Mayor Lightfoot announced Chicago’s first multi-year electric scooter sharing program will launch in early May, introducing 4,000 new micromobility vehicles […]
New Chicago scooter program heightens need for more protected bike lanes Read More
Last week Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a citywide vision of trails and open space projects that she said would promote
Chicago should pair trails vision with plan for safe, connected bikeways on streets Read More
The following is a guest blog post by Michael Podgers, an organizer with the local advocacy organization, Better Streets Chicago.
Sidewalk snow removal in Chicago should be a city service Read More
For her efforts to make public transit stations accessible to people with disabilities, Active Trans will be honoring US Senator
Sen. Duckworth to be honored at Active Trans event on April 28 Read More
Chicago is working on a climate action plan featuring ambitious goals to reduce driving and get more people walking, biking,
Action alert! Tell Chicago to make climate action plan stronger on transportation Read More
With gas prices surging, Mayor Lightfoot and Governor Pritzker need to step up and make it safer and easier for
Illinois is missing a big part of the long-term solution to high gas prices Read More
A group of eight Chicago area Congressional leaders sent a strong message to Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of
Congressional leaders urge state to consider climate and equity impacts Read More
Renowned novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Ralph Banasiak is proving him
Ralph Banasiak’s second act as a bicycling advocate Read More
It’s the end of an era. After a decade of service to Active Transportation Alliance, Senior Transportation Planner Heather Schady
Longtime planner looks back on her remarkable career at Active Trans Read More
With an influx of federal funding on its way to Illinois, advocates across the state and across the country are
Dozens of organizations urge state to rethink priorities with new transportation funding Read More
