Last year, the Chicago Park District began developing its 2023 Grant Park Framework Plan. The plan seeks to define Grant […]
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More people than ever are bicycling around Chicago, thanks to the bicycling boom that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic enticing
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Mayor Lightfoot announced Chicago’s first multi-year electric scooter sharing program will launch in early May, introducing 4,000 new micromobility vehicles
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The proposed One Central tower and transit hub on Chicago’s South Side is poorly conceived and wouldn’t increase transit access
Rep. Buckner files bill to stop public financing of One Central development Read More
A new report from Chicago’s Inspector General (IG) finds police and emergency management personnel had outsize influence on decisions to shut down transit and raise bridges during last
Report shows mayor, police drove decisions to shut down transit, raise bridges Read More
The following is an organizational statement from Active Transportation Alliance Executive Director Amy Rynell. For more on the shutdowns, see
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As Chicago grapples with social unrest and an unprecedented global pandemic, we need reliable transportation options more than ever. But
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Starting January 6, the fee on solo Uber and Lyft trips citywide increased from 72 cents to $1.25 and the
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There were plenty of attention-grabbing developments among the top active transportation stories of 2019. Some of these developments helped make
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UPDATE (11/26/19): Mayor Lightfoot’s budget passed Chicago’s City Council, including new fees on Uber and Lyft. There’s so much misinformation
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