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2022 Chicago budget passes including income-based fines, mental health funds
Reforms to the city's traffic fine structure should make it less regressive, and increased funding for mental health services could be a step in the right direction for improving transit safety.
October 28, 2021
CTA stabbing epidemic highlights need for holistic violence prevention strategies
Investing in the prevention of violence, as opposed to armed responses to it, is money well-spent.
August 2, 2021
If you want a safer transit system, support better mental health services
Providing all citizens with adequate mental health support is crucial for creating a safer, more peaceful city.
July 6, 2021
Equiticity’s Oboi Reed returns to mobility justice work, discusses health challenges
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.
August 5, 2020
Riding Through the Pain: One Year, One Day, and One Hundred Miles of Biking
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.
August 21, 2019
Why I Fight: How Biking Saved My Life and Can Help Other Black Chicagoans
[Streetsblog invited Olatunji Oboi Reed, president of Slow Roll Chicago, to share his perspective on our city’s bicycle equity challenges.]
January 7, 2015