Post image: With April comes spring weather (well, hopefully!) and that means lots of weekend 5- and 10-Ks scheduled on and near the Lakefront Trail. Before you head out for your weekend bike ride or jog by the lake this month, make note of the following weekend events. For regular trail updates, visit our Lakefront Trail Conditions page as well as […]

Post image:  I recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with other bicycling advocates at the National Forum on Women & Bicycling and National Bike Summit — a 2-in-1 conference put on by the League of American Bicyclists.  As part of the event, we spent one full day on Capitol Hill visiting congressional offices to discuss upcoming legislation related to funding multimodal transportation and […]

Post image:  Women Bike Chicago, the grassroots organization that promotes skill building and confidence in women who ride bikes, is holding its third annual Day of Dialogue and Demonstrations on Saturday, April 18, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Dvorak Park in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Learn skills like How to do basic bike maintenance How to dress for easier and […]

Post image:  Regional transit leaders are pushing back hard against Gov. Rauner’s proposed cuts, which they’ve found are at least $40 million higher than originally reported. Leaders say CTA would be hardest hit by the plan – losing $130M in revenue – and may have to raise fares by as much as 30 percent, but Metra and Pace would also […]

Post image:  Nearly two years ago, we decided the Active Trans website needed help. In web years, our site was old as dirt. At first we weren’t sure how much intervention was needed: Did it need just a weekend at the spa or did it need serious medical attention? After getting feedback from staff, board members, supporters and event participants, […]

Post image:  It’s election season and the proposed rapid transit line on Ashland has been in the news. Unfortunately, though, there have been many misperceptions about the project going around and little focus on the positive impact it would have on our neighborhoods. Our Executive Director Ron Burke and Jacky Grimshaw, vice president for policy at the Center for Neighborhood […]

Chicago, Ill., March 19, 2015 — Saying that the victims of traffic crashes are being forgotten in the debate over traffic safety and red light cameras, transportation advocates today called on Chicago’s elected leaders and candidates for elected office to support a comprehensive “Vision Zero” strategy to consistently reduce traffic injuries and eventually eliminate traffic fatalities. In addition, they recommended […]

In Chicago, an average of 60 people are injured or killed every day in traffic crashes; 12 of those people are biking or walking. 

Roughly every three days, one person biking or walking is killed by someone driving a car in the Chicago region.