You're invited! Transit social February 7th!

Active Trans and the Riders for Better Transit campaign want to meet you!

Metra riders, are you feeling the crunch yet?

Last month Riders for Better Transit worked hard to spread the word about chang

Transit challenges in McHenry County

As Active Transportation Alliance employees, we always attempt to walk, bike or take transit when visiting clients or attending meetings away from the office.

Riders for Better Transit attends CTA and Metra budget hearings

Over the last week, representatives from Active Trans' Riders for Better Transit campaign attended both the CTA and Metra public hearings about their proposed budgets for 2012.

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What does Riders for Better Transit think about the proposed CTA budget?

Last week the CTA announced its proposed budget for fiscal year 2012.

Transit is in trouble! Where will the money come from?

In response to our action alert sent out this week asking transit riders to tell their elected officials how important it is to fund public transit, we got a great question from a rider.

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Action Alert: End the cycle of transit service cuts and fare increases!

Metra has proposed raising fares 25 percent in their 2012 budget, and th

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Released Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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

Giving transit riders in Chicagoland a stronger voice
New Riders for Better Transit campaign fights for funding and transit service improvements

Chicago, Aug. 24, 2011 -- As transit agencies prepare their budgets for next year, the riding public is bracing itself for another round of possible service cuts and fare increases.

To fight for the needs of transit riders, the Active Transportation Alliance launched Riders for Better Transit, a new initiative to organize transit riders in the Chicago region to demand better transit options.

Residents and community leaders can declare their support for better transit and learn more at www.ridersforbettertransit.org.

“Riders across the region know our system is plagued by slow zones, overcrowding and deteriorating stations, and every community has a laundry list of needs, from restoring bus service that’s been cut to increasing train frequencies,” said Ron Burke, Executive Director of Active Trans. “Our region can barely maintain our current transit service, much less make improvements riders need. The bottom line is transit in our region is significantly underfunded.”

Villa Park Metra station gets a makeover thanks to volunteers

Armed with rakes, brooms, pitchforks, shovels, their bare hands and some serious ambition, a group of over a dozen volunteers set out on Saturday to beautify the Villa Park Metra station.

Rider opinions sought by Metra

Facing massive budget deficits, Metra urges riders to speak out on proposed fare increases