Active Transportation Alliance initiative makes sure area youth can r…

With a new feature, Active Transportation Alliance’s major fundraiser, Fifth Third Bike the Drive, rolls for the 21st time from 6:30-10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, with more than 16,000 cyclists dominating Chicago’s vehicle-free DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Thanks to Divvy, Chicago’s bike-share system since 2013, 200 youths younger than 18 who can’t afford registration fees will ride free. A new youth scholarship program is available for underserved Chicago and suburban youth until Aug. 18 via the Youth Scholarship Application.

Youth must have a bike, helmet and chaperoning adult, whose registration fee is also covered (normal registration fees are $18 for youth ages 17 and younger and $65-$84 for adults). Divvy provides free rentals for 16- to 17-year-olds without bikes. Additionally, Divvy is an event festival sponsor, running 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Grant Park’s Butler Field along Columbus Drive.

For at least six years, Divvy has…