Post image: The Pace Suburban Bus system and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) want your input on improving transit options in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Evanston, Wilmette and the North Side of Chicago. The North Shore Coordination Plan is a project by Pace and the CTA that seeks to improve transit service in the North Shore area south of Lake Ave., north of […]

Post image:  Active Transportation Alliance wishes Kathy Tholin, the longtime CEO of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, all the best as she prepares to leave CNT this summer to begin the next chapter of her life.  Appointed CEO of CNT in 2005, Tholin has spent the last 11 years directing and overseeing CNT’s research, demonstration and policy development. But she […]

Post image:  The tragic death of 29-year-old Blaine Klingenberg – who was killed was riding his bike up Michigan Ave. last Wednesday – has shaken Chicago’s bicycling community and attracted media attention. The facts of the crash are not yet known, but Klingenberg was an experienced rider who had just gotten off work as a bike courier. Bruce Kohn, owner […]

Post image:  The neighborhood greenway movement in Chicago is picking up steam.   The latest proposal for modifying a street so it’s safer for people walking and biking is targeted for the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood on Manor St. between Montrose Ave. and Lawrence Ave.  This is great news for the people biking and walking who use this half-mile stretch of […]

Pop-up demonstrations of complete streets projects are temporary street treatments that provide community members with a tangible visualization of how walking, bicycling, and public transit facilities can create safer, more engaging streets. Suburban Cook County municipalities hosted pop-up events in the summer and early fall of 2016. Here’s a collection of videos that showcase five of those events: Here’s a […]

Post image:  I had all sorts of adventures on bicycles as a kid. We had unfiltered, unsupervised and unrestricted fun.   In the 70’s, we popped wheelies, we rode with no hands and rode far from home only to reverse course immediately when the streetlights came on.   Fast forward, family priorities changed and there just aren’t as many children’s […]

Post image:  Protected bike lanes (PBLs) are for more than just Chicago and directly-adjacent suburbs. Aurora, welcome to the (growing) club! On May 13, the City of Aurora officially opened a half-mile of curb-protected PBLs on River St.   The new bikeway serves those biking for transportation and closes the last major gap in the 60+ mile Fox River Trail […]

Post image:  Active Transportation Alliance is celebrating Chicago’s commitment to bicycling with the 25th annual Chicago Bike Week during June 10-17.  Residents cruising around the city on two wheels will have the opportunity to take part in a handful of free events as part of Bike Week, including the Bike Commuter Challenge. Our annual commuter biking competition encourages workers throughout […]

Post image:  This past weekend, the Chicago Park District officially broke ground on the Big Marsh bike park, which has been in the works for several years. This unique project will transform 40 acres of former industrial land into a place for area residents to enjoy open space and recreation on Chicago’s Far South Side. Construction is anticipated to be […]

                        The Chicago Bike Week rally has been rescheduled for July 18 — see below.  Looking for a great excuse to get your butt on a bicycle? The 27th annual Chicago Bike Week taking place June 21-29 provides the perfect opportunity. The event is presented by Freeman Kevenides Law […]