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Participatory budgeting celebrates five years

By Ted Villaire | December 15, 2017

Participatory budgeting (PB) is celebrating five years in Chicago! PB is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget.Every year, each […]

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Top ten active transportation stories of 2017

By Ted Villaire | December 15, 2017

The coming new year provides a moment to pause and reflect on the accomplishments of the past year. With that in mind, here is Active Transportation Alliance’s top ten list […]

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31-days of car-free suburban life

By Ted Villaire | December 14, 2017

Growing up middle class in rural Pennsylvania, Katie Shaw Thompson never imagined life without a car. Now a resident in the City of Elgin, Katie’s opinion on transportation, what’s possible […]

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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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Upcoming Events

Movers & Shakers Ball

Join us on May 2 for our 40th Anniversary Movers & Shakers Ball, featuring an exclusive design exposition on the future of sustainable transportation in Chicagoland   ABOUT THE EVENT […]

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May is Chicago Bike Month

Throughout the month of May, Chicago Bike Month provides an opportunity to showcase the many benefits of bicycling – and encourage more folks to give biking a try. The month-long […]

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Ride of Silence

This annual bicycle ride honors those who were injured or killed while biking or walking in the past year. Rides will be held in Chicago and dozens of Illinois communities.

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Transit

Compared to other major cities in the U.S. and abroad, our current transit system is drastically...

Bicycling

A lot has changed since our founding as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation in 1985, but...

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