Active Transportation Alliance

Mark Calvert 

on Google

2 weeks ago

I've been commuting by bike daily since 1980. While I support safe biking, I feel the current divided lane structure is irresponsible and dangerous. A simple painted line is far safer for all 

Mike Doyle 

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10 months ago

I used to be the associate director of the NYC Transit Riders Council. ActiveTrans is just the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation in a disguise. After years of getting no political traction demanding that cyclists not have to obey red lights and stop signs, they realized that if they pretended to care about public transit, they could elevate their far-left "mobility" message. The point is supposed to be all Chicagoans having easy and equitable access to public transit--CTA buses and trains, Metra, Pace. Instead, they advocate fo... read more

Bob Keating 

on Google

a year ago

I participated in Activetrans for over 10 years, and have ridden Bike the Drive since 2008. Sadly, things have changed, for the worse. The price this year went up to $70 per rider, which is a significant increase. Tshirts were NOT reserved for the riders who had purchased them, requiring each person to REORDER a tshirt after the ride and wait 8 to 10 weeks for their tshirt. This is not acceptable behavior.