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Sun Day Solar Fest in Chicago to put the spotlight on clean energy battle

By Active Transportation Alliance | September 15, 2025

As the push to save our public transit system continues in the state Capitol, the push for clean energy will be playing out on Chicago’s lakefront on September 21. That’s […]

More than 70 organizations urge lawmakers to pass transit funding & reform in veto session

By Active Transportation Alliance | August 27, 2025

The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and Labor Alliance for Public Transportation issued an urgent joint appeal today to members of the Illinois General Assembly: please take action in the upcoming […]

Please ask the IL General Assembly to fix and fund our transit system during Oct. veto session

By Ted Villaire | August 20, 2025

Illinois is standing at the edge of a transportation crisis. This past spring, lawmakers left Springfield without resolving the looming transit fiscal cliff—a budget shortfall so severe it could slash […]

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Movers & Shakers Ball

  Active Transportation Alliance invites you to our 2026 Movers & Shakers Ball, as we celebrate progress made and the exciting possibilities the future holds for sustainable transportation. Thursday, April […]

Advocacy Connect: Better mobility in Chicagoland

Join Active Transportation Alliance staff and invited guest speakers for one-hour regular chats for Chicago and suburban advocates during the lunch hour. Both the city and suburban chats happen every other […]

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