Released May 25, 2010

Contact:
Margo O’Hara
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margo@activetrans.org

Thousands join the celebration of bike commuting for 2010 Bike to Work Week

Get rolling for the annual celebration of bike commuting. Bike to Work Week June 12-18. During this week, Chicagoland commuters have a reason to celebrate all the health and environmental benefits of the two-wheeled commute.

The Active Transportation Alliance is hosting dozens of Bike Commuter Stations in Chicago and the suburbs to cheer on bicycle commuters as they head to work. Bike commuters will be rewarded each morning with free coffee, a snack, and other goodies.

The full schedule of Active Trans Bike Commuter Stations is listed below and can be found here www.activetrans.org/commuterstations.

Suburban bike commuters can enjoy Bike After Work parties on Thursday in Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, and Homewood where they can grab free drinks and special deals for biking to the party. See below for details on the Bike After Work parties.

Monday, June 14
Chicago
6:30-9 a.m. at 1337 N. Wells (Wells at Evergreen), co-hosted by Village Cycle Center and Cara
6:30-9 a.m. at Roosevelt & Halsted (SE Corner), co-hosted by Rapid Transit Univ Village

Suburbs
5:30-8:30 a.m. at the North Brook Metra, co-hosted by George Garner Cyclery
6:30-8:30 a.m. at the Naperville Metra (downtown), co-hosted by the City of Naperville
6:30-8:30 a.m. at the Naperville Metra (Rt. 59), co-hosted by the City of Naperville

Tuesday, June 15
Chicago
6:30-9am at North Shore Channel Trail at Foster, co-hosted by Iron Cycles and Swedish Covenant
6:30-9am at Lincoln Park (1466 N. Halsted), co-hosted by REI and Chainlink
6:30-9am at State & 18th, co-hosted by Kozy’s and Orbitz

Suburbs
5:30-8:30am at the Wilmette Metra, co-hosted by the Wilmette Bike Task Force
6:30-8:30am at the Wheaton Metra, co-hosted by the Environmental Improvement Commission
6:30-8:30am at the Glen Ellyn Metra, co-hosted by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission
6:30-8:30am at the Elmhurst Metra, co-hosted by the Elmhurst Bicycle Club
7-8:30am at the Rosemont, parking lot at 9575 W Higgins Rd., co-hosted by Christopher Burke Engineering

Wednesday, June 16

Chicago
6:30-9am at the Polish Triangle, co-hosted by Copenhagen Cyclery, WPBC, CNT, and I-GO
6:30-9am at Lincoln/Clark/Wells (near Green City Market), co-hosted by Dutch Bikes, Faction, and Clif

Suburbs
5:30-8:30am at Highland Park Metra, co-hosted by Alberto’s Cycle
6:30-8:30am at Lisle Metra, co-hosted by Lisle Bicycle Task Force
6:30-8:30am at Downers Grove Metra, co-hosted by Village of Downers Grove
6:30-8:30am at Bartlett Metra, co-hosted by Spindoctors CycleWerks and TAZZA Coffee

Thursday, June 17

Chicago
6:30-9am at South Lakefront Trail at the Field Museum, co-hosted by Trek S Mich, the Field Museum, and ADA
6:30-9am at North Lakefront Trail/Fullerton Ave, co-hosted by the Nature Museum, Po Campo, and Clif 2Mile Challenge

Suburbs
5-9:30 a.m. at Arlington Heights Metra, co-hosted by Campbell Street Bicycle Shop
5:30-8:30am at Evanston Metra (Fountain Square), co-hosted by Turin Bicycle
6:30-8:30am at Villa Park Metra, co-hosted by Bike VP
6:30-8:30am at Lombard Metra, co-hosted by the Village of Lombard

Bike After Work
5:30-8pm at Deja Brew, 5219 W 95th St., Oak Lawn, IL, co-hosted by Oak Lawn Bike Psychos
5:30-8pm at Beggar’s Pizza, 15600 Cicero Ave., Oak Forest, IL, co-hosted by Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail
5:30-8pm at Cilantro, 18755 Dixie Hwy, Homewood, IL, hosted by Folks on Spokes and Goodspeed Cycles. This includes a bike cruise hosted by Goodspeed Cycles.
5-7pm at ING Direct Café, 27 E. Chestnut, Chicago, IL, hosted by ING Direct, Active Trans and Goose Island

Friday, June 18

Chicago
7:30am-7pm Mayor Daley’s Bike to Work Day Rally at Daley Plaza

Suburbs
5:30-8:30am at Skokie CTA, co-hosted Turin Bicycle
6:30-8:30am at Elmhurst Metra, co-hosted by Elmhurst Bicycle Club

Bike to Work Week is sponsored by Goose Island Brewery, Fisher Nuts, The Burke Group, Caribou Coffee, CTA, Clif 2Mile Challenge, County of DuPage, SRAM, Village Cycle Center and ING Direct.

The Active Transportation Alliance is a non-profit, member-based advocacy organization that works to make bicycling, walking and public transit so safe, convenient and fun that we will achieve a significant shift from environmentally harmful, sedentary travel to clean, active travel. The organization builds a movement around active transportation, encourages physical activity, increases safety and builds a world-class transportation network. Formerly the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, the Active Transportation Alliance is North America’s largest transportation advocacy organization, supported by more than 6,000 members, 1,000 volunteers and 35 full-time staff. For more information on the Active Transportation Alliance, visit www.activetrans.org or call 312.427.3325.
 

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