Thanks to our generous donors, Active Trans is able to carry out our important work throughout the Chicago region. Ted Villaire | Feb 28, 2019
Only 0.7 percent of federal transportation funds are spent on improving pedestrian facilities. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
Nearly five children are hit by people driving every day in Illinois while walking or biking within one block of a school. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
Although people of color make up about one third of the population, they make up 46.1 percent of pedestrian deaths. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
A bicycle commuter who rides four miles to work, five days a week, avoids 2,000 miles of driving and about 2,000 pounds of CO2 emissions each year. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
Public transit users take 30 percent more steps and spend roughly eight more minutes walking each day than drivers. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
According to AAA, the monthly cost of owning and operating a sedan is approximately $700 a month. Ted Villaire | Feb 15, 2019
Bus riders account for more than 20 percent of people using Lake Shore Drive every day while taking up a fraction of the space that cars do. Ted Villaire | Jan 18, 2019
People walking are five times as likely to be killed by a driver traveling 30 mph as one going 20 mph. Ted Villaire | Jan 18, 2019
Decades of research shows that expanding roads doesn’t provide lasting congestion relief. More lanes means more traffic. Ted Villaire | Jan 18, 2019