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Post image: Active Transportation Alliance compiles a list of events happening each month along the Lakefront Trail. See what's going on in the month of April so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route. For more information on conditions on the Lakefront Trail, check out our Twitter page. Saturday, April 8 Chi Town Half Marathon & 10k 7 […]
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Post image: Last summer and fall, Active Trans partnered up with a handful of suburban Cook County municipalities to host pop-up complete streets events. The events used everyday materials, such as duct tape, tar paper, plants and house paint to create temporary complete streets facilities – crosswalks, bicycle lanes, roundabouts and other features to slow down vehicle traffic and improve […]
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This week the City of Chicago released more information about its upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan. Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld made the case for Vision Zero in a speech at City Club on Monday. In her comments, she said every traffic death is unacceptable and that we have the tools to stop these senseless tragedies. In addition […]
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Blaine Klingenberg enjoyed the small things in life. He was always one to strike up a conversation, he took great pride in mowing his lawn and often had a bowl of Frosted Flakes before work. So, it came as no surprise that the 29-year-old decided to head to Oak Street Beach to meet up with friends after a long day […]
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When Amy Mendelsohn walks around Chicago, she can’t help but notice the number of motorists who don’t come to a complete stop when pedestrians are walking in crosswalks — a violation of Chicago’s traffic-safety laws. The flagrant violations are so frequent that she has stopped counting how many times motorists have failed to comply with the law. This issue is […]
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Dee Palagi knows she has an uphill battle ahead in the next year. After being struck by a semi truck while bicycling, the 26-year-old West Town resident is still recovering from the severe injuries she sustained, including having her leg amputated. But she is ready to tackle the long and grueling recovery process with tenacity and optimism in order to […]
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Like her fellow eighth graders on the cusp of graduation, Kaylah Lentine was looking forward to her first formal dance, a class field trip to Great America and moving on to high school. But tragically, all of those plans were cut short when the 14-year-old student from Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School was struck and killed by the driver of a […]
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Post image: Suburban elections are right around the corner on April 4. Do you know where candidates in your community stand on biking, walking and transit issues? Active Trans contacted candidates for mayor and village president from municipalities across the region with a request to complete our Suburban Municipal Candidate Questionnaire. Because Active Trans is a non-partisan 501(c)3 non-profit organization, […]
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A new study from the Northwestern University Transportation Center found Chicago’s red light camera program delivers significant safety benefits. Researchers found serious right-angle and turning crashes decreased by 19 percent at intersections with cameras, and injury-producing crashes dropped by 10 percent. They also found evidence of a “spillover effect” leading to safety benefits and crash reduction at intersections without cameras. […]
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Post image: The Chicago Tribune has published a new analysis that raises troubling questions about communities of color receiving a disproportionate number of tickets issued for bike violations. Specifically, the Tribune’s analysis found that “more than twice as many citations are being written in African-American communities than in white or Latino areas.” Active Trans advocates for fair enforcement of traffic […]
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