Dec. 7
Annual Appeal Phone Bank
Dec. 11
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Dec. 12
Midnight Mauraders Monthly Ride
Dec. 13
Mayor's Bicycling Advisory Council
Jan. 10
Club Presidents Council
All these events and more, to be shore, on biketraffic.org's Calendar
of Events!
In ROLL Film! Borzo and Strauss review "Malèna"
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
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Bicycle
Facilities: Moving Toward a Regional Network
Across the region Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is helping
lay the groundwork for a world-class bicycle transportation network.
In this issue, we look at key facilities and planning in the city
and in the suburbs. We also report on Chicago’s landmark Complete
Streets Policy, which was announced in October.
Trails 'Cast Spell'
over 'Burbs
My job is to get people excited about bicycling, and to ignore trails’
power is like Gandalf using his staff as a three-iron. >>
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Suburbs Look for
Help with Bicycle Facilities
The City of Chicago has achieved levels of bicycle accommodation
that set it apart from other large American cities; and now several
suburbs have followed suit by planning or considering facilities
to make their communities bike-friendly.
>> More
New Policy Steers Chicago Streets Toward
Completion
When Chicago unveiled its new Safe Streets initiative in October,
local media focused mainly on the high-tech traffic enforcement
tools Chicago Police will deploy under the plan. >>
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Rack ‘Em!
Bike Parking Expands, Evolves in Chicago
Five years ago Chicagoland Bicycle Federation hired me to consult
the Chicago Department of Transportation Bike Program on bike parking
projects. At the end of the year I’ll be retiring my clipboard,
tape measure and marking paint to try my luck as a freelance writer.
>> More
Burnishing Lakefront
‘Jewel’
When I first started riding on the Lakefront Trail in the summer
of 2000 I was warned about the glass. >>
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Bikes Kept a Rollin’
All Year Long
Nearly any day at Chicagoland’s 230 Metra commuter railroad
stations, you can watch people load bicycles onto and off of Metra
passenger trains. But it wasn’t always this way. >>
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New Hall of Fame
Honors Founding Board Members
Twenty-one years after joining together to make bicycling better
in their communities, the founding members of the Chicagoland Bicycle
Federation stood before a crowd more than 150 members on Nov. 2
and were honored as the first inductees into the CBF Hall of Fame.
>> More
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Bike Traffic
is published by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, a nonprofit,
volunteer advocacy organization that is improving the quality
of life in Northeastern Illinois by making cycling safer,
more convenient, and more fun. All material that isn't copyrighted
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Managing Editor: David Callahan Editors:
Rob Sadowsky, Dan Korman, Hannah Leiterman, Emily Kirchner,
Randy Neufeld, Arline Welty, Dave Glowacz. Layout: David Callahan
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Calling All Volunteers!
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
is looking for more than a few good people to add to its ranks.
Check out our list of current volunteer opportunities at www.biketraffic.org/volunteer.php,
or contact Dan Korman at (312) 427-3325, ext. 224.
The reward is large and payable upon experience.
Volunteers receive many benefits, including an invitation
to the annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, plus opportunities
to work with other bicyclists and be active in bringing about
positive change.
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