Post image:  Last night, residents had a chance to weigh-in on how to make Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park safer and more people-friendly, kicking off an exciting opportunity to advocate for much needed upgrades on one of Chicago’s busiest streets for people walking and biking. Of the nearly 100 people who showed up for the event, the majority seemed to […]

Post image:  The lengthy construction process for the Navy Pier Flyover has been frustrating for many Lakefront Trail users, but the city says it will be finished next year. The flyover, which will allow people biking and walking on the trail to bypass congested vehicle traffic around Navy Pier, is one of the highest profile active transportation projects in the […]

Post image:  This is a guest blog provided by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.  How will metropolitan Chicago look if more people want to live in walkable, mixed-use areas by 2050? At the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), we are asking residents across northeast Illinois this very question (and several more) to inform the development of ON TO […]

Post image:  Active Trans members and supporters are all too familiar with the dangerous conditions for people walking and biking along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor in Wicker Park. On May 9, we’ll have a chance to voice our concerns at a public meeting hosted by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), along with Alderman Moreno (1st Ward), Alderman Hopkins (2nd […]

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 May so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route. For more information on conditions on the Lakefront Trail, check out our Lakefront Trail Twitter page. Monday, May 1 May Day Rally […]

Post image:  Yet again, a state agency is adding lanes to a busy highway with hopes of relieving traffic congestion. This week the Illinois Tollway announced it will move forward with planning for a $4 billion expansion project on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between Balmoral Avenue and 95th Street. It’s the latest in an alarming trend of spending billions […]

Post image:  Are you a 39th Ward resident who wants to improve neighborhood trails and bikeways? Do you have ideas about how to create safe and accessible connections? The 39th Ward — represented by Alderman Margaret Laurino — contains a large section of the Chicago River on the far Northwest Side. So, needless to say, it's going to be a […]

Post image:  The number of reported "dooring" crashes in Chicago increased by almost 50 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to data recently published by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Doorings are crashes that happen when people open car doors into the path of a person on a bike, leading to a dangerous collision, serious injuries and even fatalities. There […]

Post image:  Can you imagine having trail access to Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods and the suburbs as a bicyclist or runner? Did you know the Chicago River already has 13.2 miles of trails for biking and walking and that the city will complete an additional 1.7 trail miles in 2017? We couldn’t be more excited for the next steps in the […]