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 can […]

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, […]

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 […]

Chicago, Ill: October 15, 2018 — Business leaders from across the Chicago region urged the next Illinois Governor to spend a “fair share” of state transportation dollars for a new, dedicated Bike Walk Fund. The group of 27 CEOs recently sent a letter to Gov. Rauner and J.B. Pritzker asking the candidates to commit to spending at least $50 million […]