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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 personal […]
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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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Post image: Looking for the latest news on biking, walking and transit issues in your community? Look no further! Below you can check out some highlights from our latest local e-newsletters. Our local e-newsletters offer a quick read on issues related to bicycling, walking and transit in six Chicagoland regions. Don’t see the newsletter in your inbox? Join our mailing […]
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START DATE: May 15, 2017 LENGTH OF JOB: September 9, 2017 COMPENSATION: $14-$15 per hour, approximately 35-40 hours/week. PURPOSE AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION Walk Bike Go, a non-profit planning group, manages a city-funded education and encouragement program called the City of Chicago’s Bicycling and Safe Routes Ambassadors. The Ambassadors work with school children, motorists and […]
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Post image: By the end of 2017, Pace is expecting to launch a new program that will allow its buses to use the shoulder of I-90 between the Northwest Suburbs of Rosemont and Elgin. By 2040, this stretch of I-90 is expected to have as many jobs as Chicago’s Loop, so it is critical to expand access to public transit and […]
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Post image: With Ken Griffin’s $12 million donation secured, the Chicago Park District plans to create separated trail space for people biking and people walking between West Fullerton Street and East Ohio Street this spring. The North Side segment is part of a larger project to create separate paths along the full length of the 18-mile Lakefront Trail by the […]
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