Courtney Cobbs

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There should be physically protected bikeways on every major Chicago street. Photo: John Greenfield

Let’s stop coddling drivers and prioritize building a citywide protected bike lane network

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Getting around Chicago on bike should be as safe, convenient, and intuitive as navigating the city by car.

Sunset from the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

All the ways we can make 2020 a springboard for sustainable transportation in Chicago

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Here are a bunch of ways you can make a difference in the sustainable transportation landscape in Chicago,

Cyclists detour around a construction site in Wicker Park. Photo: John Greenfield

311 is a joke? No, but some bike lane blockage reports are going unaddressed

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 18, 2019 | No Comments

According to Bike Lane Uprising, a site that documents bikeway obstructions, 311 requests about bike lanes are getting closed before they actually get resolved.

Courtney Cobb's bike and hoops at the Chicago lakefront. Photo: Courtney Cobbs

How I’ve expanded my bike joy, and how you can do it too

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

Courtney Cobbs discusses how she got deeper into cycling this year, and shares a reading list of bike-centric books to enhance your enjoyment of two-wheeled transportation.

Why failure to pay your CTA or Metra fare should result in a ticket, not criminal charges

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

Decriminalizing fare evasion would help make the Chicagoland transit system more equitable.

Ride-hail drivers discuss labor and environmental issues

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Courtney Cobbs moderated the panel "Gig Work: Apps, Transit, and the Environment," hosted by Chicago Jobs with Justice and Workers’ Rights Board.

As it stands, it's cheaper to buy a month of parking at many Metra stations than it is to buy a pass that let's you ride Pace to and from the station. Active Trans wants to change that. Photo: Active Trans

Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.

What does Chicago need to do to achieve transportation equity?

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog writer Courtney Cobbs discussed the topic at an event hosted by the Chicago Style Committee of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.

A mural in Rogers Park. Photo: Jeff Zoline

We should be planning our transportation system as if the planet mattered

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

Here's what Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois should do if we really care about saving the planet from climate change.

Rendering of a short stretch of bus lanes planned near the 79th Street Red Line station as part of the Bus Priority Zones program.

Lori’s fair ride-hail tax plan needs bolder action to improve CTA bus service

By Courtney Cobbs | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Lowering the tax on shared trips, the kind most South and West siders take, is a good idea. But more of the revenue should be used for CTA upgrades, including more robust bus lanes.

A Car2go vehicle (and a dockless electric scooter) in Wicker Park. Photo: Courtney Cobbs

It’s a shame Car2go is leaving Chicago, but here are other ideas to reduce car ownership

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 1, 2019 | 11 Comments

An all-electric, free-floating, equity-minded car-share service like Blue LA would be a great replacement. But we should also focus on improving transit and biking so that people rarely need to drive at all.

Test-riding e-Divvys at a community event. Photo: CDOT

Divvy expansion will launch Roseland, Washington Heights and Beverly with 2,400 bikes

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 9, 2019 | 2 Comments

For starters, 2,000 bikes and 30 stations are coming to the Far South Side.

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