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Chicago’s bike touring legend George Christensen will be honored at Ride of Silence

By Active Transportation Alliance | May 14, 2024

Chicago’s bicycling community lost a champion last month. George Christensen, a former bike courier who rode thousands of miles each year and traversed entire continents by bike, eloquently chronicling his adventures […]

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Join us May 15 for the Chicago Ride of Silence as we mourn lives lost

By Ted Villaire | May 10, 2024

On Wednesday, May 15, all are invited to join a worldwide annual bicycle ride to honor the people killed while biking on public roadways. Rides will be held in Chicago, […]

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State legislators introduce bill to transform Illinois transit 

By Jim Merrell | April 30, 2024

Speaking at a press conference in the Great Hall of Chicago’s Union Station, Illinois State Senator Ram Villivalam and State Representative Eva-Dina Delgado unveiled a transformational package of legislation aimed […]

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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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