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Courtney Cobbs

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Will CDOT’s new strategic plan be a turning point for equitable transportation?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments
Hopefully CDOT’s strategic plan will produce more than just another report that sits on a shelf without leading to substantive change.
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Why the history of racism in transportation enforcement and planning still matters today

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.
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How can CTA riders stay warm while maintaining social distance?

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments
Rather than crowding below outdoor platform heaters, tCTA recommends waiting in stationhouses, and using online tools to track arrivals. The agency also discussed the issue of homeless people sheltering on transit.
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Lightfoot’s capital spending proposal includes earmarks for sidewalks and bikeways

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments
$112 million will go towards sidewalk repairs and $49 million for “improvements to bike lanes, priority bus routes, and pavement markings.”
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Cargo bikes: Is there anything they can’t carry?

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments
Streetsblog Chicago assistant editor Courtney Cobbs was determined to carry home her new dresser home by cargo bike.
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The way to better biking: San Jose’s bike plan should be a model for Chicago reboot

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 12, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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A Green New Deal for Illinois Transportation

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan is a stride forward

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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ATA: Here’s how to overcome obstacles to building a protected bike lane network in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments
Hurdles include lack of funding, staffing shortages at CDOT, lack of cooperation from IDOT, and opposition from community members and aldermen.
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Adding more diverse voices would strengthen the Illinois Bike Summit

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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An electric boost made a long-distance bike trip to the ‘burbs a breeze

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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Building a 500-car garage in the West Loop is counterproductive to fighting climate change

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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