Active Transportation Alliance

About ten years ago, the Active Transportation Alliance launched its Crash Support Helpline to provide support and resources to people who have just experienced a crash on foot or by bike. According to deputy director Melody Geraci, it was established in response to a steady flow of calls to the office from people who had been in pedestrian or bike crashes and didn't know what to do.

Lynda talked to the advocacy organization about her work promoting transportation access as a means of pursuing social justice.

The promise of free cheesecake and coffee drew scores of cyclists to the celebration of cold-weather biking.

The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.

Active Trans looked at the speed, wait time, and prevalence of bus bunching in all 50 wards and eight high-frequency routes.

Active Trans is calling for $20 million to be earmarked in Chicago's budget each year, and $50 million in the Illinois budget annually, to fund bike and pedestrian projects, prioritizing underserved areas.

The downtown alderman was right: Dangerous drivers, not distracted pedestrians are largely to blame for traffic crashes.

The advocacy group points out that the riverwalk was originally conceived as a bike facility, but notes that congestion could be reduced by adding protected lanes to Upper Wacker.

After announcing that the pilot would end this week, the CTA is giving the route a reprieve.