The case for open streets grows even stronger

A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health provides us with yet another good reason for cities bankrolling ciclovias.

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Open Streets: Come play, volunteer

Word has been spreading fast about the big event on State Street  on Saturday, Oct. 1st!

Fleadh away on a car-free Cicero Avenue

The Oak Forest Fleadh is pronounced "Oak Forest Flah," and it's Irish.

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Open Streets returns to the O-Fo

Verdant Oak Forest, Ill.

BIKE, WALK, RUN A CAR-FREE CICERO AVENUE MARCH 12!

Human power takes over the road for the 2nd annual OPEN STREETS OAK FOREST, 10–11 a.m. before the Oak Forest Fleadh parade.

Bike with your boyfriend! Play tag! Fly a kite! Open Streets Oak Forest is turning all five lanes of Cicero Avenue into a ONE MILE LINEAR PARK!

BIKE! WALK! DANCE! PLAY! Cicero Avenue will transform into a one- mile park for you, your family (even your dog!) and friends.

The event is FREE and does not require registration. Just show up!

Come out to Cicero Avenue from 151st Street to 159th Street whenever and wherever. Stop by any time between 10 and 11 a.m. Play however you’d like! Stay for the Fleadh parade and festivities afterward.

Sign up for all of the season’s bicycle rides and races at the Active Transportation Alliance tent just north of the viaduct at Waverly Avenue and Cicero Avenue.

OPEN EVENT - No registration required!

More information: http://www.oak-forest.org/community/OakForestFleadh.asp or contact Steve Buchtel, steve@activetrans.org or 708.365.9365.

Happy Traffic in the O-Fo

Active Trans and the City of Oak Forest closed Cicero Avenue two hours before its 2010 Irish Parade for a mile of whatever one wanted, as long it was motor-free.

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Oak Forest about to get its street OPENED.

MAN, is my Irish up! Just in time too - OPEN STREETS OAK FOREST tomorrow (get the flyer), 9 am - 10:30 am, kicking off the Oak Forest Fleadh festival.

Oak Forest Fleadh: St. Patty's Parade, Open Streets, 5k, adult tricycle relay race and party time/excellent - Saturday, March 13

Get ready to jog, bike and partay…

BIKE, WALK, RUN A CAR-FREE CICERO AVENUE MARCH 13

Human power takes over the road for OPEN STREETS OAK FOREST, 
9 - 10:30 a.m. before the Oak Forest Fleadh parade

Bike with your boyfriend! Play tag! Fly a kite! Open Streets Oak Forest is turning Cicero Ave. into a ONE MILE LINEAR PARK!

BIKE! WALK! DANCE! PLAY! Cicero Avenue will transform into a one-mile park for you, your family (even your dog!) and friends.
The event is FREE and does not require registration. Just show up!

Come out to Cicero Avenue from 151st Street to 159th Street whenever and wherever. Stop by any time between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Play as long as you’d like! Stay for the Fleadh parade and festivities afterward.

Sign up for all of the season’s bicycle rides and races at the Active Transportation Alliance tent in the Metra parking lot at 159th Street and Cicero Avenue.

OPEN EVENT - No registration required!

More information: http://www.oak-forest.org/community/OakForestFleadh.asp or contact Steve Buchtel, steve@activetrans.org or 708.365.9365.

Member Meeting and Moving Forward

Earlier this week, we held our annual member meeting, which celebrated our members and our work, and reflecting on our priorities for the coming year.