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Getting 'Friendly With Speeders Bike The Drive Expands Minds, Shrinks Waists Caught Red-Handed! Cameras Cut Down Violations Profile: Bike Shop Owners Treat All Bikes Equally Cycling Sisters Seek the Wheel Truth New Events Staff Has Big Plans |
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) continues to build an impressive record on bicycling. In early February, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) asked congressmen to resubmit their high-priority projects for consideration in TEA-3, the six-year federal transportation funding program that's been stuck in negotiations for two years. In 2003, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation board member Al Sturges and League of Illinois Bicyclists Director Ed Barsotti helped Jackson find $900,000 for the Burnham Greenway on Chicago's South Side. This year, CBF Southland Coordinator Steve Buchtel pitched in and Jackson upped the amount: $1.2 million to fill in Burnham's lingering gaps and connect the I-294 Lincoln Oasis in Thornton with the Thorn Creek Trail system. Under pressure from the states to pass TEA 3, Congress could deliver a bill to the White House by late spring. For more information on TEA 3, visit americabikes.org. On April 5, the River Forest Whole Foods Market, 7245 W. Lake St., will donate 5 percent of its profits from all sales to CBF to hire a Bicycling Ambassador for Oak Park-River Forest. Support CBF and come out and shop! Experience the Road-Share Fair at downtown Oak Park's Day in Our Village festival, noon to 4 p.m. June 5. Drive a pedal-powered "car" through a simulated neighborhood and see how you fare sharing the road with bicyclists. Sponsored by the Community Bank of Oak Park/River Forest. For information, call Pamela Brookstein, (312) 427-3325. The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is pleased to announce the following new businesses participating in the member discount program. CBF members with a current membership card are entitled to discounts at more than 50 bike-friendly businesses. For more information or to add your business to the list, contact Dan Korman at (312) 427-3325, ext 224, or dan@biketraffic.org, or visit www.biketraffic.org. *Bike Line of Naperville, 1277 S Naper Blvd, (630) 778-0480 - 10% off any non-sale parts, accessories *Free Shopper Underground Leather Furniture, 4839 W Main St, Skokie, (847) 675-2577 - 10% off order *I Can Breathe!, (773) 643-1062, www.icanbreathe.com - 10% off winter cold weather masks *Lincoln Square Acupuncture, 4720A N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, (773) 878-3888, www.squarenergy.com - Acupuncture treatments for $65 *Rapid Transit Cycleshop, 1900 W North Ave, Chicago, (773) 227-2288, www.rapidtransitcycles.com - 10% off in-stock non-sale bikes and non-labor purchases over $100 and 25% off parts/accessories installed with any major tune-up service *Team Blonde Jewelry, 350 Circle Ave, 2nd floor, Forest Park, www.teamblonde.com - 10% off order *Uptown Bikes, 4653 N. Broadway, Chicago, (773) 728-5212 - 10% off non-sale new parts, accessories and bikes *VeloNews, (800) 494-1413, www.velonews.com/cbf - Save 68% off one year. Mention code "CBF" *Green Tree Inn, 15 Mill St., Elsah, (800) 701-8003 - 10% off
Fridays and Saturdays, 20% off Sundays through Thursdays.
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