The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and Labor Alliance for Public Transportation issued an urgent joint appeal today to members of the Illinois General Assembly: please take action in the upcoming October veto session to deliver critical funding and reforms for the state’s public transit system. The letter, reprinted below, was sent in response to the failure of lawmakers to address […]

Illinois is standing at the edge of a transportation crisis. This past spring, lawmakers left Springfield without resolving the looming transit fiscal cliff—a budget shortfall so severe it could slash service by up to 40 percent, shut down entire bus and train routes, and force longer wait times on riders across the state. If the legislature continues to delay, the […]

In recent years, the micromobility market has been inundated with devices that resemble e-bikes but do not adhere to industry standards. Known as “e-motos,” these vehicles are faster and more powerful, making them more similar to e-motorcycles. In response to safety concerns presented by e-moto use, a wave of local municipalities has begun passing ordinances to restrict them, but those […]

For seven years, Tom Frazel has helped gather his coworkers at S&C Electric to participate in Bike the Drive. The morning of the event, the team meets up on at the company’s campus on the far North Side at 6601 N. Ridge Blvd. in Rogers Park. Then they bike 2.5 miles to the Bryn Mawr entrance to DuSable Lake Shore […]

The Transportation Equity Network (TEN), a coalition of organizations that work in communities on Chicago’s South and West sides, is asking Mayor Brandon Johnson to appoint a new Department of Transportation Commissioner committed to equitable and sustainable mobility. Following the recent resignation of Commissioner Tom Carney, the coalition would like to see the next leader expanding upon efforts such as […]

With a looming transit crisis facing the city of Chicago, we recently delivered a plea to the Chicago City Council’s main transportation committee, urging them to do whatever is needed to prevent possible devastating cuts to our transit system. Hundreds of thousands of riders depend on CTA every day. Yet, as most of us are painfully aware, public transit throughout […]

On Saturday, transit supporters gathered in downtown Chicago, calling on Governor JB Pritzker and state legislators to address a looming financial emergency threatening CTA, Pace, and Metra.  During the rally in Daley Plaza and the ensuing march through the streets, the crowd urged state leaders to resolve the projected $770 million budget gap or else face a 40% reduction in […]

Congratulations to more than 1,400 people from 99 organizations that participated in this year’s Bike Commuter Challenge. The Challenge — sponsored by Keating Law Offices — is a month-long biking competition where Chicagoland organizations compete to see who can earn the most points by riding their bike for work-related trips. The competition is free and open to the public. People […]

Loud chants echoed through the streets as more than a hundred passionate advocates gathered at Chicago’s Union Station in recent weeks, their voices rising in unison: “Public transit. Public good. Fix it, fund it, as you should!” Their unified call: for the Illinois General Assembly to reconvene for a special summer session in Springfield to fix and fund public transit […]

This year marks 40 years of Active Transportation Alliance advancing walking, biking and transit in our  region. To celebrate, we’re looking for an artist to design a poster that will be sold exclusively at Bike the Drive in our Active Transportation Alliance Village, which will take place on Sunday, August 31, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Butler Field  (350 […]