2016 Chicago Winter Bike Swap

Thanks to all who came out to check out the 2016 Winter Bike Swap! We had a great turn-out and met a bunch of new riders looking to connect. Many thanks to Lee Diamond and Kevin Conway of Chicago Bike Coalition for putting on such an awesome place to buy bike stuff, meet new people & get everyone connected on a warm February day.

Thanks to all the vendors!
Aaron & John – SMC | ABUS Mobile Security | Active Transportation Alliance | American Lung Association in Greater Chicago | Back Yard Bike Shop | Bicycle Illinois | Big Shoulders Realty | The Bike Lane | Blackstone Bicycle Works | Blue City Cycles | The Chainlink | Chicago Bicycle Coalition | Chicago Cargo LLC | Chicago Ride of Silence | Chicago Velo | Freeman Kevenides Law Firm | Illinois Bicycle Lawyers at Keating Law Offices | Illinois Bike Attorneys | John & Sarah's Bikey Bits | Life Behind Bars Cycling | Linda's Bicycling Jewelry and Glass Art | Monday Night Bike Build | Pachyderm Cycles | Pedal to the People | The Recylcery | Retro Metro | Ride Illinois | The Stabettes | Timbuk 2 Chicago | Tour for Cancer Gran Fondo | West Town Bikes | Women Bike Chicago | Working Bikes and many individual sellers.

Presentation on bike commuting and bikes on transit Wed. 10/2

Are you looking to use your bicycle for more than just recreation? Then come to a presentation this Wednesday 10/2 at Women & Children First book store, 5233 N. Clark St. at 7:30 p.m.

Learn how to commute on your bike: We'll show you what to wear, how to carry things, and what to do about the weather. We'll even go over getting your bike on a bus or train to shorten the ride. Anne Alt, a lifelong cyclist and longtime bike commuter, grew up riding in several neighborhoods and nearby suburbs of Chicago. A member of Chicago Cycling Club and volunteer with Active Transportation Alliance, she has ridden thousands of miles on Chicago streets and learned the ins and outs of taking her bike on all our local transit systems. Women Bike Chicago is a grass-roots organization founded in 2012 made up of women who love to bicycle and to encourage other women to bicycle. Refreshments will be served. 

How to design a city for women

The Atlantic Cities published an interesting blog piece examining how a study from Vienna, Austria revealed differences in how men and women use transit, and how that influenced policy and design to create equal access for women. 

If a similar study were done here, what kind of changes would you like to make transit and streets safer and more accessible for you?

a few memories from today

I just wanted to share some photos from today's event.

    - Anne Alt

Who else has photos to share?