With the peak biking season in high gear, you may be looking for a secure place to lock your bike, particularly while at work. Are you asking for secure parking? Are the building managers providing it? Please complete our brief survey. We'll use the results to advocate for more secure bike parking options! Background With accomplished bike thieves on the […]

We invite you to attend an upcoming public meeting on Thursday, August 21 to show your support for the Cook County Forest Preserve’s North Branch Trail extension project.  If you walk, jog or bike on the North Branch Trail then you have experienced moving from busy streets into quiet woods where the sounds of the city quickly fade away. You […]

The bicycling community in Chicago lost a great friend and supporter with the recent death of Dan Brown. Dan died as a result of a boating accident on Lake Michigan on Saturday evening.  A committed supporter of Active Trans, Dan volunteered at our MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive and Four Star bike ride for many years. For these events, Dan […]

Step up, Indiana, and register to attend the first-ever Indiana Walk Summit, taking place August 27-28 at the Marten House Hotel and Lilly Conference Center in Indianapolis. The conference will share examples from around the state and nation of best practices, model policies, and tools and resources that will help all Hoosier communities, regardless of size or setting, create safer and […]

While riding my bike to work last week, a delivery truck driver coming from the other direction illegally turned left in front of me, making my heart skip a beat and forcing me to stop suddenly. The truck couldn’t complete the turn right away, because he was (thankfully) yielding to a pedestrian.  I made eye contact with the driver and […]

  Over the years, we've been working tirelessly throughout the region to make it easier and safer to bike, walk and use public transit. Here are some of the great things we've been able to accomplishsince we started in 1985.    1985    Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is born.   1986   Volunteer-written “Safe Bicycling in Chicago” pamphlet attracts the attention […]

If you haven’t had a chance to see the Bronzeville BikeBox in action, mark your calendar for the Spoketacular on Sunday, August 17, 2-6 p.m. It promises to be a great bike and community event to get your bike fixed, tour Bronzeville and indulge in ice cream.   With the Spoketacular, Bronzeville Bikes hopes to draw attention to the advantages […]

This blog is part of our series chronicling our work with a Chicago Public Schools program called Healthy CPS. Read more about the project here. At Mary Lyon Elementary in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, active transportation is a community effort. Like Funston Elementary, Mary Lyon has a "wellness team" that works to increase staff and student wellness. Mary Lyon […]

At its core, public transit is intended to connect people to jobs, boosting economic activity and helping cities thrive. In Cook County, our current system fails to meet this basic need for about one out of every 10 people, according to a new report by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) that's featured in the Chicago Tribune this week. The report is […]

Yesterday, Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Park District announced the beginning of phase 1 work on Big Marsh Park — a truly awesome new project to benefit Chicago's far southeast side. The 268 acre, $30 million eco-recreation gem will be "a playground for cycling," featuring "family-friendly bike trails as well as world-class venues for mountain biking, cyclocross racing, and trail riding within […]