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Courtney Cobbs

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Amsterdam. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.
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Learn about the Netherlands

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments
Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.
Photo: Eric Allix Rogers
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City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments
Eligible residents can also eliminate all debt by paying off the original fine on tickets received within the last three years.
O'Hare Airport. Photo: Keith Ammann
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Why is Chicago Making it Easier to Drive to the Airport?

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 14, 2022 | No Comments
In this age of climate change and high gas prices, Chicago needs to focus on making it easier for people to get where they need to go without a car. So why did the City Council recently approve a land deal that will encourage more people to drive to and around O’Hare Airport?
Gillman’s Ace Hardware. Photo: John Greenfield
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Hardware store owner blames bike lanes, not his own lack of business savvy, for falling sales

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments
Chicago shop keeper claims that the repurposing of car storage into a curbside bike lane has “ruined” his 75 year old hardware store
Medellín Metrocable cars. Researchers found a correlation between infrastructure investments in the station neighborhoods and lower homicide rates and increased societal trust. Photo: Camilo Sanchez via Wikipedia
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Notes from Medellín: Infrastructure Reduces Violence?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
A 2012 research project conducted in Medellín, Colombia examined the impact of the built environment on reducing violence and fostering societal trust.
Concrete curb-protected bike lane on Elston between Damen and Fullerton. Image: Google Maps
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Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 24, 2021 | No Comments
Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.
The SunPedal Ride heads downtown on the Lakefront Trail.
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The solar-powered e-bike project SunPedal Ride makes a pit stop in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments
Sushil Reddy, the brains behind the SunPedal Ride, talks about why he's crossing the country on two wheels, with a solar assist.
Thursday's protest. Courtney is second from the left.
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What it was like being part of Better Streets Chicago’s people-protected bike lane protest

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments
We need a citywide network of barrier-protected bike lanes and we needed it years ago.
CDOT recently installed non-protected bike lanes on North Avenue, an IDOT-controlled street, but it's still not a safe or comfortable place to ride. Photo: Alyssa Iovanelli
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New Illinois legislation is a step forward in reducing vulnerable road user deaths

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments
The legislation requires IDOT to conduct a traffic study following "the occurrence of any [crash] involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a state highway."
The new Washington-Wabash 'L' station opened in 2017. The Senate infrastructure bill funds new transit projects like this, but includes no money for day-to-day operations. Photo: John Greenfield
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Chicago transportation advocates weigh in on car-centric federal infrastructure bill

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments
The increased investment in walking, biking, and transit is great, but these investments are at risk of being outweighed by an increase in roadway expansion.
A concrete curb-protected bike lane recently installed on Howard Street near the North Branch Trail. Photo: John Greenfield
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What political realities must we overcome to create a protected bike lane network?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments
The Active Transportation Alliance recently held a discussion on what it will take to create more safe bike infrastructure in Chicago. Aldermen Daniel LaSpata (1st), Andre Vasquez (40th), and Matt Martin (47th) were featured speakers. 
The Emmett St. all-affordable transit-oriented development rises next to the Logan Square Blue Line station. Photo: John Greenfield
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Chicago announces equitable transit-oriented development pilot program

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments
Last fall the city of Chicago released the Equitable Transit Oriented Development Policy Plan. Transit-oriented development is high-density, parking-lite development near rapid and/or high-frequency train or bus service.
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