Gaining momentum: ATA discusses its campaigns to fight car-dependency
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Founded in 1985 as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, the ATA works to improve conditions and increase opportunities for bicycling, walking and transit.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Active Transportation Alliance
At Mobility Collaborative meeting, advocates staff pushed CTA, CDOT to implement robust BRT
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This post focuses on the Chicago Mobility Collective breakout session that focused on street design to improve bus service. Streetsblog may run coverage of other breakout sessions that focused on pedestrian and bike matters in the future. The meeting took place during the same time as the ghost bike installation for youth mentor Sam Bell, […]
BLU, Better Streets fight ordinance to allow 9 mph speeding near schools, parks
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"Speed cameras can and should play an important role in maintaining safe streets for all users, but this must be met with investments in redesigning our streets to prioritize safety," Better Streets said.
See where Illinois Secretary of State candidates stand on active transportation issues
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See where Illinois Secretary of State candidates stand on issues related to active transportation.
Advocates urge CMAP’s transportation committee to reject road expansion projects
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A number of advocacy organizations are urging Chicagoland regional transportation agencies to halt plans to add additional lanes to expressways and arterial streets.
Banasiak, Duckworth, and Moeller honored at ATA awards reception
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The Active Transportation Alliance's annual awards reception gives credit to people who've made a difference to improve Chicagoland sustainable transportation in the past year.
Don’t pander to drivers with gas tax holidays and giveaways. Help them drive less instead.
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Let's see politicians take bold actions to make walking, transit, and biking practical and attractive alternatives to paying more at the pump, instead of the current "Gas-bagging."
An electric avenue to a no-emissions fleet: CTA unveils plan for electrification by 2040
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Transportation advocates note that it will be equally important for the city to implement bus lanes and other strategies to attract riders. "An empty electric bus doesn’t represent progress on climate."
Advocates: RTA must overcome “bureaucratic anxiety,” prescribe bold action to save transit
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"Transformational ideas may be controversial, but that is not an excuse to avoid them," the letter states. "We need serious and specific proposals to maintain the foundational roles transit plays."
Legacy of Rosa Parks celebrated at Transit Equity Day event, riders union launch
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"Investments in public transportation contribute to economic opportunity for Black and Brown working people.”
Chicago’s first transit rider’s union launches this Friday during Transit Equity Day rally
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Speakers will include representatives of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Warehouse Workers for Justice, Sierra Club of Illinois, and the Active Transportation Alliance.