Released Wednesday, June 10, 2015   Contact:  Clare McDermottMobile: 773.391.7709Office: [email protected]   Bike to work, track your trips and win cool prizes with Bike Commuter Challenge, June 12-19 The Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commuter Challenge, in partnership with Bike Chicago and Chicago Bike Week, is an annual celebration of bike commuting. Last year, more than 6,200 Chicagoland employees from 946 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2015   Media Contact: Ted VillaireActive Transportation AllianceCommunications Director O: (312) 216-0484C: (312) [email protected]   Divvy Drag Race to debut at MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive this Sunday Retired professional bike racer Christian Vande Velde is the one to beat   Chicago, Ill, May 20, 2015 — Chicago’s iconic cycling event is amping up the fun […]

For immediate release: Active Trans statement on Red-Purple Bypass   May 19, 2015   Media Contact:  Ted VillaireActive Transportation AllianceCommunications Director O: (312) 216-0484C: (312) [email protected]     Chicago, Ill., May 19, 2015 – On Tuesday CTA published the environmental assessment for the proposed Red-Purple Bypass, also known as the Belmont Flyover, to further rebuild our transit system on the North […]

May 5, 2015   Media Contact:  Ron BurkeActive Transportation AllianceExecutive [email protected]  Chicago, Ill., May 5, 2015 – On Tuesday the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety advanced an ordinance to reform the city’s photo enforcement program.  Key provisions of the ordinance include requiring a community input process before installing new cameras, installing pedestrian countdown timers at every […]