On September 3, 2026, the Naperville Transportation Advisory Board received a draft Bicycle and Pedestrian plan for review. Accelerate Climate Solutions’ executive director, Catherine Clarkin, made the following comments, advocating for implementation of the plan and for improvements to bicycle and pedestrian safety. Catherine Clarkin, Executive Director Good evening. I’m Catherine Clarkin, a Naperville resident, founder of Accelerate Climate Solutions, and someone who bikes and walks to work...

Former Accelerate Climate Solutions intern and BLAST 2024 competition winner, Lana Alnajm, has been working with us since last summer on advocating for a the Illinois Climate Change Superfund Act . Similar laws have been passed in New York and Vermont , with the objective to hold high greenhouse gas emitters (fossil fuel companys!) accountable while funding climate adaptation and recovery. Lana Alnajm Lana, currently a pre-law student at Northwestern, and I had the opportunity to meet with...

Thanks to our partners and the participation of community members, the Great Gear Swap was a success!