Sept. 10
18th annual Boulevard Lakefront Tour

Oct. 8
Second annual Dick Herron Memorial Ride and Walk.

Oct. 11
State Rep. Elaine Nekritz speaks to Club Presidents Council

These events and more, to be shore, on biketraffic.org's Calendar of Events!

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Movement Gets Children Moving
Remember walking and bicycling to school? In 1969, more than half of American children got to school that way. Today, fewer than 15 percent walk or bike to school. Walking and bicycling for transportation form the basis of an active lifestyle, helping prevent childhood obesity and later problems such as diabetes and heart disease. Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s Safe Routes to School program is part of a national movement to get children to and from school in the safest and healthiest ways possible. This month, learn how CBF helps local communities maximize the $23 million Illinois will spend on Safe Routes to School in the next four years.

Seed Money for a Movement
In the 2006 federal transportation bill, Congress for the first time allocated money specifically for Safe Routes to School programs in the states. For Illinois, it means $23 million to be spent over four years; and though that’s a relatively small sum, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation will leverage it to galvanize youth walking and bicycling. >> More

‘You Can Take That to School’
Kevin Mitchell stood before a group of second graders at Bell School on Chicago’s North Side, wearing his sharp red track jacket emblazoned with the Mayor Daley’s Safe Routes Ambassadors logo. >> More

Southland Safety Project Launches
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Safe Routes to School is partnering with the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association on a Southland Safe Routes to School program to reduce auto traffic by 20 percent at 10 schools. >> More

Principal: ‘We Had a Horrendous Traffic Problem’
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Safe Roues to School is promoting International Walk to School Day Oct. 4. We talked with Briar School principal Jackie Strum about her school's events last year in Wheaton. >> More

CBF Grants Help Schools ‘Walk to School’
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation has many standout volunteers, and Ron Gurule is no exception. >> More

‘Walking Bus’ Makes All Stops
Last year I had the pleasure of 'driving' a group of school children on a Walking School Bus from Paul Revere Primary and Intermediate Schools in Blue Island. >> More

Four Steps for a Walk to School Event
There are plenty of opportunities to organize Walk to School Day activities and it only takes a few steps to see it through. >> More

City Program is ‘Stepping Stone’
Mayor Daley’s Safe Routes Ambassadors goes beyond giving children traffic safety tools. The program encourages children to think critically about transportation. >> More

Legislation Aimed at Active Lifestyles
Illinois senators Barack Obama and Dick Durbin recently introduced bills that promote active lifestyles and health. >> More

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Join the Movement! Join or renew your membership in the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation today and help us continue to make bicycling a safe, efficient and fun transportation option for people all over the seven-county Chicago region. Your support allows us to take on the issues that confront Chicagoland's thousands of bicyclists and deal with them more effectively. Your membership is the most valuable bicycling accessory you can have. To join, call Dan Korman at (312) 427-3325, ext. 224. Or stop in our offices at 9 W. Hubbard St., Ste. 402, Chicago, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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