Let's make walking, biking, and public transit safe and equitable options for getting around Chicagoland.
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Yesterday, Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Park District announced the beginning of phase 1 work on Big Marsh Park — a truly awesome new project to benefit Chicago's far southeast side. The […]
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Look out! Everyone who lives in the Chicago region has had the experience of trying to walk, bike or drive through a particularly dangerous intersection, dodging traffic, cyclists, pedestrians – […]
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Active Transportation Alliance members recently received the latest issue of our quarterly printed newsletter in the mail. If you haven’t yet taken a look at the newsletter – or if […]
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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.