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Riding the Irving Park bus with Ald. Gardiner

By Julia Gerasimenko | August 20, 2019

On a warm August morning, Active Trans staff rode the Irving Park Bus with 45th Ward Alderman James Gardiner west from the Six Corners intersection to the Irving Park Blue […]

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LaSpata pledges to upgrade bus service in 1st ward

By Julia Gerasimenko | August 19, 2019

To bring attention to the sluggishness of traveling by bus on Chicago’s streets, Active Trans is inviting aldermen on bus rides in their wards. Because, what better way to show […]

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Support needed for Dickens Avenue Greenway proposal

By Julia Gerasimenko | August 16, 2019

Update [8/21/19]: Please note the venue for the August 22nd public meeting has been changed to Lincoln Park High School. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has proposed creating a […]

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The Chicago region’s current hub-and-spoke transit system leaves nearly half a million Cook County residents stranded in transit deserts.

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