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Post image: Chicago’s Divvy bikeshare network is a nationally recognized success story. As the program continues to expand, many have recognized the need to integrate it with the rest of Chicago’s transit system. This effort took a major step forward last week when Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Dan Lipinski announced a $400,000 federal grant to help incorporate Divvy into the Ventra […]
Read More Post image: After winning a ride to school with a police officer in a raffle, a Riverside student opted for a police escort while biking instead of getting a ride in a squad car. Alex Schrier (left), his brother James and their mother, Rachel (far right), got an escort to Central School last week as part of the raffle prize […]
Read More Post image: Mayor Emanuel and CTA President Dorval Carter, Jr. announced on Monday that the Belmont Blue Line stop is getting a $15 million upgrade. As a part of the city’s Your New Blue program, the station will be transformed into a new Belmont Gateway, seeking to “create an efficient, attractive environment for…customers while also incorporating modern, innovative designs.” The […]
Read More Post image: Our Clear the Way Campaign has officially come to an end, and the response couldn't have been better. For this campaign, Active Trans asked people biking and walking to send us photos of the obstacles that make biking and walking more dangerous all across Chicago. The photo pictured to the left takes the cake as the most atrocious […]
Read More Post image: While Chicago’s lakefront park and trail system is second to none, the Chicago River has not yet reached its full potential as a place for community recreation and alternative transportation. To change that, the Active Trans is embarking on a campaign to create a continuous trail along the Chicago River. As part of that process, we’re releasing a […]
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As Chicago develops an action plan to eliminate traffic crashes resulting in fatalities and serious injuries, one of the questions we need to tackle is why so many people involved in crashes flee the scene. Relative to peer cities, hit and run crashes occur more frequently in Chicago and they’re more likely to involve people walking and people biking. Sign […]
Read More Post image: Last month, the Active Transportation Alliance partnered up with the northwestern suburb of Bartlett to host the first-ever Kickstand Classic. Beautiful weather and just over 500 enthusiastic riders made for a fantastic first event! This event gave riders of all skill levels and speeds the opportunity to participate in a chip-timed race. The riders made a loop 4.8-mile […]
Read More Post image: A group of teenagers in the western suburbs just enhanced their bicycling knowledge and received their very own bicycles in the process when they completed the inaugural Youth Earn A Bike Program from Greenline Wheels. Greenline Wheels is a nonprofit managed by Active Trans that promotes bicycling as a sustainable and affordable form of transportation and offers bike […]
Read More 2018 Annual Meeting Our members and supporters are invited to IIT-Kent School of Law on Wednesday, December 5 for our Annual Meeting and Mixer! Join us a for a happy hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by our Awards Ceremony and Program from 6 p.m. […]
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As overall Chicago transit ridership continues to increase, CTA buses are experiencing a decline in use. The number of people using Chicago’s bus system fell by 1.8 million rides last year, while the L added over 3.5 million trips. So what’s causing the decline in bus travel? Slow moving busses, long wait times, inadequate station infrastructure and frustrating “bus […]
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