Let's keep Chicago’s sidewalks clear of snow

A new grassroots initiative, City of Big Shovels, focuses on safe and productive snow shoveling for all Chicago residents and neighborhoods.

Loop walking tour program airs tonight

Interested in learning about the fascinating history of downtown Chicago’s rise, fall, and rebirth?

Chicago's burgeoning walking communities hit the streets

It's no secret that walking is an affordable, practical and enjoyable way to exercise and get around.

Open Streets, open minds

So it’s been 3 weeks since Open Streets on State Street, and the magical day is still rolling through my mind.

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Stop sprawl, free Smart Growth help for local governments!

Free help is available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency encouraging governments to implement smart growth practices.

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Walking, biking events this weekend and next week

So many wonderful things coming up in Chicagoland for walking and biking! Here’s our picks for this weekend and next week:

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Public meeting on improving Logan Blue Line station and plaza

Active Trans has been working with Bike Walk 35—Logan Square's (35th Ward) committee of residents working with Ald.

Walking to work can provide you with a host of benefits. It allows you to get to know your neighborhood, it can improve your health and it makes the environment cleaner by taking cars off the road. Also, physical exercise and getting outdoors both provide great ways to de-stress before and after a day of work.

If you’ve been meaning to get started with a two-footed commute, now you have the perfect opportunity. The first Friday of April is Walk to Work Day (and, yes, it's April Fools Day, too). It's a day when people all over the nation will be lacing up their walking shoes as they get ready for work in the morning.

Here are a few tips that can help with your bipedal commute:

* What equipment do I need? Very little: Wear comfortable shoes, loose pants and be ready to shed layers once you get warm.
* What if my commute is too long to walk? Take transit or drive for part of the way and then walk the rest of the way.
* How can I get motivated? Get a group of co-workers together and meet up on the way to work as a walking group.
* What if I don’t have time before or after work? If you’re not able to walk during your commute, grab a group of co-workers and walk somewhere for lunch.

If you walked on Walk to Work Day, connect with Active Trans via Facebook and let us know how it went.

Sensible solution to major Illinois budget cut

Encourage walking and biking to school instead of investing in busing.

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