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Courtney Cobbs

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Lessons on Building Bike Culture From Latin America

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 21, 2021 | No Comments
Latin American cities can provide insights on how to build bike culture. Mobility experts from Mexico City and Bogotá shared how their cities are creating a bike culture.
People riding bikes on Glenwood Avenue in Rogers Park. Photo: John Greenfield
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Slow speeds should be the default on Chicago’s residential streets

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments
The need for universal traffic calming has been on my mind the past few months.
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Bike-share Equity in the Time of Coronavirus

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments
How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?
Still from Luis Gusto's guide to using the 'L' system.
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Here are some good resources for getting started living car-free in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments
These websites, videos, apps, and maps will make it easier for newbies to get around the region on transit and bike.
Photo: City of San Jose
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More Love for San Jose’s Bike Plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 16, 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.
Photo: Wikimedia commons
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Ode to the Cargo Bike

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 16, 2020 | No Comments
Streetsblog Chicago assistant editor Courtney Cobbs was determined to carry home her new dresser home by cargo bike.
Photo Courtesy of Wheel & Sprocket
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The pandemic has inspired more Chicagoans to buy e-bikes

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments
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 Leland Avenue Slow Street. Photo: John Greenfield
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Talking about Slow Streets and equitable community input

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments
47th Ward alderman Matt Martin hosted a panel on these topics with reps from the Active Transportation Alliance, the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Streetsblog Chicago.
Illustration: Reza Nik
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How to Address Anti-Black Racism in Urban Planning

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments
The Canadian Urban Institute recently held an online panel centered around the question of “How do we respond to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations?”
A frame shop in Chicago's Andersonville business strip as it appeared on Thursday. Photo: John Greenfield
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Transportation planners and advocates: What legacy will you leave for racial justice?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments
I hope that you make choices today that you will be proud to stand by later in the quest for a more just society.
Opened drawbridges are limiting entrance and egress to and from the Loop. Photo: John Greenfield
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CTA Suspends Service During Protests, Stranding the Vulnerable

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments
The nationwide protests that started this weekend were born out of anger regarding systemic racism. Unfortunately in response to these protests, Mayor Lightfoot has that transit austerity is the best response.
Warren Logan. Photo: City of Oakland

Q&A with Oakland DOT’s Warren Logan

By Courtney Cobbs | May 28, 2020 | No Comments
Reflections on pursuing racial equity within a mobility framework
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