Tag Archives: City Commuting & Transport by Bike
What I Saw on My Way Home Tonight – Bike Winter Commute is On!

What I Saw on My Way Home Tonight – Bike Winter Commute is On!

It was a lovely, brisk ride home this evening, in the mid-30s. Perfect for riding home, especially since the morning wind was gone.  This is what I saw: Many cyclists riding into and out of downtown and around West Town sporting bright, flashing lights – nice work! One less-than-intelligent cyclist with no lights and no [...]

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Fall is Truly Here – Time to Dig Out Some Bike Gloves

Fall is Truly Here – Time to Dig Out Some Bike Gloves

The air turned a little cooler this past week  in Chicago, and the leaves have been turning all sorts of glorious colors, but it’s still just been your basic jacket weather.  Then I hopped on Oma this morning to head off to work and well, my hands were freezing!  Yep, time to dig out some [...]

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Did You Get Caught in the Chicago Storm on Your Bike This Morning?

Did You Get Caught in the Chicago Storm on Your Bike This Morning?

We returned this weekend from a lovely family vacation up north where we swam in clear lake waters, slept-in late, rode our bikes and basically enjoyed perfectly warm days, cool nights, and no alarm clocks.  This morning we forced ourselves back into our work routines and made our preparations to head out the door.  Andrew [...]

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The Randolph Street Bridge is Open – Now with Bike Lanes!

The Randolph Street Bridge is Open – Now with Bike Lanes!

As I left work a little early last Friday, to kick off Memorial Day Weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they had re-opened the Randolph Street bridge that spans the Chicago River. An even nicer surprise was that they put in bike lanes!  And not plated bike lanes as on the Wells street [...]

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