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The death of Angie Monroy was a reminder that gun violence is a mobility justice issue
As transit and mobility advocates, we need to talk more openly about violence on our streets and how it intersects with our work.
December 17, 2019
Advocates laud Lightfoot’s pick of Studio Gang’s Gia Biagi as transportation chief
Biagi comes to CDOT from Jeanne Gang's renowned design firm Studio Gang.
December 10, 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
Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations
Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.
December 9, 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
Active Trans’ new “Fair Fares” report offers a blueprint for transit equity
Providing lower-income people better access to transit and mobility will contribute to better outcomes for employment, education, health, and public safety, which will safe money for society in the long run.
November 25, 2019
No, Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, Lori shouldn’t play nice with Uber
In her second column promoting Uber's bogus message that Chicago's proposed ride-hail tax would hurt poor people, Washington says the mayor should compromise with Uber. Here's why that's wrong.
November 16, 2019
How Lori’s Uber and Lyft tax plan will help lower-income and working-class Chicagoans
The ride-hail companies are trying to convince Chicagoans that the new fee structure would hurt poor people, but actually the opposite is true.
November 10, 2019
No, Lori’s plan to make private ride-hail trips more expensive isn’t regressive
Ride-hailing slows down buses and cannibalizes CTA ridership. Reducing private trips while making shared trips cheaper will benefit South and West side residents, who mostly use shared trips.
November 5, 2019
Inclusive transportation planning requires uplifting the voices of the marginalized
Pursuing mobility justice requires relationship-building, political education, and centering those most marginalized in planning.
October 31, 2019
