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April 23
Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail annual
Earth Day Cleanup.
May 12
Bike Culture Lecture
Series: “Road Diets for Unhealthy Streets.”
March
2005
February
2005
Dec/Jan
2005
November
2004
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Metra: All Bikes Aboard!
Bicyclists will have at last won access to Metra commuter trains
under a proposal the rail network's board is expected to approve
later this month.
>> More
Naperville Official Reflects on Traffic-Calming
Program
The City of Naperville receives numerous calls from residents requesting
action to address speeding and cut-through traffic in residential
areas.
>> More
Bike The Drive Fundraiser Expands Minds,
Shrinks Waists
Looking for a great way to kick off your healthy summer? The fourth
annual Bike The Drive on Sunday, May 29 is a terrific way to get
in gear, while you support the work of the Chicagoland Bicycle
Federation.>> More
Caught Red-Handed: Cameras Increase Street
Safety
Though relatively new, Chicago's red-light camera enforcement program
is proving effective at reducing the dangerous driving behavior
of red-light running. >>
More
CBF Safe Routes to School
Director Outlines Vision
When I started at Chicagoland Bicycle Federation as the new Safe
Routes to School director, my expectations were for a mostly nuts-and-bolts
position of organizing in-school safety training for kids with
some other accompanying activities.>>
More
Keith Holt: Cal-Sag Trail Will Connect Communities
If you could pick a single bike project that would have maximum
impact, improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of
Southland residents, what form would that project take?>> More
Profile: Uptown Bikes Owners Treat All Bikes
Equally
Uptown Bikes continues to evolve with every passing year. Formerly
called Urban Bikes, the small-time, community bike shop with a
heavy patina of use is under new leadership. >> More
Cycling Sisters Seeking the Wheel Truth
Amid the sculpture and paintings exhibited at this year's Critical Mass Art Show,
gathered a group of women in late February to master an art of another sort:
truing a bicycle wheel.>> More
Jackson Finds Cash for Burnham
and Thorn Creek Trails
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) continues to build an impressive
record on bicycling.>> More
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