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Greenline Wheels launches free cycling clinics

By Ted Villaire | December 18, 2015

Post image: This winter, Greenline Wheels in Oak Park is hosting a bi-weekly series of cycling clinics on various subjects. The clinics, called Teach Me Tuesdays, will be held every other Tuesday at […]

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Ashland, Western Express buses return next week

By Ted Villaire | December 17, 2015

Post image:  CTA will restore express bus service on Ashland and Western Avenues on Monday, Dec. 21 — the same week service will begin on the Loop Link, Chicago’s first […]

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Active Trans Awards Reception

By Ted Villaire | December 16, 2015

Come celebrate the champions of sustainable transportation in Chicagoland  You’re invited to join the Active Transportation Alliance on March 7, 2019 at 1871 as we gather to honor local nonprofits, […]

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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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