Courtney Cobbs
Recent Posts
Lightfoot banning unaccompanied teens from Millennium Park is the wrong public safety approach
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Instead of shutting youth out of public spaces, we need to be designing more public spaces around them, and investing in resources that will help them thrive.
Divvy Hopes Charging Stations Will Reduce Need for Fleet-Maintenance Vans
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The Divvy system recently debuted charging stations for electric Divvys. Read more to find out where the first charging stations are located.
City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents
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Eligible residents can also eliminate all debt by paying off the original fine on tickets received within the last three years.
The U. of C. has made progress in reducing car use. So why is it building a giant garage?
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The University of Chicago has made progress on decreasing driving. Why is it building a new parking garage while also committing to reducing transportation-related greenhouse emissions?
Andar en bicicleta en el suroeste con Southwest Collective
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The Collective se enfoca en los vecindarios de Archer Heights, Ashburn, Back of the Yards, Brighton Park, Clearing, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, Scottsdale, The Lawns y West Elsdon.
Chicago seeks input for Better Streets for Buses plan: “The people who ride buses matter”
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But will the initiative get shelved like Ashland BRT, or watered down like Loop Link due to pushback from drivers and merchants, plus bureaucratic inertia?
North Side Kedzie non-protected lanes will be an upgrade, but CDOT should go bolder
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Bikes lanes, stamped crosswalks, and curb extensions are coming to Kedzie Avenue between Elston and Foster.
A back door deal: Land transfer to facilitate driving to O’Hare from west is a bad investment
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Government officials just can’t seem to think outside the automotive box and create quality sustainable transportation alternatives.
Why Residents, Not Developers, Should Plan Broadway’s Future
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Last weekend, 48th Ward stakeholders came together for a visioning session to determine the future of Broadway from Ainslie Street (4900 N.) to Devon Avenue (6400 N.)
Driver injuring girl and woman in Andersonville highlights need to make Ashland more ped-friendly
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Andersonville is a relatively pedestrian-friendly area of the Far North Side but Ashland throws a wrench in that designation.
New York City’s plan to bolster bike lanes with concrete could leave Chicago in the dust
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New York City has promised to add concrete barriers to their bike lanes that are currently delineated with paint and plastic posts. Chicago should follow.
Consensus reached on plan to make Glenwood in Rogers Park safer by converting it to one-way
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The plan to convert this half-mile stretch, part of the Glenwood-Greenview Greenway bike route connecting Uptown and Evanston, already had the blessing of the Chicago Department of Transportation.