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Post image: We all can think of street crossings in the Chicago region that are badly in need of safety improvements — many of them in low-income neighborhoods that lack good […]
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Post image: As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. The same can be said for volunteers when it comes to building better bike infrastructure in […]
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Post image: The Lakefront Trail is often considered one of Chicago’s crown jewels, but the same can’t be said about its network of rivers. The city and the Metropolitan Planning […]
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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.