August 5
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Happy Hour
August 6-12
Around Illinois Back Roads
August 7
Flatwater Classic Paddle and Pedal
August 10
Musical Miles Cycling Series: Ben Folds/Rufus Wainwright at Ravinia
August 20
Second Annual Major Taylor Bicycle Ride
Sept. 10
Bike Culture Lecture Series: Sunday Parkways -- A Taste of Latin
America in Chicago
Sept. 11
17th Annual Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Boulevard Lakefront Tour
All these events and more, to be shore, on biketraffic.org's Calendar
of Events!
In ROLL Film! Borzo and Strauss review "The
Muppet Movie."
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Fighting Obesity with Bikes
Obesity is quickly becoming one of the nation’s top health
problems; but studies show that the crisis is most prevalent in
minority communities like Chicago’s Hispanic and African-American
neighborhoods. >> More
Where Are the Women Riders?
Where are the women bicyclists? Certainly not in the pages of bicycle
catalogs or magazines. >> More
'Bikeracker Suite' Raises the Bar for Service
One of my mother’s friends asked me what I was doing these
days, and when I told her I was a bike valet, she seemed puzzled.
>> More
Making Room for Bikes
If it were a TV show, you could call it, “Bike Eye for the
Building Guy (or Gal).” >> More
Memorial to Fund Teen Job Training
One year ago, Dick Herron was hit and killed by a truck while riding
his bicycle on Buckley Road, near Libertyville.
>> More
Autumn Biking Begins with BLT
Summer appears to be in full force, but everyone in Chicagoland
knows that autumn is right around the corner.
>> More
Federation Welcomes New Board Members
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation elected its board of directors
this summer. >> More
Suburbs Ask Shoppers to Ride Bikes
In my noble quest to bring multitasking to a new level, I have discovered
a way to make shopping even more fun than it already is.
>> More
Answers Sought After Buckingham Crosswalk
Shut Down
A sign directs pedestrians and bicyclists away from the crosswalk
that, until late June, connected Buckingham Fountain with the lakefront
promenade known as Queen’s Landing.
>> More
Racing Action and Family Fun on the South
Side
The 16th Ward plans a day of U.S. Cycling Association-sanctioned
races, plus family fun, Sept. 3 at the South Side’s legendary
Sherman Park bike racing course. >>
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