Related Resources

Active Living Research

Active Transportation Alliance

http://www.activetrans.org

America Walks

http://americawalks.org/advocates/

Resources for walking advocates including best practices and tips.

Better Blocks

http://www.activetrans.org/betterblocks

Provides resources to block clubs and community groups to make neighborhoods safer for walking and biking.

Blueprint—Physical Activity and the Built Environment Section

Physical Activity and the Built Environment chapter in Blueprint.

Chamber of Commerce

http://www.chicagolandchamber.org/wdk_cc/

Check the membership listing for local Chamber of Commerce Chapters. (312) 494-6700.

Chicago Bicycle Program

http://chicagocompletestreets.org

Chicago Crosswalk Enforcement Campaign

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/ped/svcs/crosswalk_enforcementinitiatives.html

A schedule of targeted enforcement.

Chicago Department of Transportation

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot.html

Chicago Park District

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Chicago Pedestrian Plan

http://chicagopedestrianplan.org

Chicago Pedestrian Safety Campaign

http://www.chicagopedsafety.org

Chicago Transit Authority

http://www.transitchicago.com

City of Chicago’s Bicycling Ambassadors

http://www.bicyclingambassadors.org

Provides free bike safety education during the summer. (312) 744-8147

Cure Violence

http://cureviolence.org

Provides resources for addressing violence in Chicago communities. 1-866-TO-CEASE

Designing for Active Living

Designing to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Find your Alderman, Representative, Beat/CAPS meeting, etc.

http://chicago.legistar.com/People.aspx

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com

View and print maps of the walking area.

Green Net Chicago

http://www.greennetchicago.org

(773) 251-7515

Illinois Crash Information

http://www.dot.state.il.us/trafficsafety/crashreports.html

Local Presentation—Measuring Community Walkability for Children (Metzger)

Presentation from Sept 2004 QM by Jan Metzger/Center for Neighborhood Technology.

Local Presentation—Safety and Built Environment Relationship to Children’s PhysAct (Mason)

Presentation from Sept 2006 QM by Maryann Mason/Kathy Christoffel/Xingyou Zhang.

Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets

http://www.dot.gov/mayors-challenge

The USDOT is challenging mayors and local elected officials to take significant action to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities in 2015.

National Traffic Statistics

http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx

Neighbor Space

http://www.neighbor-space.org

(312) 431-9406

PABEIG Community Event Agenda

Building a Healthy Rogers Park – Community Event Agenda

PlayStreets! 2015 North Region Community Partner RFP

For summer 2015, over 150 PlayStreets! events will take place across Chicago, at least 75 of which will occur in the City’s north region. These events will be implemented by community-based organizations in 14 target communities. Gads Hill Center is seeking partners to serve neighborhoods where it has not yet established partnerships for this project.

PlayStreets! 2015 South Region Community Partner RFP

For summer 2015, over 150 PlayStreets! events will take place across Chicago. These events will be implemented by community-based organizations in 14 target communities. Active Trans is seeking South Region partners to serve neighborhoods where it has not yet established partnerships for this project.

QM Keynote – Built Environment and Obesity/Gustat

Keynote from Sept 2007 QM by Jeannette Gustat/Tulane University.

QM Keynote – Contributions of Public Parks to Physical Activity and Health/Floyd

Keynote from June 2010 QM by Myron Floyd/North Carolina State University.

QM Keynote – June 2015 – Equitable Planning for Transforming Communities – Bokde

The June, 2015 Quarterly Meeting focused on transforming land to create physical activity space. The keynote presentation by Alina Bokde, Executive Director LA Neighborhood Land Trust, highlighted the challenges, strategies and successes of working to build activity space in urban Los Angeles.

QM Keynote—New York State’s Approach to Fighting Childhood Obesity (Dennison)

Keynote from June 2006 QM by Barbara Dennison/New York State Health Department.

QM Keynote—New York State’s Approach to Fighting Childhood Obesity (Dennison)

Keynote from June 2006 QM by Barbara Dennison/New York State Health Department.

ROLL Safe Rogers Park 2019 Flyer

ROLL Safe Rogers Park 2019 Flyer – August 17 – 2019

Safe Routes Ambassadors of Chicago

http://www.saferoutesambassadors.org

Provides free, in-class pedestrian and bicycle safety education to schools. (312) 744-3019

Safe Routes to School

http://www.saferoutesinfo.org

Streetsblog

http://www.streetsblog.org

The Movement Movement – CPS

A Strategic Plan to Strengthen Physical Education in Chicago Public Schools.

Walking and Bicycling Resources

http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/mobility/walking-and-bicycling

View and print maps of the walking area.

Walking and Bicycling Safety

http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/mobility/walking-and-bicycling/safety

Walking Information

http://www.walkinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=12