News & Resources

Safety

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Share Your Experience

Been in a crash or experienced a near miss walking or biking around Oak Park? Share your experience here.

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Family Bike Riding Tips

Bike Walk Oak Park encourages everyone, no matter their skill level, to get outside and ride. Here is a compilation of tips for you to hit the Oak Park streets with your family and enjoy a cruise around our beautiful village!

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Bike/Walk Education Resources

D97’s Bike Walk Safety curriculum and information on how public schools can meet the State of Illinois bike walk education requirements.

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Illinois Bike Safety and Bike Laws

Check out this great guide from Bike Illinois on the basics of bike safety for kids, including how to drive a bike, bikes and helmets, and more.

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D97 School Safety Report

This safety report identifies many areas of concern related to biking and walking to neighborhood schools.

Crash Data

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Bike Walk Data

Bike Walk Oak Park utilizes data obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests from the Village of Oak Park and the State of Illinois to inform our advocacy projects. Please explore the data requests that we have obtained over the past three years.

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News

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BWOP in the News!

Articles and op-eds on Bike Walk Oak Park’s advocacy projects.

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Bike/Walk Advocacy Resources

Interested in learning how to implement bike/walk advocacy projects in your community? Check out these organizations which provide advocacy and education resources.