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The Active Transportation Alliance or Active Trans is a member-based, non-profit advocacy organization based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, that works to improve conditions for bicycling, walking and transit and engage people in healthy and active ways to get around northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. The mission of the Active Transportation Alliance is "to make bicycling, walking and public transit so safe, convenient and fun that we will achieve a significant shift from environmentally harmful, sedentary travel to clean, active travel. We advocate for transportation that encourages and promotes safety, physical activity, health, recreation, social interaction, equity, environmental stewardship and resource conservation."^[1]

The Active Transportation Alliance aims to reach two goals for the region by 2026:

• current level of crashes are cut by half
• 50 percent of all trips in the region are made by walking, biking and transit.

History

Formerly the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation,^[2] the organization changed its name and expanded its mission in November 2008 to reflect its pedestrian and transit advocacy work. As the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, the organization had worked since 1985 to improve the bicycling environment.

Partners

The Active Transportation Alliance staff works as consultants to the Chicago Department of Transportation’s bicycle^[3] and pedestrian programs.^[4] The organization also staffs planners and engineers to create on-street infrastructure improvements and biking and walking plans for municipalities. It advocated for Illinois' Complete Streets law, passed in 2007, that requires road construction and improvements to accommodate all road users at every phase.^[5][6] The Active Transportation Alliance is supported by 35 full-time staff, more than 6,000 members and more than 1,000 volunteers.

Events

The Active Transportation Alliance is internationally known for hosting the annual Bike The Drive, where 20,000 bicyclists ride on a car-free Lake Shore Drive.

Other events the Active Transportation Alliance organizes are Sunday Parkways,^[7] Bicycle Commuter Challenge, the Boulevard Lakefront Tour^[8] and the Veggie Bike and Dine.

See also

• Cycling in Chicago

References

External links

• Active Transportation Alliance