Active Transportation Alliance

Join the Working Bikes Bike Bus on Juneteenth to join the North Lawndale Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade! We will be rolling out at 9:30am, and the parade starts at 10am and goes from 1600 S Albany to 1600 S Kostner. We hope to see you there!

Victory! After years of advocacy, the Chicago City Council just voted 38-10 to save and fix the intercity bus terminal. The bus is not only a smart and climate-friendly transportation option, it is an affordable lifeline for many travelers. This vote brings the City of Chicago’s intercity bus service into the future and solidifies our place as a major transportation hub in the Midwest.

Read our statement: https://elpc.org/news/chicago-city-council-approves-ordinance-to-purchase-downtown-intercity-bus-station/

And with that, the 2026 Bike Commuter Challenge presented by Keating Law Offices comes to an end!

Thanks to all who joined us 🚲✨

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Take Action: Fix Chicago’s Intercity Bus Station | Environmental Law & Policy Center Chicago was close to losing its main downtown intercity bus station in 2024, but the public fought to save it. Now a long-term solution to save and fix the station is in sight. The City of Chicago has a plan to purchase and renovate the station, but City Council must approve it. Contact your Alderma...

"The best way to honor Riley is not just to remember him, though he deserves to be remembered. It’s to continue the work he cared so deeply about. To keep fighting for streets where people can move safely. To keep building cities that value human life over speed and convenience."

Riley O'Neil's friend: "I'm grateful I knew him" - Streetsblog Chicago Complete Streets Riley O’Neil’s friend: “I’m grateful I knew him” By Brandon Bordenkircher 11:04 PM CDT on June 15, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Reddit Share via Email Share on Bluesky Brandon Bordenkircher and Riley O'Neil. Note: In 2018, Streetsblog Chicago report...

"The Frequent Network created double digit ridership growth overall, with the biggest gain on Sundays."

The people yearn for reliable faster buses!

Transport Chicago’s “Year of the Bus” panel discussed CTA service upgrades that contributed to increased ridership.

"Across Chicago’s Southwest Side — which is dominated by heavy truck traffic and wide roads that practically invite speeding — vehicle crashes amount to an urgent crisis. During the five-year stretch from 2020 to 2024 (the latest data available from the city), we experienced crashes that killed or seriously injured somebody that were comparable in number to the shootings that killed or seriously injured somebody. In my neighborhood of Archer Heights, we experienced many more fatal crashes than homicides.

Riley made it his life’s work to address this crisis by creating safer streets for everybody: drivers, pedestrians, public transit users and his own joyful community of cyclists. We should continue that work in his honor, so maybe the next vigil won’t feel quite so familiar."
— Dixon Galvez-Searle, founding member and transit advocacy steward, The Southwest Collective

Letters: Cycling advocate Riley O’Neil’s death after being ‘doored’ shows how important safer streets are Traffic safety is an issue that many cyclists feel strongly about. But make no mistake: This is an issue that affects everybody.

"This would be the state’s longest continuous cycling and hiking trail in Illinois and will link Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River."

Over 30 years lafter the initial proposal from the IDNR, the Grand Illinois Trail is 90% complete. In the Loop learns more about the potential benefits of this trail, what cycling on it is like and the efforts underway to finish up the trail.