Advocacy Connect: Better mobility in Chicagoland

Are you someone working to improve walking, biking, or transit in your Chicago neighborhood or your suburban community?

Join Active Transportation Alliance staff and invited guest speakers for one-hour regular chats for Chicago and suburban advocates during the lunch hour.

Both the city and suburban chats happen every other month.

These events provide a casual way for us to share the latest on our advocacy priorities and ways for people to take action. The Advocacy Connect chats also provide a venue for advocates to share information about work that is happening in their communities.

Sign up for a Zoom link below:

Suburban Advocacy Connect, co-hosted with Ride Illinois

Chicago Advocacy Connect

  • Friday, November 8, noon to 1 p.m.; please register in advance. Topics to be highlighted:

    • We’ll be discussing the effort to lower Chicago’s speed limit from 30 to 25 mph
    • A representative from the Chicago Department of Transportation will be on hand to discuss its newly-released Chicago Traffic Crashes Annual Report: Fall 2024, a data-rich document summarizing the previous year’s traffic safety analysis and CDOT’s investments around safety.
    • A representative from Project Sidewalk will be discussing ways for local advocates to get involved in this program. Project Sidewalk is a free, online tool that uses crowdsourcing to collect data on sidewalk accessibility. The data collected can be used by city governments to prioritize sidewalk repairs and upgrades. Community members can also use the data to lobby for more funding for sidewalk repairs.

Did you miss a past event? Advocacy Connect video chats are archived on our YouTube channel.

If you’re interested in brushing up on your advocacy skills, our interactive training series will help build your transportation knowledge and hone your ability to make change happen in your community. Join one of our Street Team training sessions.

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