Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Active Transportation Alliance

Rendering of the upcoming 103rd Street station.

There’s movement on south Red Line extension, but service launch pushed back 3 years

By John Greenfield | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates say it's disappointing that South Siders will have a longer wait for service, but it's encouraging that the project is moving forward.

Before stimulus, advocates pushed for transparency on cuts. That’s still important.

By John Greenfield | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

The possibility of transit cuts is now less of an immediate threat. But it's still important for local transit agencies to be transparent about what would be cut in the event that the federal funding runs out.

Boarding a #157 Streeterville/Taylor bus this month on Michigan Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

What will the new COVID stimulus bill mean for Chicagoland transit?

By John Greenfield | Dec 21, 2020 | No Comments

Chicago-area transit agencies and advocates are generally taking a glass-half-full view of the news, noting that in the short term the subsidy will prevent a "beyond-doomsday" scenario.

How do we make sure people who don't have cars have access to healthy food? Photo: Joseph Dennis

ATA’s transit justice talk discussed relationship between transit deserts, food insecurity

By Sharon Hoyer | Dec 19, 2020 | No Comments

These two basic needs are often unmet in Black and Brown communities, and are now exacerbated by the pandemic.

Public transportation has been a lifeline for Chicagoans during the challenges of COVID-19. Photo: John Greenfield

Active Transportation Alliance looked back at a tumultuous year during its annual meeting

By Sharon Hoyer | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments

Awardees included transportation professionals and advocates Romina Castillo, Pha'Tal Perkins, and Wharton Sinkler.

Chicago's Bike Network Analysis rating for 2020. PFB considers 30 mph streets to be unsafe for biking, so basically all of Chicago was shown as non-bike-friendly. Apparently, some of the runways at O'Hare and Midway airports are pretty bikeable though.

Chicago’s 30 mph speed limit largely to blame for mediocre People for Bikes rating

By Sharon Hoyer | Dec 5, 2020 | No Comments

Our city also lost points simply because the Chicago Department of Transportation didn't provide data on recent bike improvements.

The partially completed Ainslie Art Mall. Photo: John Greenfield

“It’s like a chess game”: ATA panel looks at ideas for advancing multimodal projects

By Sharon Hoyer | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance’s second transit justice town hall, conducted via Zoom Wednesday evening, was a rallying cry for local civic engagement.

What will and should Biden-Harris mean for transportation? Experts, advocates weigh in

By John Greenfield | Nov 9, 2020 | No Comments

After the initial euphoria of Saturday’s election result wore off, Streetsblog Chicago reached out to local transportation leaders to get their take on what the Biden-Harris administration will mean for sustainable transportation, based on the candidates’ platform and statements. We also asked these experts and advocates, as well as our readers, what they’d like to […]

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