June 2007

 


June 22-23
Tour de Shore

June 23
Suburban Tips and Tricks — Lansing, IL

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

 

 

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Trip to Guadalajara Offers Parkways Insight
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation had the opportunity to experience that when we brought a delegation of 12 city officials and community leaders to Guadalajara, Mexico for a conference on the Sunday Parkways programs. It was fantastic. >> More

Dining by Candlelight and by Bicycle
In case the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s West Suburban Progressive Bike and Dine August 4 or the South Side Veggie Bike and Dine July 14 doesn’t fit your schedule, here is a pedal-by-pedal way to create your own bike and dine event with neighbors or friends. >> More

Chicagoland Host to Countless Bikeable Destinations
Summers in Chicago offer many celebrations of cultural diversity.
Here are some bike-accessible places where you can delve deeper into Chicago’s rich ethnic heritage, along with some recommended routes. >> More

Bickerbikes Bring Biking Back to Community
As recipient of affordable housing development and community revitalization leadership awards, Bickerdike aims to develop more programs for communities in Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Hermosa.
One way this program helps the community is through Bickerbikes, a youth bicycle program dedicated to introducing a diverse community to bicycling. >> More

Shopping by Bike — It's in the Bag
Besides spewing greenhouse gases and contributing to traffic congestion, shopping by automobile can be a depressing slog. But shopping doesn’t necessarily mean driving. >> More

Next Stop: Bikes on RTA
City folk and suburbanites alike can expand their bicycling range enormously by taking advantage of RTA transit connections. >> More

Sweat Like You Mean It
Ah, the bike date. Exercise. Fresh air. Opportunity to admire someone’s butt and legs, or let them admire yours. >> More

Quick Trip to the Racetrack
I find it difficult to justify to my coworkers the time I’ve spent as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s Southland Coordinator promoting the idea of a Bike to NASCAR event at Joliet’s Chicagoland Motor Speedway. Not a protest ride, a la Critical Mass’s Chicago Auto Show event. But a ride that any bicyclist who is personally embarrassed by the rift between Dale Jr. and his step mom might enjoy. >> More

 

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