Another fantastic Bike the Drive highlights the benefits of making DLSD less car-centric
Mayor Johnson rode again this year, and said he's committed to improving walking and biking. Does that mean he'll stand up to IDOT's status-quo highway rebuild proposal?
September 3, 2024
The Active Transportation Alliance is helping Illinois communities win ITEP grants for walk/bike projects
ATA is collaborating with the Illinois Public Health Institute and the Illinois Department of Transportation on webinar info sessions.
August 23, 2024
Is your most convenient Divvy docking station full? It just got less annoying for members to park an e-bike or e-scooter.
As the system celebrates its 1,000th station, they've gotten rid of the $1.20 out-of-station parking charge for members locking up within 40 meters of a full docking station.
August 19, 2024
SUMC’s Bike Chicago Evaluation Report highlights benefits of CDOT bicycle giveaway, need for safer streets
"With more people in the street, we'll create more advocates for better infrastructure," noted Equiticity's Jose Manuel Almanza.
August 13, 2024
Learning about social justice and environmental issues on the Lawndale Soulidarity Bike Ride
Equiticity joined forces with LVEJO and Únete La Villita on this event to help strengthen connections between Black and Latino communities in North Lawndale and Little Village.
August 12, 2024
Transit is the Answer Coalition discusses: Should we consolidate the 4 agencies, or beef up the RTA?
"The reforms that we are here to discuss today are part of [a] larger conversation," Executive Director Leanne Redden said. "And much of that work centers around developing a stronger RTA."
August 4, 2024
Ald. La Spata and staff discussed Milwaukee PBLs extension, Vision Zero efforts, at 1st Ward meeting
They also talked about the local Participatory Budgeting election, and other efforts to create safer streets on the Near Northwest Side.
July 31, 2024
SW Collective and Active Trans study ways to save lives on Pulaski, one of Chicago’s deadliest streets
Since June 2023 there have been at least five pedestrian and bike fatality crashes on Pulaski, plus other deadly collisions. How can we make the road safer?
July 30, 2024
New RTA Report recommends income-based fare programs
The major challenge facing this proposal is that Chicagoland is currently facing a $730M transit fiscal cliff, but advocates say there are potential options to make it happen.
July 27, 2024
We are all in the underperforming Chicagoland transit network. But some of us are looking at the Star:Line.
According to Star:Line Chicago, "The 2034sight Plan is an ambitious — and achievable — ten-year framework to lay the groundwork to modernize Chicagoland’s existing local passenger rail system."
July 19, 2024
