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Courtney Cobbs

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Lessons from Latin America on Building Bike Culture

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 18, 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.
Pile of toy cop cars, ala Blues Brothers
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Why the History of Racism in Transportation Enforcement and Planning Still Matters Today

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 16, 2020 | No Comments
Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.
Boy rides bike past mural in San Jose
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More Love for San Jose’s Bike Plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Oct 19, 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.
loaded cargo bike
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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.
SlowStreetbyGreenfield
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How to Design Self-Policing Streets

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments
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.
By 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?"
BLM Chicago by John Greenfield
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Transportation Planners and Advocates: What Legacy Will You Leave for Racial Justice?

By Courtney Cobbs | Jun 8, 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.
Chicago bridges up
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Chicago Transit 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 says that transit austerity is the best response.
Warren Logan
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Interview: Oakland Leader on Racial Equity and Mobility

By Courtney Cobbs | May 28, 2020 | No Comments
Warren Logan, policy director of mobility and interagency relations for the mayor's office of Oakland, which in April became the first city to launch "Slow Streets," has been at the forefront of the movement to create more space for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation during COVID-19.
PortlandbyJonathanMaus
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How Do We Make Sure Open Streets Are for Everyone?

By Courtney Cobbs | May 21, 2020 | No Comments
A discussion hosted by The Untokening collective looked at why over-policing and other social justice issues must be considered when planning walk/bike interventions during the pandemic.
RunWithAubreyProtest by AP
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Ahmaud Arbery’s Death, Mobility Justice, and the Open Streets Debate

By Courtney Cobbs | May 12, 2020 | No Comments
For Black and brown people to feel completely safe walking, biking, or just existing in public space, we need to make fundamental changes in the way our society is structured.
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