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Pedaling during a pandemic: How to make cycling part of your self-care routine
The coronavirus threat is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to discover or rediscover the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of cycling.
March 19, 2020
Until Chicago and Illinois leaders step up with a “shelter in place” order, here’s how to stay safe
Most Chicagoland residents are unlikely to follow proper social distancing protocols until they're required to by law, but you should start doing so right now.
March 18, 2020
San Francisco is ordering residents to “shelter in place.” All major cities should do that.
It's probably only a matter of time before Chicago does the same thing, and all other big cities should follow suit.
March 17, 2020
10 Ways To Make Transportation Cheaper And Equitable
Making transit, walking, and biking, safer and more convenient would help residents keep more money in their pockets for savings or to stimulate the local economy
March 6, 2020
What does mobility justice mean? Reflections on last weekend’s Untokening convening
Mobility justice for me is about expanding freedom for people to be able to move and live their lives joyfully and fearlessly.
October 11, 2019
What’s Just? A Cyclist’s Dilemma After Being Injured by an Undocumented Driver
Kristen Green from Ghost Bikes Chicago installs memorials to fallen cyclists. But after she experienced traffic violence herself, she faced a moral predicament.
August 13, 2018
Adonia Lugo: Bicycle Advocates Need to Stop Overlooking Issues of Race and Class
Lugo's new book "Bicycle/Race" argues that bike planning discussions must take "human infrastructure" into account.
July 20, 2018
Idea from Shared Use Mobilty Conference: Charge For Access to the Curb
Tech can help cities deal with the onslaught of demand for vehicles to get to the curb.
March 21, 2018
SB Chicago: It’s Cheap and Easy to Get Around Los Angeles by Transit
Although LA has a reputation for being hopelessly car-dependent, with a little planning you can have a great time sightseeing via buses and trains.
January 18, 2018
Let’s Stop Booking Majority-White Panels on Citywide Transportation Issues
If you can't find anyone to sit on your panels who isn’t white, you need to reevaluate what your year-round connections to communities of color look like.
August 21, 2017
