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There were plenty of attention-grabbing developments among the top active transportation stories of 2018. Some of these developments helped make our streets safer and more inviting for people using active […]
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The southern segment of the Des Plaines River Trail (DPRT) between Touhy and North Avenues is often better suited for a kayak than a bike. That’s because flooding from the […]
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The city made exciting progress towards a continuous Chicago River Trail in 2018 with projects breaking ground that’ll add 2.6 miles to the growing river trail network. The projects include […]
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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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