Is CPD Using Racial Profiling to Catch Divvy Thieves?
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Black bike advocates say yes—and that they have the stats to prove it.
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Lime Survey Tries to Sway Candidates’ Positions on Dockless Bikes, Scooters
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Lime hopes that politicians who are friendly to dockless bike and scooter technology will help them to deploy a large number fo their devices citywide.
The CTA Completes Spot Rehabs of Four South and West Side Green Line Stations
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The workforce for the project included subcontractors who graduated from CTA’s 2017 Green Line Small Business Initiative.
Brainstorming Ideas to Improve Transit at City Bureau’s Public Newsroom Event
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City Bureau fellows discussed Metra's funding challenges, and strategies for improving Metra Electric service.
More Thoughts on Race, Gender, and Bike Shops
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Why bike stores can sometimes be intimidating places for women and people of color, and why nonprofit community bike shops sometimes often offer a more welcoming environment.
A Guide to Chicago’s Woman- and POC-owned Bike Shops
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Interested in supporting a diverse bike shop community? Here's a list and map of Chicago's bike stores owned or co-owned by women and/or people of color.
How Chicago’s New Bus TOD Ordinance Could Help Underserved Communities
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By expanding the areas that are eligible for TOD to include zones around busy bus corridors, the city could help spur investment in low-income neighborhoods.
Untokening Detroit Showed Why Mobility Justice Advocates Need to Think Intersectionally
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Because racial inequities are so obvious in Detroit, holding the convening there underscored the need for transportation advocates to keep in mind other social justice struggles.
Emanuel’s Plan for Pilsen and Little Village Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Prevent Displacement
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Since the proposal only requires developers to make 10 percent of the on-site units affordable, it's insufficient to protect low-income and working-class families.
Untokening Panelists Discuss Why “You Can’t Have Social Justice Without Transit Justice”
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During the mobility justice summit event last weekend in Detroit, that city's Qline streetcar was cited as an example of prioritizing the needs of the well-connected over everyday transit riders.
Neighbors March Against Displacement in Logan Square
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Hundreds of residents showed up to demand that new development, including TOD, be done equitably, so as not to force longtime residents out of the neighborhood.