In this powerful episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with Olatunji Oboi Reed, CEO and founder of Equiticity, to explore how cycling transformed his life—and how he's working to make active transportation a tool for racial and social justice in Black and Brown communities.
Oboi shares his personal story of confronting depression and how a solo bike ride on Chicago’s lakefront sparked not only a healing journey, but a lifelong commitment to mobility equity. From founding Slow Roll Chicago to building Equiticity into a national racial equity movement, Oboi walks us through the uphill battle of centering equity in transportation planning—facing resistance from local neighboring organizations, skeptical city departments, and systemic disinvestment.
We explore:
This conversation is a lesson in how to center joy, community, and justice in mobility.
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In this powerful episode of Beyond Streets, we sit down with Olatunji Oboi Reed, CEO and founder of Equiticity, to explore how cycling transformed his life—and how he's working to make active transportation a tool for racial and social justice in Black and Brown communities.
Oboi shares his personal story of confronting depression and how a solo bike ride on Chicago’s lakefront sparked not only a healing journey, but a lifelong commitment to mobility equity. From founding Slow Roll Chicago to building Equiticity into a national racial equity movement, Oboi walks us through the uphill battle of centering equity in transportation planning—facing resistance from local neighboring organizations, skeptical city departments, and systemic disinvestment.
We explore:
This conversation is a lesson in how to center joy, community, and justice in mobility.
Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe!
Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: [email protected]
Keep up with us on LinkedIn:
www.beyondstreets.org
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