Nov. 4
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Happy Hour
Nov. 5
Mr. Bike's Winter Bicycling Tips and Tricks
Nov. 6
Cycling Sisters Bike Mechanics Workshop
Nov. 10
Great Emancipators: Women & Cycling at the Turn of the Century
All these events and more, to be shore, on biketraffic.org's Calendar
of Events!
In ROLL Film! Borzo and Strauss review "The
40 Year-Old Virgin"
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Riding Out Their Fears
Jenny Briar, a teacher at University of Illinois, had never owned
a bike until this summer. >>
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Volunteers Make Advocacy Happen
It is an inescapable truth of non-profit work: without volunteers,
organizations like the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation couldn't function.
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Southland Hopes Take New Trails
Immediately after the keynote at the Healthy Streets and Trails
Workshop on Sept. 16, I searched through the dazzled group of attendees
and presenters until I found Bob Lukens from the Chicago Southland
Convention and Visitors Bureau. I ran over to him and said, "Oh
my god!" and Bob replied with a grin, "Oh my god!"
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Legally Blind at 82, Bicycle Commuter Presses
Ahead
Lina Mooth, 82, is a volunteer hall monitor at Little Company of
Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. Her 18-year-old, French-made adult
tricycle, for which she paid $700, is parked in the hospital’s
schoolyard style bike rack. >>
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Summer of Fun in West Suburbs
Do you know what’s great about being a West Suburban Bicycling
Ambassador? I get to be part of a kid’s world, a world of
young, intelligent girls and boys stoked to be engaged in anything
that’s new and fun, fun, fun. I get to teach and encourage
young bicyclists to ride safely and often while having fun. >>
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PROFILE: Ron Gurule
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation has many standout volunteers,
and Ron Gurule is no exception. >>
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Hotel Luxuriates in Bicycling
Usually, we associate a luxury hotel like Chicago’s Fairmont
with amenities that insulate guests from urban noise and commotion:
Jacuzzi suites, fine dining, health clubs. But the Fairmont has
taken a different approach. >>
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Boulevard of Bicycling Dreams
Starting line and drum line converged at Hyde Park’s Midway
Plaisance in September as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation hosted
the 17th Annual Boulevard Lakefront Tour. >>
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Walk and Bike to School Day
Parents and children brought the streets of Wheaton to life on Oct.
5 as Briar Glen Elementary School observed International Walk and
Bike to School Day. >> More
Bicycling Advocacy Around the World: Namibia
Don't be disheartened when you don't seem to be getting anywhere,
and celebrate small victories. >> More
Making Intersections Senior-Friendly
Pedestrian safety for seniors is a goal Metro Seniors in Action
is working toward with the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s
assistance. >> More
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Check out our list of current volunteer opportunities at www.biketraffic.org/volunteer.php,
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