Post image: Last year, Active Trans worked with hundreds of members and supporters throughout the City of Chicago to develop our vision for the future of biking in the city, called Bikeways for All. This summer we’re building off of that work and compiling all the best practices and priorities for improving biking in Suburban Chicago.   Our Suburban Bikeways for […]

Post image:  Cook County released its first transportation plan since 1940 this week and it contains lots of good news for people who ride transit, bike and walk. The plan has a strong multi-modal focus, emphasizing the health, community and economic benefits of active transportation modes. It acknowledges the county – and nearly every other government entity – has historically […]

Post image:  A new state of the art rapid transit service is in development to take riders from Evanston to O’Hare International Airport. The Pulse Dempster Line will connect the communities of Evanston, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Rosemont along the major thoroughfare.  The Dempster Line will be the second Pulse Line to be implemented, after […]

Welcome to Ride ‘N Seek, the no-car-needed scavenger hunt brought to you by the Active Trans Associate Board. From July 30 to August 11, adventurers will have the chance to explore the city by bike, transit, and walking. Snap answers to car-free clues, earn points and have fun along the way! At the end of the hunt, we’ll tally the […]

Post image:  Last week in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, 25 year-old Virginia Murray was struck and killed by a truck while riding a Divvy bike. The crash is believed to be the first bike share fatality in the country.  This tragedy is the latest in a string of serious injuries and fatalities among people biking that have been reported widely in […]

Post image:  On a recent Saturday morning, hundreds of hopeful children lined up in front of North Lawndale College Prep for their chance at getting a free bike.  The lack of access to bikes for many children in North Lawndale was something that spurred Angela Ford to organize this event.  Ford, a bike enthusiast and executive director of the TAG Foundation, raised money […]

Post image:  For the past 25 years, the Active Transportation Alliance has encouraged new bike commuters to get out and ride through the Bike Commuter Challenge.  The challenge promotes bike commuting as an easy, fun and environmentally-friendly activity. Throughout the challenge’s history, it’s been the job of our team leaders – our bike commuting evangelists – to create and recruit […]

Post image:  Started in spring of 2014, Kids on Wheels is the Active Transportation Alliance’s flagship bike safety educational program for school-aged children in the Chicagoland. While we know that safe bicycling is best taught through doing, often we have found that schools are unable to commit to sustained programming as a result of the logistical challenges inherent to putting […]

Post image:  The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) held a meeting to gather community input on the Blue Line Forest Park Branch Vision Study. CTA representatives spoke to residents and commuters about accessing stations, customer experience and station improvement concepts. The Blue Line Forest Park Branch is 55 years old and in desperate need of improvement. The line saw an average of […]