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Get ready for Fifth Third Bike the Drive on May 26

By Clare McDermott | March 29, 2019

Notice anything different? MB Financial Bank recently merged with Fifth Third Bank, and Active Trans is thrilled to announce this new partnership. Welcome to Fifth Third Bike the Drive ! […]

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39th Ward candidates support river trail initiatives

By Steve Simmons | March 29, 2019

The final two candidates for alderman in the 39th Ward runoff election — Robert Murphy and Samantha Nugent — support trail projects that would move the city closer to a […]

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Walking the river with 33rd Ward candidates

By Steve Simmons | March 29, 2019

The development and building of a continuous Chicago River Trail is an initiative that both candidates in the 33rd Ward aldermanic runoff election support. Deb Mell and Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez are […]

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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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Bicycling

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