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Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection

By Steven Vance | Feb 22, 2018 | 16 Comments

Active Trans, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and PORT Urbanism are teaming up to come up with ideas to make this key east-west bike and pedestrian route safer.

Near the Waveland clock tower, cyclists (blue line) will be directed back and and forth across the long, narrow parking lot, near a third street crossing at Belmont Harbor Drive. Image: Chicago Park District

Montrose-Fullerton Trail Separation Will Require Cyclists to Cross a Parking Lot — Twice

By John Greenfield | Feb 15, 2018 | 16 Comments

The North-Oak plan includes a new concrete walking path by the Oak Street underpass.

Illustration: Bobby Sims, Chicago Reader

Can the CTA and Metra Learn to Play Nice?

By John Greenfield | Feb 8, 2018 | 30 Comments

Benefits of increased cooperation could include fare integration and an alternative to the costly Red Line extension.

A highly realistic rendering of Musk's "electric pod" proposal. Image: Jonathan Roth

City Announces Competitors for O’Hare Express, Including Noted Transit Hater Elon Musk

By John Greenfield | Feb 7, 2018 | 17 Comments

Three other teams are also in the running to build the controversial luxury service.

Aldermen: Free-Floating Car-Share Would Reduce Parking

By John Greenfield | Jan 26, 2018 | 20 Comments

Alderman Joe Moreno has proposed a test of the technology starting this spring.

The time it takes for everyone to get on the bus can sometimes take up 20 percent of the bus's travel time. Photo: Anne Evans

Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide

By Steven Vance | Nov 17, 2017 | 16 Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.

A cab driver crashed onto the Lakefront Trail in summer 2010. Photo: Ciscel

Reckless Drivers Are a Bigger Worry for Chicago Trail Users Than Homicidal Ones

By John Greenfield | Nov 8, 2017 | 20 Comments

Local authorities should do everything they can to prevent all types of traffic violence.

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Active Trans Calls for Policies to Reverse Bus Ridership Slump

By John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2017 | 9 Comments

Fewer people riding the bus will lead to more driving and declining transit service, so it's important to reverse the trend.

Instead of making us wait until mid-2019 for the entire flyover to open, the city should convert a lane of lower LSD to a protected bike lane, as Steven Vance proposed five years ago. Rendering: Erich Stenzel

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Navy Pier Flyover Is Delayed, But Here’s How We Can Immediately Improve Bike/Ped Access

By John Greenfield | Oct 16, 2017 | 15 Comments

Now that the flyover project is delayed until mid-2019, Active Trans is recommending an idea Steven Vance proposed five years ago.

Participants in Slow Roll's "We Ride Juntos: Promoting Safe Neighborhoods" ride last Saturday. Oboi Reed is in orange shirt. Photo: Slow Roll

Slow Roll Chicago: Vision Zero Must Address Structural Racism as a Cause of Traffic Violence

By John Greenfield | Sep 7, 2017 | 2 Comments

Cofounder Oboi Reed calls for a moratorium on increased traffic enforcement in Chicago's communities of color.

During the warmer months, cyclists make up about 40 % of traffic on the Hipster Highway. They deserve a safe place to ride. Photo: John Greenfield

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Active Trans Asks Wicker Park / Bucktown Residents to Support Bike Lanes on Milwaukee

By Jean Khut | Jun 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

Last night, the advocacy organization hosted a gathering to encourage local residents to advocate for the bike lanes.

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