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Bikes to Ballparks: Taking Sides
Kerry Wood’s arm is sore and Frank Thomas has a fractured
navicular, but if their legs are feeling OK, they might want to
try pedaling to the next home game. >>
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The Double Life of Abby Ryan
With just a hint of empathy, her voice intones a litany of travel
times between Chicago’s Loop and points beyond, conveying
the impression that the reporter is all too familiar with this daily
choreography of gridlock and congestion.>>
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Metra Launches Bike Service
After many years of lobbying by Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and
political pressure exerted by many state legislators and the Lt.
Governor's Office, there is now and for the first time, a significant
Bikes on Metra program. >> More
Afternoon in the Intersection of Equality
and Safety
So, a blind man, a bicyclist, a motorist and a wheelchair rider
arrive at the corner of Clark and LaSalle streets at the same time
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Learning Bike, Life Lessons
Transportation, employment, safety, health, crime, obesity —
these are some of the day-to-day issues facing teens in Chicago.>>
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School and ped safety bills passed
Despite another session of intensive lobbying by the Chicagoland
Bicycle Federation and the League of Illinois Bicyclists, the Illinois
General Assembly failed yet again to pass a bill that corrects the
fallout of Boub v. Wayne Township and restores bicyclists’
rights as intended users of the road. But the spring legislative
session wasn’t an entire loss. >>
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Taking It To the (Healthy) Streets
For two days in April, planners, transportation advocates, engineers,
public officials and policymakers gathered at the invitation of
the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation to build a nutritional pyramid
for healthy streets in Northeastern Illinois ... >>
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Principal Stops Traffic
“Let them out - we’re walking to school today!”
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In Memoriam: Ken Licht
Ken Licht, a founding member and the first president of the Chicagoland
Bicycle Federation, died April 22 in La Crosse, Wis. Ken was 78
years old. >> More
Diversidad a Pedal
“You got here on a bike? Wow!” >>
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Crossing That Bridge
Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham famously advised: “Make
no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and
probably will themselves not be realized. Make big plans; aim high
in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once
recorded will not die.” >> More
ROLL FILM!
Borzo and Strauss review Hal Needham's 1986 movie "Rad."
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DuPage Observes Bike Day 2005
What better way to show off bicycling and its benefits than to get
an entire county to embrace bicycling for a day? >>
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Weekend of Celebration, Honors
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation observed its 20th anniversary
in April by celebrating in grand fashion with three major events
over one weekend. >> More
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