Better Streets Chicago Better Streets Chicago

A Statement on Chicago’s Youth Curfew Expansion

We condemn this encroachment upon young Chicagoans’ access to our city and all its public spaces and to call on City Hall to invest in sustainable and evidenced-based solutions to the challenges we face.

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Courtney Cobbs Courtney Cobbs

Reimagining Our Streets: Inspiration for Safer, More Enjoyable Streets in Chicago

One of the reasons I chose to move to Chicago was the desire to live car-free. In high school I had made the connection between the United States car-centric “transportation system” and climate change. I grew tired of feeling guilty for getting in my car for basic trips I knew could be achieved by mass transit or biking.

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