Post image: All across the country, advocates are fighting one intersection or one street segment at a time to create safer options for people who bike, walk and take public transit.  It’s vital, important work, but there is another way.  A formalized “Complete Streets” strategy helps ensure that active transportation options are more systematically considered every time a municipality builds or […]

Post image:  Even though the U.S. Surgeon General has played a vital role in promoting national public health policy, very few people can name any of America’s top doctors. (A few words to jog your memory: C.Everett Koop; smoking; HIV/AIDS). Our current U.S. Surgeon General is also worth remembering by name. In recent weeks, Vivek Murthy, who’s been at the […]

Post image:  Over the past few decades the number of students who walk and bike to school has dropped significantly. It’s sad news, particularly for students who get little physical activity and are in danger of chronic diseases that go along with a lack of exercise.  To help address this problem, many thousands of schools across the country and world […]

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. […]

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 […]