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Ted Villaire, Communications Director

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News Releases


Chicago cyclists will brave the cold at Winter Bike Rally on Friday

By Ted Villaire | February 6, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY February 6, 2019   Media Contact: Kyle Whitehead Active Transportation Alliance Managing Director of Public Affairs D: (312) 216-0473 [email protected]     Chicago cyclists will brave the cold at Winter Bike Rally on Friday Advocates call for more bike lanes to support bicycling year-round Chicago, Ill: February 5, 2019 — On Friday morning at Daley Plaza Chicago cyclists […]

Advocates release transportation agenda for Chicago’s next mayor, city council

By Anne Evans | January 18, 2019

Chicago, Ill: December 14, 2018 — A coalition of community-based organizations is asking candidates for mayor and city council to support a set of policies that will make it safer and easier to walk, bike and ride transit in neighborhoods across Chicago. On Thursday the Active Transportation Alliance released the Active Transportation Agenda for Chicago that describes how Chicago’s leaders […]

Partial opening of flyover makes Lakefront Trail safer and easier to navigate

By Anne Evans | January 18, 2019

For immediate release   December 20, 2018 Media Contact:  Ted VillaireActive Transportation AllianceCommunications directorO: (312) 216-0484C: (312) [email protected]   Partial opening of flyover makes Lakefront Trail safer and easier to navigate  Trail users now routed above Illinois and Grand Aves. — what has long been the most hazardous section of the trail   Chicago, Ill: December 20, 2018 — For decades, […]

Advocates call for walking and biking improvements on Logan Boulevard

By Ted Villaire | October 29, 2018

Chicago, Ill: October 30, 2018 — Logan Square community leaders say conditions for people walking and biking on a high-crash stretch of Logan Boulevard must change so residents have safe access to popular local destinations. The stretch from Rockwell Street to Lathrop Homes includes the notorious Logan Boulevard and Western Avenue intersection under the Kennedy Expressway, where people are asked […]

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