Courtney Cobbs
Recent Posts
Bike-Share Equity in the Time of Coronavirus
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How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?
How To Go Car-Free in Chicago
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These websites, videos, apps, and maps will make it easier for newbies to get around the region on transit and bike.
Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Should Be Employees
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Like it or not, ride-hail companies are part of the transportation landscape in Chicagoland. We should classify them as employees to ensure they get fair wages, benefits, and protections.
Should Chicago End License Revocations for Camera-Issued Tix?
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Taking away people's licenses for failing to pay tickets doesn't necessarily make our streets safer, but it does cause economic hardship.
Why Racism in Traffic Policing Matters
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Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.
Do States Need Their Own Green New Deals For Transport?
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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.
How to Overcome Barriers to Building Protected Bike Lanes
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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.
COVID-19 Inspires 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.
5 Barriers BIPOC Face to Sustainable Transport Access
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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.
Why We Need More Car-Free Outdoor Entertainment
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Golf courses are open, but beaches aren't. Since summer street festivals and concerns are canceled, Chicagoans need more outdoor entertainment alternatives.
How to Design Self-Policing Streets
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We should be redesigning our transportation system to reduce the chances of Black and Brown residents interacting with law enforcement, and to promote transportation equity.
How to Center Community Input in Slow Streets Projects
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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.