FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Clare McDermott Active Transportation Alliance (312) 216-0466 [email protected] Get out and get moving: Join Active Trans’ inaugural Walk Challenge! CHICAGO, October 29, 2020 — With many normal activities on hold, the one thing that all people can do is get out and get moving. It was in this spirt that the Active Transportation Alliance — […]

For Immediate Release August 14, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Whitehead Managing Director of Public Affairs Active Transportation Alliance 312-216-0473 [email protected] Active Transportation Alliance statement on public transit shutdown Following is an organizational statement from Active Transportation Alliance Executive Director Amy Rynell. Chicago, IL: Public transit provides access to opportunity for thousands of working-class Chicagoans. Buses, trains, paratransit, and bike share […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Clare McDermott, Active Transportation Alliance (312) 216-0466 [email protected] It’s Chicago Bike Week: With unprecedented demand at local bike shops, bike advocates focus on education during the week CHICAGO, June 29, 2020 — Chicagoland bike shops are reporting bikes being sold out and lots of new riders hoping on bikes. To make sure these new cyclists keep […]

For Immediate Release ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MEDIA CONTACT: Ted Villaire Communications director Active Transportation Alliance 312-563-1118 [email protected] Stories show the heavy toll of Chicago’s recent transit shutdown Chicago, IL — Many thousands of people who use public transit were stranded when local transit agencies shut down their services on multiple days during the recent mass protests in Chicago. Stories collected by […]