[Imc-chicago] Bike Traffic - April 2005

[Chicagoland Bicycle Federation]

BIKE TRAFFIC - APRIL 2005

A PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGOLAND BICYCLE FEDERATION


LATEST NEWS
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METRA: ALL BIKES ABOARD!
Bicyclists will have at last won access to Metra commuter trains under a proposal the rail network's board is expected to approve later this month.
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NAPERVILLE OFFICIAL REFLECTS ON TRAFFIC-CALMING PROGRAM
The City of Naperville receives numerous calls from residents requesting action to address speeding and cut-through traffic in residential areas.
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BIKE THE DRIVE FUNDRAISER EXPANDS MINDS, SHRINKS WAISTS
Looking for a great way to kick off your healthy summer? The fourth annual Bike The Drive on Sunday, May 29 is a terrific way to get in gear, while you support the work of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation.
http://en.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=26099199&u=236658 

CAUGHT RED-HANDED: CAMERAS INCREASE STREET SAFETY
Though relatively new, Chicago's red-light camera enforcement program is proving effective at reducing the dangerous driving behavior of red-light running. 
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CBF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL DIRECTOR OUTLINES VISION
When I started at Chicagoland Bicycle Federation as the new Safe Routes to School director, my expectations were for a mostly nuts-and-bolts position of organizing in-school safety training for kids with some other accompanying activities.
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KEITH HOLT: CAL-SAG TRAIL WILL CONNECT COMMUNITIES
If you could pick a single bike project that would have maximum impact, improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of Southland residents, what form would that project take?
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PROFILE: UPTOWN BIKES OWNERS TREAT ALL BIKES EQUALLY
Uptown Bikes continues to evolve with every passing year. Formerly called Urban Bikes, the small-time, community bike shop with a heavy patina of use is under new leadership.
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CYCLING SISTERS SEEKING THE WHEEL TRUTH
Amid the sculpture and paintings exhibited at this year's Critical Mass Art Show, gathered a group of women in late February to master an art of another sort: truing a bicycle wheel.
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JACKSON FINDS CASH FOR BURNHAM AND THORN CREEK TRAILS
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) continues to build an impressive record on bicycling.
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Bike Traffic is published by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, a nonprofit, volunteer advocacy organization that is improving the quality of life in Northeastern Illinois by making cycling safer, more convenient, and more fun. All material that isn't copyrighted may be reprinted. Advertising rates available on request.

Managing Editor: David Callahan
Editors: Rob Sadowsky, Dan Korman, Hedy Helfand, Randy Neufeld, Arline Welty, Christopher Hinton, Dave Glowacz
Layout: David Callahan
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