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Chicago bus report cards show great need for upgrades

By Julia Gerasimenko | October 25, 2018

Chicagoans are abandoning their city’s buses at alarming rates. Why? The answer is made clear in Chicago’s first-ever Bus Friendly Streets Report Cards.   Data in the newly-released report cards shows bus speed and […]

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Support walking and biking on Logan Boulevard

By Steve Simmons | October 22, 2018

Ask people who’ve walked, biked or driven on Logan Blvd. from Rockwell St. to Lathrop Homes on Diversey Ave. and they’ll tell you it’s a dangerous, high-stress experience. The stakes […]

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Survey results show broad support for platform ideas

By W. Robert Schultz III | October 22, 2018

The call for a dedicated Bike-Walk Fund of $20 million in Chicago’s annual budget received the strongest support among respondents to a recent survey of Active Trans supporters and allies. […]

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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.

Want better options for walking, biking, and transit in Chicagoland? Here's your opportunity to get involved.

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