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Last week 10 civic and business organizations signed a letter to the city and state calling for dedicated transit lanes on North Lake Shore Drive.As outlined in the letter, dedicated lanes would boost bus speed and reliability and get more people riding transit. Bus riders already account for more than 20 percent of users on Lake Shore Drive every day […]
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Post image: Active Trans is offering mini-grants to support community-based events during Chicago Bike Week (June 21 – 29, 2018). This funding opportunity will award 3 – 6 grants of $500 – $1,000 dollars each. Applicants are encouraged to be creative since there are no limitations on the types of events that may be supported (i.e. community bike rides, educational […]
Read More Post image: The Active Transportation Alliance compiles a list of events happening each month along the Lakefront Trail. See what's going on in the month of April so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route. As we inch towards spring, the trail will be busy For regular updates about the Lakefront Trail, follow our Lakefront Trail Twitter […]
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The free-floating car-sharing pilot program passed by Chicago City Council could help residents who don’t own a car get around and encourage more people to live car-free or car-lite lifestyles. Unlike Zipcar and Enterprise CarShare, free-floating carshare companies like car2go don’t require users to pick up and drop off the vehicles in a fixed location for a set period of […]
Read More Post image: Active Transportation Alliance is embarking on a new advocacy project to mobilize local leaders and community members to push for improvements to the Des Plaines River Trail (DPRT) in central Cook County. The Des Plaines River Trail is one of the oldest and most popular bike and pedestrian trails in the region, extending from the heart of Cook […]
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Active Trans’ Bike Walk Every Town program is training suburban advocates to lead campaigns to create better communities for walking and biking. One of the topics we focus on in our trainings is how to build support and mobilize community members around advocacy campaigns. Organizing fun and engaging community events is a fantastic way to build awareness for a campaign […]
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Each year, the Active Transportation Alliance honors local nonprofits, businesses and individuals that have demonstrated strong support for healthier, cleaner transportation options throughout the region. It’s our chance to recognize all the great work that happens around active transportation in Chicagoland. A sincere thanks to the 200 or so people who came to enjoy food and drinks at Chicago’s technology […]
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Are you interested in fighting to improve bus service in your community? Then Active Trans would like to partner with you to advance our bus advocacy work! In late 2017, Active Trans and our partners in the Back on the Bus Coalition released the Back on the Bus report, calling for three main service improvements to improve bus speed and reliability: […]
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With primary election day two weeks away, the Active Transportation Alliance has released its 2018 Sustainable Transportation Voter Guide so constituents can learn about the views of candidates for governor on transit, walking and biking issues. The voter guide is comprised of responses from gubernatorial candidates to a questionnaire Active Trans sent to all candidates last month. As a non-partisan […]
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The Active Transportation Alliance compiles a list of events happening each month along the Lakefront Trail. See what’s going on in the month of March so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route. As we inch towards spring, the trail gets busier. For regular updates about the Lakefront Trail, follow our Lakefront Trail Twitter page and the […]
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