Rewarding healthier employees is getting easier

A new website is helping employers provide valuable incentives for workplace wellness.

Lace up your walking shoes for Walk to Work Day, April 1

Walking to work can provide you with a host of benefits.

Released Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Contact:
Ethan Spotts
Mobile 312.919.1423
Office 312.427.3325 x 287
ethan@activetrans.org

Prepare for your bike commute with Lakefront Trail conditions “traffic report”
Check out www.activetrans.org/lakefront starting Wednesday morning for current conditions

As countless Chicagoans wake up in the morning and tune in traffic reports before hitting the road, thousands of others local residents are in need of a much different “traffic report” as they hop on their bikes and commence their daily commute on the Chicago Park District’s Lakefront Trail.

For many years, the Active Transportation Alliance has used its blog to provide Lakefront Trail users with regular updates about trail conditions, detours and events affecting trail use.

Active Trans is now launching an expanded reporting system at www.activetrans.org/lakefront that allows trail users to share current trail conditions via Twitter to provide more timely information on the conditions of the 18-mile trail.

Working out shouldn't be work

The New York Times claims that high-end health club memberships are falling faster than a stack of w

You warmed our hearts, we warmed yours

Dateline: January 20th, Winter Bike to Work Day

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Dress Up Your Wednesday

Tomorrow I'll be bicycling to work in my suit and tie.  I invite readers to join me in wearing their finery and dress up their Wednesday ride.  When you see someone else dressed up, give

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A New Green Economy Event on September 14th

From 8-10 a.m. on Sept.

Green is the new gold in the Bike Commuter Challenge

Congratulations and thank you to the 3,240 people who participated in the 2009 Bike Commuter Challenge.

This year, more than 300 companies throughout Chicagoland competed to see who could be the greenest and healthiest during Bike to Work Week.

Check out the winners who pulled to the top.

Category: Public Agency
500+ employees: City of Chicago Department of Transportation
100-499: City of Chicago Department of Environment
25-99: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
5 to 24: U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin

Business
500+: Orbitz Worldwide
100-499: Trader Joe's Lincoln/Grace
25-99: Gabriel Environmental Services Office
5 to 24: Farr Associates
<5: Green Dream Group

Non-profit
500+: The Field Museum
100-499: Chicago Public Radio
25-99: Center for Neighborhood Technology
5 to 24: Oak Park Regional Housing Center
<5: Green Dream Group

K-12 School
25-99: Lindblom Math and Science Academy

College/University
500+: Moody Bible Institute
100-499: Northwestern University Library
25-99: Columbia College Chicago: Science Institute
5 to 24: Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

REI unveils new bike app for iPhone

This just in from REI:

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