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ACTIVETRANS UPDATE Trail Connect ACTIVETRANS UPDATE Trail Connect Millennium Trail Chicagoland New campaign seeks to connect P Sk r airi ok De Gree regional trail network e ie s T Pl Va ra n a ll Ba il in e y y A es lgonqui T T r ra a Ri n Road il il ve Tr ai r l Tr l ai ai l Sa Tr l Nort t Cr h ver Br anch ee Ri x Tr k ai o T l F ra Lakefr i l e Path ois Prairi o Illin n l ai t r Tr Tr ve IN THIS ISSUE Ri ai go l ica Ch Quick Releases 1 il ra T Public support strong for nal dedicated transit lane on LSD 5 V Ca Bu irgil G M ilma l I& A look into Chicago’s n ai r Trai Tr nh l l Cal-Sag rich bicycling history 6 ail tennia Trail a Tr m er Cen iv Ve What’s happening x R G teran' Fo r e in the region 7 en s w Memo New campaign seeks to ay connect regional trail network 8 r ia l ai l r T T The solution to slow buses r k l ai ee ai l Tr Trail Cr is easier than you think 10 l Old Plank Road Vi orn n Cana Th c Expedia recognized for M e I& n its bike culture 11 ne s il Going car-free in Elgin 12 T ra r T a l i Top ten active transportation a l ci a Existing Trail stories of 2017 13 Gl Funded Trail Gap e se Priority Trail Gap to Close pon u Wa ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE | ACTIVETRANS.ORG | WINTER 2017 – 2018 Keep up with Active Transportation Alliance news and Leave a legacy events at facebook.com/activetrans. of safer streets. Please consider including Join more than 8,000 Twitter followers: @activetrans Active Trans in your estate plan and will. For more information, Read the Active Trans blog at activetrans.org/blog for the latest contact [email protected]. GET SOCIAL about better walking, biking and transit in Chicagoland. Bike Walk Every Town picks up momentum People who live in the suburbs are often left and encourage elected officials to adopt out in the cold when it comes to even minimal Complete Streets policies so roads are infrastructure that allows them to walk and bike developed with all road users in mind. Others safely in their community. The often dismal are focusing on campaigns for better funding bicycling options in Chicago’s suburbs is laid for bicycle and pedestrian projects or they are out clearly in a report we issued last year called making plans to poll local politicians running for Suburban Bikeways for All. office on their transportation priorities. This lack of good suburban cycling options is These summits and trainings are just the a situation we’re trying to change. Bike Walk beginning. We will continue to work one-on-one Every Town, our suburban advocacy skills with Bike Walk Every Town advocates to move building program, is designed to help residents their local campaigns forward and organize for Celebrate with Active Trans in suburban Chicagoland improve biking and change across the region. Active Trans is also walking in their communities. offering a mini-grant opportunity to support 2018 Awards suburban advocacy work that advances the Bike Over the past six months, dozens of advocates Reception Walk Every Town platform. Visit activetrans.org/ from nearly 50 towns and villages attended bikewalkeverytown to learn more about the one of our advocacy summits. And many more Wednesday, March 7 mini-grants and webinar series, and stay tuned as have been participating in our series of monthly we organize future regional suburban meet-ups. Register for this event at webinars to help advocates dig deeper into activetrans.org/ bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly policy ideas and Also, be sure to check out our extensive list awards-reception learn tips for outreach and campaign building. of Chicagoland bike clubs, biking/walking Webinar topics throughout the year will include advocacy groups and local active transportation election advocacy strategies, organizing pop-up advisory councils on our website. Have a look demonstration events, petition writing, engaging and get involved: activetrans.org/our-work/ decision makers, implementing biking and your-community. walking projects and more. Already, our efforts are paying off. Several attendees are now at work developing Ted Villaire, editor | [email protected] campaigns to fill in trail gaps in their communities The map on the cover shows how Millennium Trail extensive our local P Sk r airi ok trail network is. It De Gree e ie s T Pl Va ra n a ll Ba il e also shows the great in y y A es lgonqui T T r ra a Ri lack of connections n Road il il ve Tr ai r l Tr between the trails. l ai ai l Sa Tr l Nort t Learn about our Cr h ver Br anch ee Ri x Tr k ai campaign to remedy o T l F ra Lakefr i this on page 8. l Winter 2017-2018 | Volume 5, Issue 4 e Path ois Prairi o Illin n l ai t r Tr Tr ve Ri ai go l ica Ch il ra T The Active Transportation Alliance | 35 E. Wacker Drive., Suite 1782 nal V Ca Bu irgil G M Chicago, IL 60601 | 312.427.3325 | www.activetrans.org ilma l I& n ai r Trai Tr nh l l Cal-Sag ail tennia Trail a Tr m er Cen iv Ve x R G teran' Fo r e en s w Editor: Ted Villaire | Designer: Anne Evans Memo ay r ia l ai l r T T Contributors: Julia Gerasimenko, Matt Gomez, Maggie Melin, r k l ai ee ai l Tr Trail Cr l Old Plank Road Vi orn n Cana Th c M e Maya Norris, Kyle Whitehead I& n ne s il T ra r T a l i a l ci a Existing Trail Gl e Funded Trail Gap se Priority Trail Gap to Close pon u Wa Quick Releases Illinois now has official exercise Joining the ranks of the cardinal as the state bird and the white oak tree as the state tree, bicycling is now the state of Illinois’ official exercise. While the designation is largely symbolic, it could help make the case for good cycling legislation. We hope it will provide support for our cause as we make a concerted push for more biking and walking money in the next state budget, perhaps aided by passage of a new capital infrastructure bill. City bicycling meetings open to public Want to stay informed about bicycling projects in Chicago and learn about new initiatives and improvements to infrastructure around the city? The Chicago Department of Transportation organizes and chairs the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council (MBAC), which meets quarterly at city hall, and is open to the public. Stay in the loop by reading MBAC meeting recaps on our blog, or you could attend in person. The next MBAC meeting will be on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 7. Email lauren@ completestreetschicago.org to get notifications for upcoming MBAC meetings. O’Hare express takes attention from more pressing transit needs The City of Chicago recently took the first steps toward inviting a private enterprise to design, build, finance, operate and maintain express rail service from the Loop to O’Hare Airport. The idea of an O’Hare express has been around for decades and Active Trans has consistently said no public transportation dollars should be spent on the project. Public funds should be spent on higher priority projects that benefit the many Chicagoans who lack access to jobs and other critical destinations. According to the proposal, no taxpayer funding would go toward the project and the service would be paid for with project-specific revenues. Still, it’s Photo: Greenfield-Streetsblog clear time and attention are being commanded by this project and these resources could be directed to more efficient and equitable transit solutions. 1 Blame state legislators for transit fare hikes Metra’s 2018 budget includes a 25-cent fare increase for all zones and a reduction in service on four lines. Already in effect for 2018 is the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) 25-cent fare increase for both bus and rail trips, but thankfully no service cuts. And Pace Suburban Bus also instituted a 25-cent fare hike for 2018. The fare hikes are mainly the result of state funding cuts to transit. Active Trans maintains that the funding cuts are unacceptable given the proven economic, environmental and public health benefits of transit investment. CTA, Metra, and Pace all face enormous backlogs of repairs just to maintain current bus and rail infrastructure. Meanwhile, the state continues to pursue costly and ineffective Bicycle boulevards come road projects that only lead to more driving and sprawl. to suburbs The Village of Brookfield is now home to one of the first bicycle boulevards in the Chicagoland suburbs! Sometimes called a “neighborhood greenway,” a bike boulevard is a low-speed street that gives priority to bicycle traffic. Bicycle boulevards use signs, paint and other traffic-calming features to create a safer, more comfortable environment for everyone who uses the street. It’s located on Arden Avenue near Kiwanis Park and the Brookfield Zoo. After passing a referendum for street improvements in early 2016, the village applied for a Healthy Hotspots grant from Cook County Department of Public Health to develop an active transportation plan.
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