Get back on that horse and join Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail for the second annual Happy Trails Jamboree, October 1 at Lake Katherine, Palos Heights, Ill.

http://calsagtrail.org/jamboree

The 2009 event helped the Friends match $150,000 in federal trail planning dollars, helping communities from Lemont to Burnham receive their fair share of trail goodness.

Last year’s Jamboree set a tone of boot stompin’, skirt twirlin’ orneriness we hope to extend through this FUNdraising evening. It’s a $20 million trail we aim to build, so giddy up and get your tickets—only 250 of these li’l critters are loose in the wild, and they’ll disappear quicker than a belly itch on a snake.

http://calsagtrail.org/jamboree/tickets

Good news from Pace

Pace released its preliminary 2011 budget which has no fare increases or service cuts!

Routes & lights set for Bike to Film! - "Breaking Away" Thursday night

You've got your Cutters jersey, duct tape for your pedals, tire pump to ward off a scheming Italian racing team, cycling cap (tucked under your helmet, of course) and you're almost set for

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Bike fun strikes BACK!

You wouldn't know them if they walked past you on the train platform. If they made your low-foam grande skim mocha. If they made your bed this morning.

Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: Holiday Star Theater, 340 Main Street, Park Forest
Cost: $4/person - Includes a chair!

While necking is easier, would you really want to drive instead of bike to an outdoor showing of "Breaking Away?" Well, maybe, because of the necking thing. But probably no, you wouldn't, because biking at night to the movies is THAT MUCH FUN.

Chairs provided, so you only have to figure out how to carry your picnic basket. Co-hosted by Park Forest Environmental Commission, Folks on Spokes (http://folksonspokes.com), and the Active Transportation Alliance. Fun-ZAM!

Double fun-ZAM: Bike Crash lawyer William Lazarus (http://lazaruslegal.com) and Frankfort shop Plank Road Cyclery (http://plankroadcyclery.com) have partnered with Active Trans to give away 30 Planet Bike Spok lights for cyclists' ride home.

DID YOU KNOW - all roads actually lead to the movie? Your co-host Folks on Spokes proves it with Google and Rails to Trails' routes to the show -

From the west:
Matteson Metra station to Holiday Star Theater (2.5 mi) - http://tinyurl.com/2fn7uba
Homewood/Flossmoor to Matteson Metra station (5.8 mi) - http://tinyurl.com/24gbwej
Tinley Park Metra to Matteson Metra (9.6 mi ) - http://tinyurl.com/264s2tr
Oak Forest Metra to Matteson Metra (11.1 mi) - http://tinyurl.com/2f5jrl9

Sustainable horticulture meets fun bike culture!

Join the H-F Bike Fun Strike Force for a bicycle tour of sustainable gardens and landscapes in Homewood and Flossmoor July 25, 2010.

What: Homewood-Flossmoor Prairie Garden Bike Tour
Where: Starts/ends at Indian Trail Park (Riegel & Willow Road), Homewood
When: 2 PM - 4 PM, July 25, 2010.
Contact: Steve Buchtel, steve@activetrans.org or 708/365-9365

RSVP for the Prairie Garden Bike Tour on H-F Bike Fun’s Strike Force Facebook page: tinyurl.com/gardenbiketour

• A two hour, leisurely 11-mile tour on quiet streets, starting/ending at Indian Trails Park in Homewood, expertly guided by Active Transportation Alliance
• Jackie Riffice, founder of Prairie Godmothers (prairiegodmothers.com) is our docent
• Tour includes stops at nine remarkable homes throughout both villages, Ravisloe Country Club and Coyote Run golf course
• Family friendly! - Environmental educator ME4E (me4e.org) will have fun, engaging activities for your children at Indian Trail Park while you tour
• Lemonade provided on tour, and DQ Dilly Bars for you and the kids at tour’s end

RSVP required; tour is just $5 per adult - pay cash only on day of ride. RSVP for the Prairie Garden Bike Tour on H-F Bike Fun’s Strike Force Facebook page: tinyurl.com/gardenbiketour.

Contact: Steve Buchtel, steve@activetrans.org or 708/365-9365

The Southland flag is checkered

 Bike racing busts out all over the Southland (and Geneva) this weekend, including:

Houses chosen for Homewood Green Streets Open House Tour

 Greg Byron, ReMax dealer and former bike shop owner, has selected the homes we'll tour on June 19 at the Homewood Green Streets Open Hous

SouthtownStar: Wide-open Homer Glen is a wide-open opportunity for trails

 "Everyone in other towns will say, 'God, if they had only built the trail to the Kohl's or some other store.' Well, here, they can do that.

Major in Bike-ology at Moraine Valley

It won't help you transfer to Butler or Connecticut, but taking Moraine Valley Community College's slate of non-credit bicycle classes this Spring and Summer will build your confidence working on y