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Chicagoland leaders need to halt roadway expansion plans NOW - Active Transportation Alliance
Aug 3, 2022 | by David Powe The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), which is responsible for comprehensive transportation planning in northeastern Illinois, is currently updating its list of regionally significant projects that are eligible for federal funding.
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Chicago is facing a traffic safety crisis. Crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities are on the rise. Vulnerable children and older adults are getting hit and killed while walking or biking just blocks from their home. People living in majority Black and Brown neighborhoods disproportionately bear the burden of these traffic crashes due to the prevalence of supersized streets and high-speed traffic.
2022 Active Transportation Alliance Awards Reception - Active Transportation Alliance
Join us as we gather on April 28 to celebrate the leaders and changemakers of active transportation in our region Don’t miss this opportunity to honor our region’s most important active transportation champions. We’ll also be raising funds to advance Active Trans’ work to create cleaner, healthier, more equitable transportation options.
Bike Walk Every Town - Active Transportation Alliance
What is Bike Walk Every Town? Walkable communities, high quality bike lanes and easy-to-use public transportation: These are not pipe dreams, but attainable goals that will make our region cleaner, healthier and more livable. Join Bike Walk Every Town, the Active Transportation Alliance’s new suburban advocacy program. The program will help you develop the skills and access the resources needed to strengthen biking and walking in your community.
Become a Street Team Advocate - Active Transportation Alliance
Are you looking for tangible ways to make a positive difference in your community and across our region? Are you someone who’s excited with the idea of helping to make our region a better place for walking, rolling, biking, and transit? If these are questions that get your blood pumping, you should consider becoming a Street Team Advocate! To become a Street Team Advocate, sign up and participate in one of our free training sessions.
Governor signs biking and walking safety ed. bill - Active Transportation Alliance
A bill that helps address this tragic daily occurrence while encouraging more walking and biking was recently signed into law by Governor Rauner. The Bike Walk Education in Schools Act (HB4799) requires K-8 schools to provide biking and walking safety education. Illinois’ School Code requires automobile safety education, but currently there isn’t a requirement for providing instruction on how to bike and walk safely.
Chicago Bike Week, June 25 – July 2 - Active Transportation Alliance
Home / Chicago Bike Week, June 25 – July 2 Let’s make Chicago a better place for biking Chicago Bike Week provides the perfect opportunity for learning how you can support the movement for better biking in your neighborhood and throughout the city. The week will kick off with a Rally for Protected Bike Lanes at the Thompson Center on June 25.
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