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Kate Lowe Comments On Analysis Of Chicago E-Scooter Pilot Program

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In an op-ed appearing in the Chicago Tribune, Kate Lowe, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, writes that Chicago’s soon-to-conclude electric scooter pilot program doesn’t address the city’s most pressing transportation issues, such as inequity, safety and climate change. http://bit.ly/2qda6o4 (subscription required)

In another Chicago Tribune story about the e-scooter pilot program, Lowe says that low- and moderate-income Chicago communities, which also tend to be less densely populated, may benefit more from better bus service than more scooters. http://bit.ly/2MgJFq5 (subscription required)