Let's make walking, biking, and public transit safe and equitable options for getting around Chicagoland.

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Active Trans member ride: Cal-Sag Trail Exploration

By Ted Villaire | July 27, 2015

Post image: Join us for a day of exploring Chicago’s South Side and southland trail network on Saturday, August 8th! We’ll meet at the Lake Katherine Nature Center in Palos Heights […]

Making the South & West Sides safer for people walking

By Ted Villaire | July 24, 2015

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 […]

Volunteers needed for Summer 2015 Downtown Bike Count

By Ted Villaire | July 22, 2015

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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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 Transportation Alliance works with residents, lawmakers and community leaders to make biking, walking and transit easier and more inviting.

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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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While Chicago consistently rates well compared to its peers throughout the world...

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