Check out Active Trans' new bike safety animation!
Check out Active Trans' latest bike maintenance and safety animation!ABC Quick Check - HD Version from Active Trans on Vimeo.Use the handy tips illustrated in this short animated video to check and...
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Robert "Bobby" Cann killed by driver on Clybourn
On Wednesday, May 29, at approximately 6:35 p.m., Robert “Bobby” Cann was riding his bike on the 1300 block of North Clybourn Street when he was struck by a vehicle being driven by a Park Ridge man...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about DIVVY, but were afraid to ask
The dust has settled, the kinks have been worked out and like almost every single other bike, pedestrian and transit project that was anticipated with much glee by Active Trans, and much dread from...
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How we look at crashes
This startling and sad article from Streetsblog NY and the accompanying video (WARNING: graphic video) about someone who drove his car onto the sidewalk and maimed five children who were walking to...
View ArticleOur in-house scientist gives the final word on helmets
For years, we here at Active Trans have been the proverbial rope in a tug of war between both sides of the "great helmet debate."We've heard it all: "Everyone in helmets, everywhere all the time!" to...
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You're invited to the Hon. Bobby Cann Way dedication ceremony
On October 25, 2013 at 1 p.m., the city of Chicago will hold a public ceremony dedicating a portion of North Clybourn Avenue to Robert “Bobby” Cann, a cyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist on...
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Death of man cycling hits close to home for Active Trans
Hector Avalos, 28, a former Marine and aspiring chef who worked at El Hefe restaurant in River North was struck and killed at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Friday night along the 2500 block of W. Ogden...
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Crash Support Hotline operator training opportunity
The Crash Support Hotline is ringing and we are training volunteers to answer the phone. This is a unique opportunity to become an expert on assisting cyclists and pedestrians after a crash.Training...
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Don’t become a dooring statistic
Until relatively recently, no real data existed on the number of doorings occurring in the city of Chicago or state of Illinois. As a result, we could only make a guess about the seriousness of the...
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Watch our latest video on protecting your bike from thieves!
If you’ve ever been the victim of a theft, you’ll never forget that horrible and surreal sequence of realizations and emotions.It was right there -- you know it -- you left it right there. Where is it?...
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