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Post image: Great progress towards a continuous Chicago River Trail happened in 2017. As the year winds down, we're grateful to share progress on many fronts and excited about opportunities in […]
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For years ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have changed how many people get around Chicago. But, unfortunately, we still lack the data to truly understand the impact from these […]
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The Village of Brookfield is now home to one of the first bicycle boulevards in the Chicagoland suburbs! What exactly is a bicycle boulevard? Sometimes termed a “neighborhood greenway,” 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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