Greenfield

Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August

By John Greenfield | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Anecdotally, it's appeared that Chicago had been part of the national pandemic biking boom, but now we've got some data to back up that hunch.

Oboi Reed at the start of a Slow Roll ride.

Equiticity’s Oboi Reed returns to mobility justice work, discusses health challenges

By Cameron Bolton | Aug 5, 2020 | No Comments

Reed opened up to Streetsblog about the struggle he's faced over the years with clinical depression and why he now feels ready to move forward with transportation advocacy.

Black advocates call for expanding Chicago’s scooter program with a focus on equity

By John Greenfield | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Olatunji Oboi Reed kicking off a Slow Roll Chicago ride in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest side of Chicago in August of 2015. Photo: Michael Bracey

Riding Through the Pain: One Year, One Day, and One Hundred Miles of Biking

By Olatunji Oboi Reed | Aug 21, 2019 | 3 Comments

Slow Roll Chicago and Equiticity cofounder Oboi Reed discusses his past year of struggling with clinical depression, and why he's ready to get back in the fight for mobility justice.

Pace has installed ring racks in other cities and plans to do so in Chicago as well. Photo: Pace

Pace Plans to Install Bike Racks, Rent Adaptive Cycles, Help Launch Bike Library

By John Greenfield | Jun 11, 2018 | 2 Comments

Chicago's only "lock-to" dockless bike-share company is also offering $5 monthly memberships to low-income Chicagoans.

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