This January, from the comfort of your own home, you’re invited to join a free, online map-a-thon training to learn how to virtually map the conditions of your local sidewalks and bikeways. During the training, you’ll learn how to evaluate sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, and bikeways to help ensure your community is safer and more accessible for everyone. The training […]

The Active Transportation Alliance’s recent annual member party was abuzz with excitement as participants celebrated the organization’s successes of the past year and shared plans for the coming months. The highlight of the evening was a panel discussion focusing on the work of local partners involved in sustainable transportation advocacy. Panelists shared information about how they became involved in the […]

W. Robert Schultz III has been a powerful force for activism in Illinois for decades. His efforts have championed critical causes, including marriage equality, the abolition of the death penalty, and the protection of immigrant rights, and his work has not gone unnoticed. And for the past 6 years, as a campaign organizer for the Active Transportation Alliance, he’s been […]

Each year in May, Chicagoland celebrates Bike Month with exciting bike-related activities like community rides, educational workshops, and repair clinics. While the Active Transportation Alliance plays a role in organizing some of these events, most are led by passionate grassroots groups and local municipalities. These organizations are the true champions of local biking culture, quietly making a big impact by […]

The fight for safer streets took a step forward recently when the proposed ordinance to reduce Chicago’s default speed limit successfully advanced through the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety. This significant milestone means that the proposal will now go to a full city council vote. As this legislation proceeds to city council, we want to emphasize […]

This fall and winter, cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate and make a difference in your community! The Active Transportation Alliance is teaming up with University of Illinois-Chicago’s (UIC’s) Project Sidewalk team to offer stipends for up to 10 volunteer groups and individuals committed to virtually mapping the conditions of their local sidewalks and bikeways. From the comforts […]

Illinois voters have expressed a clear preference for unifying the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Metra, and Pace into a single agency. A recent poll reveals that this initiative is favored by a 2-to-1 margin statewide, with even stronger backing in the Chicago area. The proposed legislation, known as the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (MMA), aims to […]

We’re thrilled that the proposed ordinance to lower Chicago’s default speed limit has passed out of the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety and soon will go in front of a full city council for a vote. Before the vote, we presented a statement (see below) to the committee on behalf of a coalition of 13 Chicago-based […]

When it comes to keeping people biking safe, some bike infrastructure works much better than others. To understand peoples’ preferences, we asked some participants at our recent Bike the Drive event to let us know what bike infrastructure made them feel most safe. We asked participants to examine a list of bike safety infrastructure improvements and vote for their favorite […]

*Editorial Note (October 4, 2024):  After being introduced earlier this summer, the ordinance to lower the speed limit was delayed in advancing due to parliamentary procedures. However, thanks to your advocacy, it has now moved to the voting stage at the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety.  The committee must first approve the ordinance before it passes to the full […]