Post image: In 2011, when Olivia Hinthong Arends began commuting by bike because her car needed repairs, she was surprised by how much she got out of it. “I got hooked on it,” the resident of Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood said. “I could actually get home quicker than a car or public transit sometimes. It saved time and the aggravation of sitting […]

Post image:  More than a thousand residents are expected to flock to the Northwest Side on Saturday for the opening of the 606, the Chicago region’s latest rails to trails success story. The 2.7 mile biking and walking path, also known as the Bloomingdale Trail, runs along Bloomingdale Ave., from Ashland to Ridgeway Ave. through four neighborhoods: Wicker Park, Bucktown, […]

Post image:  Finally, some good news coming from our state capital for people who bike, walk and ride transit. On Tuesday Gov. Rauner announced the Illiana Tollway will not move forward and removed the project from the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) current multi-year plan. The state determined “project costs exceed currently available resources.” The proposed highway would have linked […]

Post image:  Imagine you just got off from a long day of work. The only thing you look forward to is getting home, taking off your shoes, and catching up on shows that have been in your Netflix queue for over a week. You use your train commute as a time to zone out, wanting to get home without any […]

Post image:  Often times, we think of walking and biking as a recreational, weekend activity that allows us to be outside and enjoy our neighborhoods.  Sometimes we hop in our cars to drive to bike trails that are miles away, or we may go for a leisurely stroll in our community.  When biking and walking take a recreational focus, we […]

Post image:  Throughout the month of June, in honor of the Bike Commuter Challenge, the Chrome Store Chicago in the Wicker Park neighborhood is offering all Active Trans members HALF OFF their total purchase! That's right, flashing your Active Trans membership card will get half off on some very stylish and well-made bicycling gear like jackets, shirts, pants, shoes and bags. We’re […]

Post image:  Leading health experts agree that there is a direct connection between our neighborhoods and our health. The ZIP codes in which we live can be as much of a predictor of a person's health and well-being as his or her DNA or individual behaviors.  So how do we ensure that communities are healthy places for people to live? […]

Post image:  Since we last wrote about the protected bike lane on Kinzie Street — and 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly’s efforts to get the lane temporarily removed to accommodate construction traffic — we’ve received an outpouring of support both from more than 1,300 concerned citizens as well as from businesses in the area. In fact, after we put the […]

Post image:  If you’ve got a rack or a basket on your bike, consider riding on Milwaukee Avenue past Huron Street on Thursday, May 28 between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. That’s because the Chicago Department of Transportation will be counting bikes with racks and baskets as part of a new nationwide competition to find the best city for everyday biking. […]