Walking
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
June 28, 2021
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks
An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects earmarked in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians, micromobility riders, and people who use assistive devices, on top of the robust increases in core programs that already fund infrastructure for those modes.
June 11, 2021
How pedestrian- and bike-friendly are various CTA stations, and why?
June 3, 2021
‘School of Rock’ Drummer Kevin Clark is Killed in Crash
The former child actor is the second high-profile celebrity death by automobile in Chicago in as many months.
May 26, 2021
Gov. Newsom Proposes $500M for Active Transport
It's not the $2B requested by the advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help.
May 17, 2021
New Bill Would Help Measure Transportation Access for Non-Drivers
A new bill would give U.S. communities money to analyze how easy — or difficult — it is for residents to access the destinations they need most, and how their mode of transportation, race, income, age, disability, and other factors that impact their basic mobility.
May 13, 2021
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them
An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
May 10, 2021
COVID-19 Could End Our Dependence on Cars — If We ‘Build Back Better’
Achieving an outcome that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring the development of safe and healthy cities, will require policy-makers and activists to act decisively. Our research on a general theory of car dependence suggests a few ways that they can do this.
April 27, 2021
Here are some good resources for getting started living car-free in Chicago
April 8, 2021
Unnecessary police foot chases endanger suspects, officers, and the public
April 6, 2021
