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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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At the most recent Mayor’s Pedestrian Advisory Council (MPAC) meeting, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) provided a sobering overview of all the traffic fatalities in Chicago from 2017. While there were no downtown pedestrian fatalities, the West, Northwest, and South Sides all saw a slight increase in pedestrian fatalities, almost all of which fell in the Vision Zero identified […]
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It’s not easy for nonprofits to navigate the complex maze of local, state and federal laws that govern their organizations without the help of attorneys. And those legal services can get pricey for grassroots nonprofits with limited resources. Luckily, that’s something Active Transportation Alliance doesn’t have to worry about. Active Trans benefits from pro bono legal services provided by Kelley […]
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Urban trails are one of the best tools we have to encourage more people to walk and bike for everyday transportation, improve public health, strengthen local businesses and create a cleaner environment. That’s why we’re making the completion of the Weber Spur Trail on Chicago’s Northwest Side a top priority for Active Trans’ Chicago River Trail campaign. Suburban Lincolnwood recently […]
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The idea of creating safe and easy access to and from the growing network of trails along the Chicago River gets us excited. What makes us even more excited is when improving access to the river also creates an opportunity to address long-standing concerns of our members and supporters. That’s exactly what’s happening in our quest to improve conditions for […]
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Active Trans has released its 2018 Illinois Sustainable Transportation Platform for the upcoming primary and general elections for governor and state legislature. The platform is based on input from Active Trans members, partner organizations, board, and staff. The platform features specific action items to achieve progress on three core goals Dedicate funding to sustainable transportation projects Reform state transportation policy […]
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Chicago is still entrenched in the grip of winter. But Todd Scales is already thinking about the summer. The director of technology of the Android team at Egencia, which is an Expedia company, is hard at work planning bicycling activities and events that he hopes will not only strengthen the bicycling culture at Expedia, but also get employees pumped about […]
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