Courtney Cobbs
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Cargo bikes: Is there anything they can’t carry?
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Streetsblog Chicago assistant editor Courtney Cobbs was determined to carry home her new dresser home by cargo bike.
The way to better biking: San Jose’s bike plan should be a model for Chicago reboot
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San Jose's Better Bike Plan offers a framework that Chicago would do well to emulate in order to create a bike plan that's more representative of current and would-be cyclists.
A Green New Deal for Illinois Transportation
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California just outlawed the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Illinois should go way further than that with a comprehensive plan to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan is a stride forward
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It's good to see the city moving towards spreading the benefits of transit-oriented development to more parts of the city and aiming towards an equitable implementation of it.
ATA: Here’s how to overcome obstacles to building a protected bike lane network in Chicago
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Hurdles include lack of funding, staffing shortages at CDOT, lack of cooperation from IDOT, and opposition from community members and aldermen.
Adding more diverse voices would strengthen the Illinois Bike Summit
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It would be great to see more people of color, as well as cyclists with disabilities, share their experiences of biking and what they’d like to see done to make our streets safer for them.
An electric boost made a long-distance bike trip to the ‘burbs a breeze
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Since Metra policy made it impossible to bring a longtail electric cargo bike on the trail, having an electrical assist was helpful for shrinking the commute.
Building a 500-car garage in the West Loop is counterproductive to fighting climate change
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A focus on car storage ignores the true costs of car-based infrastructure. Climate change poses an existential threat, and adding more parking for cars ignores that reality.
Pandemic Prompts Chicagoans To Buy E-bikes
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E-bike sales have increased alongside sales of traditional bikes during COVID-19. New e-bike owners in Chicago shared their thoughts and experiences.
The western third of the Cortland/Wabansia Slow Street has been dismantled
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Over the weekend CDOT dismantled part of another popular Slow Street in response to feedback from residents and use data the department collected.
Introducing Streets Calling, a new bike group for Black Chicagoans
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Their rides have been drawing dozens or even hundreds of participants, but so far they've kept a low profile in the larger bike community.
ATA talked with West Siders about barriers to walking, biking, and using transit
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We must look at all the factors that are preventing people from using more sustainable modes of travel and work to address those issues.