Beyond Chicagoland

The volunteer-run organization offers group bike excursions throughout the lower Lake Michigan basin area.

Representatives of Active Trans, MCP, and CNT discuss what the good news will mean for sustainable transportation in the Chicago region and the state.

The Transport Chicago Conference is an annual event held in Chicago for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to meet and exchange ideas and best practices based on trends around the world.

Our wide-ranging and bicycle-friendly rail system offers multiple options for taking a train out to the exurbs and then pedaling a few miles to a forest preserve, natural area, or state park.

Along with Philadelphia’s and New York’s bike-share systems, Portland State University researchers have been studying Divvy system, looking at the barriers to riding for low-income individuals and people of color. Meanwhile, CDOT announce this year's adult bike riding classes geared towards new Divvy users.

However, while the national bike-share revolution has made cycling accessible and affordable to a wider swath of the population, municipal rental networks have been geared almost exclusively toward able-bodied riders. That's about to change in June, when Portland, Oregon, will launch an adaptive bike rental program as an extension of its Biketown bike-share system. Detroit is currently planning a similar approach. Local disability and bike advocates say Chicago should also get with the program and add an accessibility component to the Divvy network.

This information is crucial for identifying hotspots for collisions and other trends that can better inform the fight against serious and fatal crashes.

There's a proposal to shoot passengers from Chicago to Pittsburgh in 47 minutes, but don't plan your visit to the Warhol Museum just yet.

Savannah provides some inspiration for how we could improve the quality of life in Chicago by calming traffic and creating more high-quality public spaces.