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$139 million for walking, biking, and trails announced from state

By Maggie Melin Czerwinski | June 2, 2025

What can nearly $140 million do to improve walking, biking, and trails in Illinois? The answer is a lot! Indeed, one of the many great features of walking and biking […]

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Time is running out! Tell Gov. Pritzker: Illinois needs $1.5B for transit to keep our communities thriving

By Jim Merrell | May 30, 2025

With a May 31 deadline looming, leaders in Springfield are working down to the wire to address the region’s transit funding and operations crisis. If new funding is not approved […]

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Celebrating 40 years of progress toward cleaner, healthier transportation

By Ted Villaire | May 9, 2025

The Active Transportation Alliance’s recent Movers and Shakers Ball brought together a vibrant community of advocates, planners, and partners to celebrate a remarkable milestone: forty years of championing people-centered mobility […]

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The Chicago region’s current hub-and-spoke transit system leaves nearly half a million Cook County residents stranded in transit deserts.

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May is Chicago Bike Month

        Throughout the month of May, Chicago Bike Month provides an opportunity to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking […]

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Bike the Drive

Saddle up on Sunday, August 31, 2025 for one of the top bike rides in the nation. Enjoy tremendous views of the lake and skyline on the only day of […]

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In Your Community

When it comes to making our streets safer and better for walking, biking, and public...

Transit

Compared to other major cities in the U.S. and abroad, our current transit system is drastically...

Bicycling

A lot has changed since our founding as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation in 1985, but...

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While Chicago consistently rates well compared to its peers throughout the world...

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