Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about equity

Dr. Adonia Lugo Discusses Her Book “Bicycle/Race” This Thursday at IIT

By Lynda Lopez | Apr 2, 2019 | No Comments

This event, which looks at who needs to be at the table during transportation planning conversations, is timely since it takes place two days after Chicago elects its first Black female mayor.

Aaron Davis, Xia Xiang W., and and audience member asking a question at the BLK Bike Panel. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Cyclists of Color Convened at the BLK Panel: “We Want More Black Folks on Bikes”

By Lynda Lopez | Feb 25, 2019 | 4 Comments

The forum, held Saturday at Blackstone Bicycle Works, featured representatives of 2wheelgods, the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago, Red Bike and Green Chicago, and SRAM.

Police arrest Divvy rider Joshua Thomas last August. Photo: Eboni Senai Hawkins

Is CPD Using Racial Profiling to Catch Divvy Thieves?

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2019 | 22 Comments

Black bike advocates say yes—and that they have the stats to prove it.

Youth test-ride Lime scooters on a My Block My Hood My City tour of the North Lawndale community.

Lime Survey Tries to Sway Candidates’ Positions on Dockless Bikes, Scooters

By John Greenfield | Jan 30, 2019 | 2 Comments

Lime hopes that politicians who are friendly to dockless bike and scooter technology will help them to deploy a large number fo their devices citywide.

Contractors upgrade the lighting at the Halsted Green Line station. Photo: CTA

The CTA Completes Spot Rehabs of Four South and West Side Green Line Stations

By John Greenfield | Jan 2, 2019 | 1 Comment

The workforce for the project included subcontractors who graduated from CTA’s 2017 Green Line Small Business Initiative.

Davon Clark, Mari Cohen, and Danielle Scruggs. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Brainstorming Ideas to Improve Transit at City Bureau’s Public Newsroom Event

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 27, 2018 | 16 Comments

City Bureau fellows discussed Metra's funding challenges, and strategies for improving Metra Electric service.

Staff from The Recyclery help set up a Rogers Park resident with a refurbished bike. Photo: Facebook

More Thoughts on Race, Gender, and Bike Shops

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 26, 2018 | 6 Comments

Why bike stores can sometimes be intimidating places for women and people of color, and why nonprofit community bike shops sometimes often offer a more welcoming environment.

Uptown Bikes staff, including owner Maria Barnes, far right, photographed last year. Photo: Facebook

A Guide to Chicago’s Woman- and POC-owned Bike Shops

By John Greenfield | Dec 26, 2018 | No Comments

Interested in supporting a diverse bike shop community? Here's a list and map of Chicago's bike stores owned or co-owned by women and/or people of color.

Within a quarter mile of these bus route segments, the usual parking requirements for new developments would essentially be waived. Map: Steven Vance

How Chicago’s New Bus TOD Ordinance Could Help Underserved Communities

By David Zegeye | Dec 17, 2018 | 6 Comments

By expanding the areas that are eligible for TOD to include zones around busy bus corridors, the city could help spur investment in low-income neighborhoods.

Detroit's new QLine streetcar, which runs a relatively short downtown route and gets low ridership, reflects a planning process that ignored the needs of everyday transit riders. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Untokening Detroit Showed Why Mobility Justice Advocates Need to Think Intersectionally

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 20, 2018 | 6 Comments

Because racial inequities are so obvious in Detroit, holding the convening there underscored the need for transportation advocates to keep in mind other social justice struggles.

The Little Village gateway on 26th Street. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Emanuel’s Plan for Pilsen and Little Village Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Prevent Displacement

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 16, 2018 | 15 Comments

Since the proposal only requires developers to make 10 percent of the on-site units affordable, it's insufficient to protect low-income and working-class families.

Adams, Jackson, Thomas, Kyung, Monczunski, and Gant. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Untokening Panelists Discuss Why “You Can’t Have Social Justice Without Transit Justice”

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

During the mobility justice summit event last weekend in Detroit, that city's Qline streetcar was cited as an example of prioritizing the needs of the well-connected over everyday transit riders.

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