Active Transportation Alliance

Providing lower-income people better access to transit and mobility will contribute to better outcomes for employment, education, health, and public safety, which will safe money for society in the long run.

Let the mayor and your alderman know you want to discourage solo and downtown Uber and Lyft trips and speed up buses.

Almost 675,000 rides were taken in three months, with 25 citations written to nine of the companies for failure to comply with the pilot rules.

About ten years ago, the Active Transportation Alliance launched its Crash Support Helpline to provide support and resources to people who have just experienced a crash on foot or by bike. According to deputy director Melody Geraci, it was established in response to a steady flow of calls to the office from people who had been in pedestrian or bike crashes and didn't know what to do.

Lynda talked to the advocacy organization about her work promoting transportation access as a means of pursuing social justice.

The promise of free cheesecake and coffee drew scores of cyclists to the celebration of cold-weather biking.

The group’s stances against road expansion and for more bike-walk funding may have been a factor.

Active Trans looked at the speed, wait time, and prevalence of bus bunching in all 50 wards and eight high-frequency routes.

Active Trans is calling for $20 million to be earmarked in Chicago's budget each year, and $50 million in the Illinois budget annually, to fund bike and pedestrian projects, prioritizing underserved areas.