Post image: The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a significant source of federal funding for biking and walking infrastructure in the Chicago region and across the country. At less than 2 percent of the entire transportation bill, it's an efficient investment and a small price to pay for thousands of sustainable transportation projects in U.S. cities, towns and rural areas. In […]

Post image:  The 606 and the Bloomingdale Trail, Chicago’s new rail-to-trail and park project, made national headlines when it opened up this summer, and in just a few short weeks established itself as one of Chicago’s most popular public spaces. The overwhelming success of the trail leads to an immediate and obvious question: where can we put more trails?  Several […]

Post image:  With the development of Big Marsh Bike Park in South Deering and the Pullman Historic District becoming a national monument, lots of exciting things are happening on Chicago’s far Southside. One more project to add to that list is the 119th Street Corridor Plan. The corridor will run four blocks along 119th Street in West Pullman between I-57 […]

Post image:  The Active Transportation Alliance is recruiting volunteers to help with the Fall 2015 Downtown Bike Count. The Fall count is scheduled for the following dates and times:  • Tuesday, September 29th from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM • Tuesday, September 29th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM • Saturday, October 3rd from Noon – 2:00 PM Volunteers have […]

Post image:  State Street between 69th and 79th Streets on Chicago’s South Side has not beeen a welcoming place to walk. Located just east of the Dan Ryan Expressway, the street is essentially a frontage road, but gets a lot of pedestrian traffic going to Red Line stations located along the median of the Dan Ryan at 69th and 79th […]

Post image:  Many non-profit organizations accept donations of cars to benefit the organization, but the Active Transportation Alliance wants more than your donation.   We want to help you downsize that car for good by providing free memberships to car- and bike-sharing programs, discounts at a high-end bike shop and other perks like a Ventra pass and Active Trans membership. […]

Post image:  Active Trans’ fiscal year ends on September 30 and we need your help in making sure we land on both wheels.  We’ve had a great year. It was one of our best-ever turnouts for MB Financial Bank Bike the Drives, we had a successful Bike Commuter Challenge and we experienced many advocacy wins like rallying supporters to ultimately […]

Post image:  In Illinois, schools are required to provide bus transportation to their students who live more than 1.5 miles from school. Schools are also required to bus children who live less than 1.5 miles from school but lack a safe walking route — a program is known as hazard busing.  The task of determining whether or not a route […]

Post image:  Metra, Pace and CTA and trains and buses were not always required to provide equal access to people with disabilities. In fact, just 30 years ago, public transportation in Chicago was probably not an option if you had a disability. Instead, many people with disabilities relied on door-to-door paratransit, which offered limited and inconsistent service in the Chicago […]

Many non-profits accept donations of old cars to benefit the organization, but we give you the tools you’ll need to downsize that car for good! When you donate your car to Active Trans, we’ll give you the resources that will make your car-free or car-lite lifestyle a breeze. Cutting down on car dependence always has meant getting more exercise, lightening […]