Support a Yellow Line Station in Evanston 1. Go to: cook-rail-survey-hntbcorp.hub.arcgis.com 2. Pick language and “Start” 3. “Begin Survey” 4. Click "New Feature" on the left sidebar 5. Place a station on the Yellow Line at Dodge, Ridge or Asbury 6. Complete survey in the left sidebar 7. “Create”

You are invited to our annual Year End Celebration Wednesday, December 17th 7:00 to 9:00PM Double Clutch Brewery, 2121 Ashland Ave Food and beverages available to purchase Transit ‘TED Talks’ ETA Merch Raffle No entry fee or ticket required RSVP here: forms.gle/QuUf9C9uD59i...

Good morning! Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources. The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.

Submit a witness slip for transit funding below 1. Fill out your contact info 3. Under "firm/business" put "self" 4. Under "representation" put "self" 5. Under "position" choose "SB2111" and "proponent" 6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only" 7. Agree and "Submit" mbl.ms/mKjrOneOv-0

Mary Ann Ahern is reporting this: Mass transit funding proposal from IL House Dems includes using the gas tax designated for the road fund and also granting authorization for the RTA to vote on a $0.25 tax. Look for floor debate 6:30p tonight

🚨 1 day to save transit and your legislators are not on the same page. Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW! Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️ Call and email NOW at savetransit.org

Attend a Budget Meeting to support funding Main St, Mason Park/Davis St and Citywide Traffic Calming, Ped and Bike Improvements Wards 3/8/9- October 29, 6PM Prieto Center Wards 2/5/6- November 4, 6:30PM Crown Center Wards 1/4/7- November 6, 6PM Virtual www.cityofevanston.org/government/budget

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to count bikes and scooters this month in support of the revised Bike Plan, which will help guide future improvements to make our road network safer and more equitable. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/10/27/t...

✂️ Metra service is under threat of 40% cuts — service we might never get back if Illinois lawmakers don’t act now! 📲 Call your reps TODAY at savetransit.org and urge them to get the job this month. We can’t keep kicking the can down the road!

Transit Hike this Saturday, October 25th Board the rear-most car of Metra UP-N Train 807 at 8:55AM (Main), 8:58 AM (Davis) or 9:01AM (Central) We’ll ride to Fort Sheridan and hike through the Forest Preserve! Will return to Evanston by 1:30 Free besides your train ticket!

Calling all transit advocates and urbanists! Join us tonight at 5:30 in Evanston Public Library for our monthly meeting. We’ll be discussing the 2026 City Budget. After, we’ll walk/roll together to Ridgeville Tavern for Happy Hour.

Thanks to Downtown Evanston for supporting another year of group rides from Fountain Square! It’s been great to connect with and explore our community on bike (and then enjoy some drinks together at Ridgeville Tavern afterwards). Join us next May for Year 3!

Our final Evanston Rides! of 2025 leaves at 5:30PM tonight from Fountain Square. Last chance to join our Tuesday night adult social rides until next May! Remember to keep visiting Downtown Evanston this fall and winter to enjoy all it has to offer.

Need a few more volunteers to fill bike count shifts. Pick one day next month for two hours only to support this important city initiative. Sign up now at cityofevanston.org/bicyclecount

Thanks for visiting us today at Bike the Ridge! Hope you all had as much fun as we did. Check out the results of our sticker boards below. Keep the good vibes going by helping support a project on our website. Safe cycling shouldn't just be limited to one day a year!

“Bike lanes are not in the public interest” according to the US Department of Transportation. Bike and pedestrian safety projects are being stripped of funding nationwide. Speak up to voice your opposition. bikeleague.org/take-action/action-center/

This Sunday at Bike the Ridge, city engineers will be collecting feedback for a new bike plan. Visit their table to name-drop Main St, Lincoln Ave, and other streets in need of safety improvements. Can’t make it? Submit your feedback now at bit.ly/42aDjiz

Be sure to visit the ETA table at Ridgeville Park at Bike the Ridge this Sunday! 9AM-1PM evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/22/b...

Happy new UP-N weekend schedule day to all who celebrate schedules.metrarail.com/pdf/alternat...

Have you heard ETA’s proposal for a bike path and pedestrian improvements along Main St between the Channel and Ridge? We need you to submit a letter of support on our website to help demonstrate the need for these safety enhancements. www.evanstontransitalliance.org/posts/mainstreet

More frequent service on Metra’s UP-N Line begins this weekend! Additional trains will run throughout the day and the same schedule will be in effect both Saturday and Sunday. schedules.metrarail.com/pdf/alternat...

Volunteer to count bikes at key intersections to inform the 2025 Bike Plan Update. Weekday and weekend shifts available in 30 spots across all of Evanston’s nine wards. Sign up here: cityofevanston.org/bicyclecount

Tonight! 6:00PM at Lincoln School- Open House Meeting about 3rd Ward Traffic Calming. Suggest where infrastructure including raised crosswalks, curb bump-outs, road diets, and bike lanes should be prioritized in Southeast Evanston.

Thanks to all who showed up last night to support this amazing project that will keep our students walking and cycling to ETHS safe!

Tonight from 4:30-7:30 at ETHS. Drop in for the Church St Bike and Pedestrian Open House. Support a two-way protected bike lane between the McDaniel and Dodge Ave, as well as a continuous path and under-bridge below Dempster on the eastern shore of the Channel!

No monthly meeting next week! Instead, go to the 2/5 Ward Open House on Tuesday, September 9th instead. Drop in anytime from 4:30PM to 7:30PM to support protected bike lanes and an underpass below Dempster on the Channel Trail

With protected bike lanes coming to Chicago Ave and Church St, the future is looking brighter (and safer) for those getting around town by cycling.

Two for Tuesday! Attend one or both of these events tonight: 5:30PM Monthly adult social bike ride departs Fountain Square to visit the Skokie Valley Trail, followed by Happy Hour 7:00PM Virtual meeting on Church St bike/ped improvements us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VRPLecKbTV-6HWNCFfTqXQ

Over $13 Million in funding secured for protected bike lanes and pedestrian/transit enhancements on Chicago Ave! Huge thanks to all who have supported this critical project- from advocates to city staff and our local elected officials! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILEVANSTON/bulletins/3efcd7c

Protected bike lanes and crosswalk improvements are coming to Church Street between the Channel and Dodge Ave! Register today for the virtual 2nd/5th Ward Meeting at 7PM on Tuesday, September 2nd where you can learn more and voice support! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VRPLecKbTV-6HWNCFfTqXQ

The Divvy bikeshare system is expanding in Evanston! Take the 2026 Divvy Expansion survey to share your thoughts on where five new docking stations should be installed, how to best support safe scooter use, and ways to improve the system’s usability overall. docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z14...

UP-N ridership is up 6.1% year-over-year, with the newly Peterson-Ridge Station now being within the top 50 most used non-downtown stations. UP-N is an outlier with 20% of trips not going into downtown and the 8 busiest stations of the line all being on the near end of the line.

evanstonroundtable.com/2025/08/19/letter-to-the-editor-our-elected-leaders-must-act-on-regional-transportation-funding Gov JB Pritzker 217-782-6830 gov.illinois.gov/contact-us State Senator Laura Fine 217-782-2119 senatorfine.com/contact State Rep Robyn Gabel 217-782-8052 [email protected]

🟨 Yellow Line, 🟪 Purple Line, and 🟥 Red Line service has been temp. suspended between Howard and Wilson due to a minor derailment. Crews working to restore service.

Sunday service on the # 93 Bus begins this weekend! First NB bus gets to Howard St at 7:20 and Davis at 7:35AM. First SB bus departs Davis at 7:43AM. Headways of 25 mins, last bus at 8:15PM Let’s use this as much as possible so we keep it and show demand for even more service

Trump’s officials at the US DOT are plotting to cease funding for pedestrian and cycling projects nationwide- this may be the largest ever threat to safe biking & walking projects in the U.S. Submit your feedback rejecting their plan by August 20th: www.votervoice.net/mobile/BikeL...

Join us tomorrow night Tuesday, August 12th at 5:30PM in Evanston Public Library (First Floor Community Room 107) for ETA’s monthly meeting. Afterwards we’ll have happy hour to socialize with fellow Evanstonians interested in transit and urbanism. We hope to see you there!

Tomorrow Night: August 5th, 5:30PM Adult Social Bike Ride to the North Branch Trail Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our free non-competitive, no-drop community bike rides. These are low to medium-speed rides open for adults of varying ages and abilities.

Thanks to your outreach, last week City Council approved several amendments to strengthen transportation-related policies in the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. Attend/give public comment at the next meeting tomorrow night, Wed. July 30th at 5:00PM to keep the positive momentum going!

One year since Carlos Medina was struck and killed while cycling home from work on Oakton St in Skokie, plans have been revealed to add protected bike lanes. Thanks to all who joined ETA and SBN in calling for these modifications on Oakton to prevent further needless tragedies.

Free bike classes by the City of Evanston start next week, designed to help community members of all ages and skill levels ride bicycles safely and confidently around Evanston and beyond. To register, visit cityofevanston.org/cyclingeducationseries

Tonight! Special City Council Meeting 6:30PM at City Hall (909 Davis St) Sign up to support for better transit as part of Envision Evanston 2045. Speak in-person or via Zoom: www.cityofevanston.org/government/city-clerk/public-comment-sign-up Written comment: [email protected]

The League of American Bicyclists is seeking input about experiences and perceptions of biking in Evanston. Results will inform the League’s Bike Friendly City awards and be given (anonymously) to local officials on how to improve. Please share widely: surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_local_2025

Check out this video by ETA member Gabe of our July bike ride along the Channel Trail. He also includes a summary of the feasibility study to extend the trail into Wilmette. Join us on August 5th, 5:30 PM at Fountain Sq for the next bike ride to Skokie! youtu.be/avBWmZ3oVUw?...

Today at Noon in Daley Plaza! Tell your elected officials we must fund our public transportation system. ✊

Free bike classes this summer by the City of Evanston! Learn 2 Ride This off-street class will teach the basics. City Cycling 101 Learn essential skills for biking in the city. Intro to Bike Maintenance How to fix a flat, oil your chain, etc. Register cityofevanston.org/cyclingeducationseries

Two opportunities for transportation advocacy this week! Thursday, July 10th at 7:00PM give your feedback on Envision Evanston at a meeting at Prieto Center. Saturday, July 12th at 12:00 Noon join a rally in Daley Plaza downtown to demand our state legislators fund transit.

ETA meeting tonight! Help improve walking, cycling, transit in Evanston. We meet the 2nd Tuesday every month at 5:30PM in the first floor community room of Evanston Public Library to talk local transportation advocacy efforts. Afterwards, join us at a local bar for happy hour!

Our campaign to extend the Channel Trail beyond the current dead end at Green Bay Rd to Wilmette continues! Wilmette Park District has published the results of the feasibility study. wilmettepark.org/projects-pla...

Tomorrow! July 1st, 5:30PM @ Fountain Square Adult Social Bike Ride along the Channel Trail Join ETA the first Tuesday of each month for our community rides- low to medium speed, no drop, open to adults of all ages and abilities. Post-ride Happy Hour at Ridgeville Tavern.