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Write of Way

The weblog of the Active Transportation Alliance

Come to a Midlothian community input meeting

Posted by: lphemister on: 05/17/2012 - 4:54pm

Do you live or work in Midlothian? If so, your input is needed on future walking and biking options in the community.

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Help improve walking and biking in Wheeling, May 22

Posted by: barbcornew on: 05/16/2012 - 4:34pm

Hey Wheeling! Do you have thoughts on how to improve walking and biking in your community?

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Kinzie Street protected bike lane gets an update

Posted by: JohnLankford on: 05/16/2012 - 2:57pm

If you’ve ridden down the protected bike lane on Kinzie Street recently you may have noticed that a significant number of the flexible posts have been removed.

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Berwyn embraces bikes and bungalows

Posted by: rmyers on: 05/16/2012 - 9:00am

The sky was cloudy, but spirits shown bright among dozens of riders on Berwyn’s Bikes and Bungalows tour.

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ACTION ALERT! Tell Congress to strengthen funding for biking, walking and transit

Posted by: lcrandell on: 05/15/2012 - 4:30pm

Congress is in the final stages of negotiating a new transportation bill, and we need your help!

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Bike Commuter Challenge: Team Leader Toolkits are ready for pickup

Posted by: Brian Morrissey on: 05/15/2012 - 10:47am

As of today, May 15, Team Leader Toolkits for the Bike Commuter Challlenge are ready for pickup!

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Elston Avenue protected bike lane

Posted by: JohnLankford on: 05/14/2012 - 10:18am

The Elston Avenue protected and buffered bike lane project -- which is being installed as I write this post -- will feature the first protected bike lane to go in this year (buffered bike lanes wer

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Active Trans to IDOT: Make it better

Posted by: dpersky on: 05/14/2012 - 9:19am

The Active Transportation Alliance has submitted comments on the latest plans for expanding the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway.

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CDOT sets vision for zero fatalities in new transportation plan

Posted by: lcrandell on: 05/11/2012 - 4:07pm

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) today released an ambitious two-year

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New national survey reveals strong support for walking/biking investments

Posted by: Rburke on: 05/10/2012 - 4:29pm

As Congress prepares to vote on a federal transportation bill, a new national survey by America Bikes finds that 83 percent of Americans support

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Upcoming activities of the Active Transportation Alliance, plus submissions from other organizations.

05/19/2012 Alberto's 10th Anniversary Women's Cycling Clinic
05/27/2012 MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive
05/31/2012 Streets for Cycling Plan 2020: Public Meeting

View the full calendar of events here.

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