The Active Transportation Alliance is meeting soon with the Chicago Department of Transportation’s new Commissioner, Rebekah Scheinfeld, and sharing our recommendations for CDOT’s priorities in the new year.
We’d love to hear what you think should be on CDOT’s to-do list for biking, walking and transit in the coming year. Please share your ideas.
Active Trans’ 2014 priority list so far includes goals like:
Our draft list doesn’t stop there. In addition to these recommendations, we would love to hear from you and share some of your great ideas with CDOT.
Although CTA and Metra are the lead transit agencies, we’re including transit ideas because CDOT plays an important role in creating street designs that accommodate transit vehicles and access to transit.
We'll compile and share your input with CDOT and use your ideas to help guide our work in 2014.
And please join the fight for better biking, walking and transit by becoming a member of the Active Transportation Alliance today. Your membership supports programs and initiatives that will make th...
Ron Burke,
Executive Director
Active Transportation Alliance
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League of American Bicyclists is fighting for bike equity - https://www.votervoice.net/BikeLeague/Campaigns/34386/Respond
Last year, the League released a report - "The New Majority: Pedaling Toward Equity" - that highlighted the prevailing disparities in safe biking and walking in low-income and communities of color nationwide.
Now, a bi-partisan bill in Congress, introduced by Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), would take steps to advance equity for bicyclists and pedestrians, and boost funding for bike/ped projects low-income communities.
Anne Alt said:
It often seems that way to me.
h' 1.0 said:What I've put together is that we're slipping back into the 80s where the bulk of city resources are apportioned to the wealthiest areas. Lincoln Park/Lakeview cyclists don't seem to have any idea what we keep complaining about here.
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