Category Archives: Greater Chicago

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Tell Tunney “More Options, Not More Parking”: Pitch In!

Are you against Alderman Tunney’s plans to build more unnecessary parking in Lakeview (more here)?There are now several ways to DO something about it. You can sign the online petition, here You can go door to door collecting signatures using

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Tell Tunney “More Options, Not More Parking”: Pitch In!

Are you against Alderman Tunney’s plans to build more unnecessary parking in Lakeview (more here)?There are now several ways to DO something about it. You can sign the online petition, here You can go door to door collecting signatures using

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Call to Action: Don’t Turn Lakeview into a Parking Lot

Our neighbors in Lakeview need your help in preventing Alderman Tunney from turning the neighborhood into more of a parking lot. Please add your voice to this important issue that will have profound effects on transportation across the North Side.

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Call to Action: Don’t Turn Lakeview into a Parking Lot

Our neighbors in Lakeview need your help in preventing Alderman Tunney from turning the neighborhood into more of a parking lot. Please add your voice to this important issue that will have profound effects on transportation across the North Side.

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Winter Cycling “Fashion”

So I think I finally found the right mix of clothing & gear to be comfortable commuting when the weather is in the high 20′s/low 30′s. This ensemble has been years in the making- so I want to share, and

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Winter Cycling “Fashion”

So I think I finally found the right mix of clothing & gear to be comfortable commuting when the weather is in the high 20′s/low 30′s. This ensemble has been years in the making- so I want to share, and

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Come Tonight Or Stop Complaining

There are just two more participatory budgeting assemblies this year- and one is tonight (6pm, Stockton Elementary School, 4425 N Beacon). Come with your infrastructure ideas or stop complaining about how we don’t have a bricolage mural at the Lawrence

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Come Tonight Or Stop Complaining

There are just two more participatory budgeting assemblies this year- and one is tonight (6pm, Stockton Elementary School, 4425 N Beacon). Come with your infrastructure ideas or stop complaining about how we don’t have a bricolage mural at the Lawrence

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Wilson Station Meeting Recap

Thanks to our friends at GRID Chicago for the recap, here.

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Wilson Station Meeting Recap

Thanks to our friends at GRID Chicago for the recap, here.

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Look At Renderings of New Wilson CTA Station

Wow. The Wilson station is almost hard to recognize in these renderings on Alderman Cappleman’s website because the whole intersection looks like it was power cleaned and then filled with pedestrians/cyclist catnip. My favorite part is the enormous “Wilson Station”

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Look At Renderings of New Wilson CTA Station

Wow. The Wilson station is almost hard to recognize in these renderings on Alderman Cappleman’s website because the whole intersection looks like it was power cleaned and then filled with pedestrians/cyclist catnip. My favorite part is the enormous “Wilson Station”

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See Wilson Red Line Station Plans on Oct.11

Save the date- CTA will show residents the plan for a crisp new Wilson Red Line station. The event location and time are being finalized now. We’ll keep you up to speed.  In the meantime, drum up some hype by

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See Wilson Red Line Station Plans on Oct.11

Save the date- CTA will show residents the plan for a crisp new Wilson Red Line station. The event location and time are being finalized now. We’ll keep you up to speed.  In the meantime, drum up some hype by

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Gabe Klein + Bike Uptown

At last night’s “Young Professionals in Transportation” event, CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein sported a nifty Bike Uptown sticker during his address (see the right-hand side of his shirt). We got to chat with him about various requests we have in

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Gabe Klein + Bike Uptown

At last night’s “Young Professionals in Transportation” event, CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein sported a nifty Bike Uptown sticker during his address (see the right-hand side of his shirt). We got to chat with him about various requests we have in

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Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 Draft Network Released

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a draft network map (image via Grid‘s John Greenfield) detailing the locations of 150 miles of protected and buffered bike lanes comprising one element of the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 last Tuesday at the

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Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 Draft Network Released

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled a draft network map (image via Grid‘s John Greenfield) detailing the locations of 150 miles of protected and buffered bike lanes comprising one element of the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 last Tuesday at the

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Moving Up!

Bicycling Magazine recently announced its 2012 list of the best cities for bicycling in America, and Chicago is #5! We moved up from #10 in 2011. See the whole article here: http://www.bicycling.com/ride-maps/featured-rides/5-chicago posted by Kansas Waugh

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Moving Up!

Bicycling Magazine recently announced its 2012 list of the best cities for bicycling in America, and Chicago is #5! We moved up from #10 in 2011. See the whole article here: http://www.bicycling.com/ride-maps/featured-rides/5-chicago posted by Kansas Waugh

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Hit the Streets with Active Transportation Alliance’s “Everyday Biking Guide”

With spring here and the summer months fast approaching, it’s prime time to get out on your bike if you haven’t been trooping through the colder months already. Are you considering commuting to work or doing your grocery shopping from

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Hit the Streets with Active Transportation Alliance’s “Everyday Biking Guide”

With spring here and the summer months fast approaching, it’s prime time to get out on your bike if you haven’t been trooping through the colder months already. Are you considering commuting to work or doing your grocery shopping from

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Bike Ride Photos

Saturday 3-24-13 – Gene Tenner Friday Afternoon 3-23-13 – Gene Tenner  Friday Morning 3-23-13 – Gene Tenner Wednesday 3-21-12 – Gene Tenner Tuesday 3-20-12 – Gene Tenner Monday 3-19-12 – Gene Tenner   Sunday 3-18-12 – Gene Tenner Friday 3-16-12 –

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Bike Ride Photos

Saturday 3-24-13 – Gene Tenner Friday Afternoon 3-23-13 – Gene Tenner  Friday Morning 3-23-13 – Gene Tenner Wednesday 3-21-12 – Gene Tenner Tuesday 3-20-12 – Gene Tenner Monday 3-19-12 – Gene Tenner   Sunday 3-18-12 – Gene Tenner Friday 3-16-12 –