Post image: During our Twitter chat this past week, the Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity, Enlace, and the Illinois Sate Alliance of YMCAs joined us to talk about why safe walking and biking is important for ALL kids in Illinois, no matter where they live or where they go to school.  Safe access to walking and biking space is a problem […]

Post image:  Last year, Active Transportation Alliance teamed up with Six Corners Association, Ald. John Arena and members of the Portage Park community to develop a vision for improving bicycle and pedestrian access to this historic commercial district. This past weekend, Six Corners Association officially launched its Bike Friendly Business District initiative with the installation of two bike murals and […]

Post image:  Active Trans' efforts to create separate lakefront trails for people on bikes and people on foot has paid off. This became evident when Mayor Emanuel revealed that the Chicago Park District will pursue the separated trail plan on two of the most congested portions of the Lakefront Trail. According to the Chicago Tribune, the trail will be widened and split […]

Post image:  Every day in Illinois, five kids are hit by a car while within one block of a school. Unsafe streets keep kids across the state from walking and biking, cutting them off from the health, economic, and academic benefits of increased physical activity. On March 2, our team participated in a walk audit in Springfield to compare and […]

Post image:  There is a lot of buzz around driverless — or “autonomous” — cars. Here at Active Trans, we’re trying to learn more about how these vehicles could affect traffic safety and the use of biking, walking and transit to get around.  On the positive side, proponents of these technological wonders promise they will be much safer than vehicles […]

Post image:  A recent announcement by Mayor Emanuel has revived the idea of building an express train from O’Hare to downtown, but city leaders should proceed with caution. The Chicago Department of Aviation recently hired an engineering/design firm to study the project and analyze potential routes, costs and construction timelines. Experts speculate the project would cost more than $2 billion […]

Post image:  When advocacy groups combine their efforts, their chances for success grow.  That’s what happened when a group of advocates on the South Side of Chicago and another group on the North Side joined forces to reinstate CTA bus service on Lincoln Ave. and 31st St. The groups — coordinated across the city and led by local aldermen and […]

Post image:  A shipment of 140 bikes recently arrived for children in the African nation of Lesotho thanks to a local nonprofit and support from employees at a local bike-friendly engineering firm. Until 2012, there were no virtually no bikes in Lesotho, a relatively small mountainous nation that is completely surrounded by the country of South Africa. A great tragedy […]

Post image:  Active Trans’ Safe Routes for Healthy Kids campaign focuses on making walking and biking to school better for kids across the state of Illinois. We work with parents, students, teachers and other allies to champion improvements to the state’s Safe Routes to School program. From communities across Illinois, everyone has a story to tell. These stories are important […]