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CHICAGO, IL – According to Active Transportation Alliance, on Saturday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m., the newest member of the Congressional Bike Caucus, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) will stop by Rudy’s Cycle and Fitness in the 5th Congressional District to purchase a bike for travel in Washington, D.C. “There’s something wrong when we...
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Walk and Roll to School Day grant applications now open. Schools are invited to apply for funding to promote Walk and Roll to School Day Oct. 7. Walk and Roll to School is part of International Walk to School Day and celebrates children getting to school in safe and active ways. Each October, millions...
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by Margo O’Hara More than 100 family members, friends and the cycling community gathered on April 20th to remember Tyler Fabeck and increase awareness around cyclists’ safety. Tyler was fatally struck by a car while riding his bicycle at the intersection of Logan Boulevard and Western Avenue on April 20, 2008, one week before...
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Image via WikipediaTour de France official site by: Margo O’Hara Tour de France veteran and racing expert Robbie Ventura will share his behind-the-scenes racing stories 7-9 p.m. April 16 at his Trek Store at 1925 Skokie Valley in Highland Park. Active Transportation Alliance members get in free, and non-members can join at the door...
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Did you ride or walk or stroll or other otherwise join the fun along the Boulevard on Sunday? If you did, please tell us what it was like, and put your photos on our site. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sunday Parkways transform streets into physical activity utopia Residents poured onto Chicago streets...
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As America Implodes, The Bike Industry Booms notes Leander Kahne, in a blog for WIRED Gas prices and an growing engagement of consumers with sustainability, brought record crowds, 23,000 people and 750 exhibitors, to a recent bike trade show, says Kahne. There is interest in a new line of bikes, called e-bikes, too. These...
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by Elisa Tavares Bell Sept. 4, 2008 – Ald. Rey Colon (35th) and other local leaders want Chicago cyclists and pedestrians to fill several major West Side boulevards in October to promote active lifestyles and community interaction. “We already know that telling people to eat less and exercise more is not enough,” Colon said...
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by Bryce Wolfe July 15, 2008 – France boasts the only elevated park in the world, but Chicago plans to match the feat with the Bloomingdale Trail. Like its Parisian counterpart, the Promenade Plantée , and New York City‘s proposed High Line , the trail here would transform an abandoned railroad viaduct into a...
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