Let's make walking, biking, and public transit safe and equitable options for getting around Chicagoland.
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Post image: Next Wednesday, schools around the country will be hosting events to encourage children to bike to school for National Bike to School Day. Over the past fifty years, there […]
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Post image: We’re excited that Mayor Emanuel recently announced that Chicago will build 50 more miles of “better bike lanes” by 2019, including nine miles in 2016. The city defines […]
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Post image: Politicians in Illinois and across the country love talking about the need to “fix our crumbling infrastructure” and invest in our roads, bridges and transit systems so we […]
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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.