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Post image: Are you a 39th Ward resident who wants to improve neighborhood trails and bikeways? Do you have ideas about how to create safe and accessible connections? The 39th Ward […]
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Post image: The number of reported "dooring" crashes in Chicago increased by almost 50 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to data recently published by the Illinois Department of Transportation. […]
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Post image: Can you imagine having trail access to Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods and the suburbs as a bicyclist or runner? Did you know the Chicago River already has 13.2 miles […]
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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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Whether it’s at the neighborhood, regional or national level, Active Trans works with residents, lawmakers and community leaders to make biking, walking and transit easier and more inviting.