Let's make walking, biking, and public transit safe and equitable options for getting around Chicagoland.
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Post image: A growing body of research tells us that businesses whose customers arrived by foot or bicycle visited the most often and spent the most money per month. And we've […]
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Post image: We’ve recently had some parents and school officials share with us stories about unsafe streets near schools. Unfortunately, the dangerous conditions they describe are all too common. No […]
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Post image: Making a city as vast and diverse as Chicago more walkable is an ongoing battle, and a new report shows there’s much more work to be done. This […]
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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.