Your latest local active transportation news

The second issue of our local e-newsletters launched today!

The local e-newsletters offer a quick read on issues related to bicycling, walking and transit in six Chicagoland regions.

There are so many exciting projects underway in many different communities — read more below and check out our In Your Community webpages to learn about what's new in your neighborhood.

Chicagoland Suburbs

North Suburbs

• The Active By Design Summit features walk audits in Skokie, Park Ridge, Highland Park, Wilmette, and Glencoe.
• Park Ridge creates a Bike Planning Task Force. 
• Evanston’s Dodge Avenue bike lanes are to be improved, not removed.
• Skokie Complete Streets pop-up event focuses on pedestrian safety at Niles North, Old Orchard.
• Des Plaines is striving for better biking and walking through a Northwest Highway S-Curve project.

West Suburbs

• West Chicago’s Mayor Pineda challenged residents to walk with him once a week through the Move with the Mayor Challenge.
• The Illinois Prairie Path is at risk of being detoured along a busy and dangerous arterial. 
• Taking place in scenic Bartlett, the Kickstand Classic draws over 500 enthusiastic riders.
• Improved pedestrian crossings are coming to Maywood.

South Suburbs

• Plans for Northeast Indiana’s first rapid bus service, the Broadway Metro Express, are almost complete.
• Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program funds were awarded to Channahon for a bike and pedestrian bridge and to Romeoville for a new Metra station.
• The Complete Streets demonstration project in Willow Springs receives wide support, even from the Mayor!
• Midlothian’s 147th Street is a state-owned arterial with some serious safety concerns- the Complete Streets pop-up event provided possible improvement ideas to the corridor.

City of Chicago

North Side

• Active Trans’ new Chicago River Trail Action Plan provides a vision for a continuous system of mixed-use trails along the Chicago River.
• New plans for Belmont Blue Line Station include permanent implementation of prepaid boarding.
• The North Branch Trail extension is open, and it’s beautiful!
• Unfortunately, the Manor Greenway pilot ended early- this project needs your support now more than ever.
• Three North Side wards voted on participatory budgets and residents overwhelmingly in favor pedestrian safety improvements. 

West and Southwest Side

• The Go Campaign gets Garfield Park moving!
• The first Active Trans West Side Leadership Network meeting offered a space for community advocates to come together and discuss local active transportation projects.
• Three new bikeways are being planned for the West Side.

South Side

• Active Trans’ Chicago River Trail Action Plan offers new ideas for a trail along the Chicago River.
• After years of advocacy, the #31 bus is back, but only on a trial basis.
• Active Trans launches new South Side Leadership Network.
• Big Marsh Bike Park is open, but access is still lacking.
• The CTA Red Line Extension hearing drew hundreds of South Side residents to comment on the project.

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