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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/09/2026

So far over 150 people have contacted their alders demanding no cuts to safe streets this upcoming budget season. Great start but we need to keep the momentum going! Tell your friends and family, no cuts, we need to invest in saving lives. Contact your alder: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/168...

Image of a bus stop and protected bike lane urging folks to contact their alder in support of safe streets

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 11/09/2026

Last night, we gathered with our 2026 Bike the Drive volunteers to say "thanks" for a job well done. These volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization, and Bike the Drive wouldn't happen without their dedication. Our immense gratitude goes out to you! Thanks to SRAM for hosting us.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 07/09/2026

A huge thanks to all who came out for the 25th Bike the Drive. Perfect weather for our favorite day of the year. We love to see all the people having a great time on bikes and imagining how much better Chicago could be without a major highway running through our most treasured parkland.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 13/08/2026

Who else can't wait for Bark the Drive? 🐾 Friendly reminder that dogs on cargo bikes are welcome at Bike the Drive! Still haven't registered yet? Head to Bikethedrive.org

A dog on a cargo bike enjoying the best day ever on Lake Shore Drive

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 11/08/2026

The team is hard at work in preparation for the 25th Bike the Drive! September 6th, DuSable Lake Shore Drive is only open for bikes! There's still time to register or volunteer with us! Head to bikethedrive.org for more information.

Bins with assorted materials and a poster for Bike the Drive on September 6

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 28/07/2026

Suburban advocates, we want to hear from you! Please join us for our next Suburban Advocacy Connect Call on Wednesday, August 5, from noon to 1 pm. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Image of trail with text promoting a zoom call for suburban advocates of walking and biking

List of guest speakers who will discuss bike buses and the true cost of car ownership

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/07/2026

Open house on the Metra Clybourn Station this Thursday.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/07/2026

🚴 Bike the Drive prices go up this Monday! Don't miss your chance to save on registration before rates increase. Join thousands of riders on September 6 for Chicago's most iconic bike ride. Tap below to register today: bikethedrive.org #BikeSky

Cyclist riding in the annual Bike the Drive event in Chicago

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 23/06/2026

Join us on Zoom next week Wednesday at noon to hear about Complete Streets guidelines and more. Bring your lunch and your questions. Link to join below 🔗👇 @davidpowe.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Zoom call about Complete Streets Guidelines

CDOT will explain Complete Streets guidelines and we'll have updates on state legislation that passed in Illinois.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 28/05/2026

Hey y'all, we are looking for folks to interview for our video series on ways in which transit benefits folks. (See description in the image.) If you or someone you know is interested, DM us. Please note BIPOC voices will be prioritized. Participants will receive a $200 gift card for their time.

We are seeking folks to interview for a video series on the benefits of transit. BIPOC voices will be prioritized

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to the Ride of Silence last night to honor those killed or injured while riding. No traffic-related death is acceptable when the tools exist to prevent the conditions and behaviors that lead to these tragedies.

Display for the Chicago Ride of Silence honoring cyclist killed or injured in crashes.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 20/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who took action! The stop Super Speeders bill has officially passed today! activetrans.org/blog/legisla...

Car speeding past pedestrians in a cross walk with message that bill to stop Super Speeders in Illinois has passed

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 18/05/2026

This Wednesday, May 20, please consider joining us for a silent, slow-paced bike ride to honor those who have been killed or injured while riding. events.activetrans.org/7ec37a7d0f44...

Flyer for Ride of Silence showing white ghost bike and memorial for a fallen cyclist

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 14/05/2026

If you're reading this, early bird pricing for Bike the Drive ENDS Sunday. On May 18th, prices will increase so register now: bikethedrive.org

Bicyclists riding along Lake Shore Drive

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 09/05/2026

Take just 2 minutes to file a witness slip in support of Intelligent Speed Assistance, a fair, commonsense solution that measurably reduces dangerous speeding & improves safety for all. ilga.gov/senate/hearings/details/30…

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 06/05/2026

We need your help to bring a new tool to stop dangerous speeding on our state’s roadways. This bill creates an Intelligent Speed Assistance program Please ask your State Senator to stop super speeders and support HB4948. Take Action: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/162...

Pedestrians, including children and an adult crossing guard, walk across a busy urban street with cars waiting at a traffic light. Message asking you to contact your state senator to stop super speeders

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 04/05/2026

The Bike Commuter Challenge sponsored by Keating Law Office is a month-long biking competition where Chicagoland organizations compete to see who can earn the most points by riding their bike for work related trips. It's free to participate! 🚲🔗 organizations.activetrans.org/sites/organi...

Silhouettes of cyclists promoting the bike commuter challenge

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 30/04/2026

Come learn about the latest Chicago trail projects next Wednesday at noon! Register for this virtual call here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 29/04/2026

Bike the Drive returns September 6 with 30 miles of glory on DuSable Lake Shore Drive! 🚲 Register today for the lowest price of the season! Head to bikethedrive.org to register

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 15/04/2026

A micromobility bill is being voted on today and we need your help! Support Safer Micromobility (SB3336) aims to bring clarity and safety to our streets, bike lanes, and multiuse trails as new mobility modes increase in popularity. Tap here to take action: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/160...

Several bike riders in a protected bike lane with message urging people to contact their state senator in support of SB 3336

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 15/04/2026

We need your help to stop Super Speeders: Tell your IL state rep to support HB4948. Fill out our action alert here, it takes just a couple of minutes. activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/160...

Image of speeding car with message to tell your rep to stop super speeders

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 09/04/2026

Crashes can be truly frightening and overwhelming. Whether you’re walking or biking, it’s hard to know what to do in the moment. Here are steps to take if you’re ever involved in a crash, and visit pedbikecrashsupport.org for more resources and guidance.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 03/04/2026

Hundreds of volunteers will be cleaning up all 62 miles of the Illinois Prairie Path on April 25. Join the stewards caring for one of our local treasures! ipp.org/cleanup/

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/04/2026

When you encounter flooding in Chicago bike lanes, help the city track where this is happening. Bike lanes need to clear and safe no matter the weather! airtable.com/app2kZnzP9be...

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/04/2026

A reporter wants to speak with people who use CTA bus routes #79, #63, or #55 at night between 9pm and 5am, especially people commuting to early or late work shifts, students, and caregivers. Pls use a form below. English: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Español: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 31/03/2026

🚲 Join our Suburban Advocacy Connect call tomorrow, 12–1pm! Get the latest suburban updates, hear from guest speakers, and learn about advocacy wins. Don’t miss out—register now to help shape safer, healthier communities! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 19/03/2026

Thank you to the over 200 people who have taken action so far and urged their representative to ensure we get Safety Stop (also known as the Idaho Stop) passed. Share with your friends and let's keep applying pressure! Tap here to let your rep hear from you: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/158...

Message prompting people to let their Illinois State Rep support Safety Stop

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 17/03/2026

We caught them while they were having their secret robot meeting to take over our sidewalks

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 05/02/2026

Love at first stop? 🚌❤️ Did you encounter your significant other on a bus, train, or platform? If so, share your story with us by February 12th to be featured in our Transit Love Stories blog this Valentine’s Day. Submissions can be made via comment on this post, DM, or email.

Illustration inviting people to share their transit love stories for a Valentine's Day blog, featuring two smiling hearts holding hands and surrounded by pink heart shapes.

Submission deadline is February 12 with options to share stories via comment, DM, or email, including anonymous submissions.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 05/02/2026

Yesterday we celebrated Transit Equity Day. Transit Equity Day honors Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks and underscores that transit is a human and civil right. Hear from Nina Idemudia of @cnt.org

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/02/2026

We believe everyone should have safe walking and biking routes to get around their communities!

Bicyclist biking along a bike pathway with overlay on sending message to U.S. congress that walking and biking is essential

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 23/01/2026

That wasn't us but anyways, stay warm out there

Train platform with two people standing near a heat lamp, overlaid with a text conversation about seeing someone in a dream.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 22/01/2026

Join us January 30, for our next Chicago Advocacy Connect meeting. Hear about CTA’s Better Street for Buses Plan and updates on the bus priority corridor study focusing on 5 corridors across the city. Register today 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Chicago CTA train approaching on elevated tracks with city skyline in background, promoting January Zoom Chat event.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 08/01/2026

🚲 We’re hiring! Love biking and community engagement? Join us as a SAFE Ambassador and help make Chicago streets safer and more fun for everyone. Apply today and be part of the movement! 👉 activetrans.applicantstack.com/x/de…

Hiring announcement seeking candidates to promote walking, biking, and public transit for healthier Chicago communities.

Call for applications to become a SAFE Ambassador promoting bicycling safety and education in Chicago.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 05/12/2025

We had an incredible time celebrating at our annual Alliance Member Party this week! Not only did we turn 40, but we also celebrated a huge win, the passage of the NITA Act to fix and fund transit! Blog recap here: activetrans.org/blog/members-gather…

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 02/12/2025

It's Giving Tuesday! Right now, more than ever, we need your support! From building a protected bike network to saving public transit in Illinois, your contribution helps drive change in Chicago and beyond. To donate head to: haku.ly/ecc3f58cda

Green city skyline with text promoting Giving Tuesday matching challenge and doubling donations on 12.02.25.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 01/12/2025

Join us Thursday for our Suburban Advocacy connect at 12! Neil Holdway, former Daily Herald Editor who now runs SuburbanChicagoBicycling.org, will be joining to share a run down of bikeway projects in the suburbs. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN…

A tree-lined suburban path with an information board, promoting a December Zoom chat event on Thursday, December 4 from noon to 1 PM.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 13/11/2025

IL Lawmakers listened to their communities and embraced the transformative power of reliable, sustainable transit. The $1.5B annual investment allow us to strengthen, modernize, and expand our state’s public transit system. Tap here to thank lawmakers: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/1465…

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 03/11/2025

Join us Friday, November 7, for our next Chicago Advocacy Connect zoom meeting. Dave Smith from CDOT will be our special guest for this discussion, sharing details about greenway projects in Chicago. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN…

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 31/10/2025

Us Illinois transit advocates after avoiding the fiscal cliff and funding and reforming transit.

Meme letting you know that we are now in a better place than before

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 31/10/2025

The transit fiscal cliff has been averted! Earlier today, Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5B package to fund and reform transit. Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉 Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here: ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...

Train passing over traffic with text celebrating Illinois funding and reforming transit.

Text stating today a bill to fund and reform transit in Illinois has passed

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 30/10/2025

The fight in Springfield continues. We are not letting up! Let's keep applying pressure on lawmakers finish the job. We’re hopeful that a strong transit bill will pass before session ends. It’s time for leaders to get it done. activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/sup... @chi.streetsblog.org

Train tracks with text overlay that reads 'what's the latest on the transit bill'

Quote from Rep. Kam Buckner advising folks not to count on the transit legislation in veto session at the capitol

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 30/10/2025

The clock is ticking in Springfield. Lawmakers need to pass a strong transit bill before the fall veto session ends. Our coalition is pushing hard—join us in keeping the pressure on so Illinois gets the transit system it deserves. Contact your reps below: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/sup...

Transit advocates wearing cardboard train in Springfield that reads "FUND TRANSIT NOW!!"

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 27/10/2025

It's the last week to save transit. Let's keep it up! Make sure your legislators hear from you: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/sup...

Signs at a rally in support in investing in public transit and climate action

People at rally holding signs to invest in transit and climate action

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 24/10/2025

We know transit is essential for folks across Illinois. Yesterday we joined a press conference with the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation. Time is running out. We need everybody to contact their legislators and tell them to fix and fund transit. activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/136...

Press conference from Labor Alliance for Public Transportation calling to save our transit systems.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 23/10/2025

Do you love Metra? If so, we need you to contact your reps today. Looming cuts could force thousands into costly car travel and cut service significantly. Up to 1,800 jobs are at risk between transit agencies in Illinois. Act now to fix and fund transit: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/136...

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 22/10/2025

The IL legislature must pass the critical reforms and pair them with a $1.5 billion investment in transit during the October veto session so that Illinoisans have access to safe, reliable, and affordable transit for generations to come. Contact your legislators: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/136...

meme advocating for transit with image of folks getting on a bus

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/10/2025

🚍🚆 Public transit is one of the few ways Illinois families can beat rising costs. It saves riders thousands each year on gas, parking, car repairs, and insurance. We need to fix and fund it. Tap here to contact your legislators: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/1366…

Meme showing futuristic advanced society indicating this could be us if we fix and fund transit in Illinois

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