Chicago Biking

Chicago Biking
updates forthcoming

# of bike lane miles	100
# of off road trail miles	50
# Bike Racks	10,000
Bike Coordinator?	Ben Gomberg
Bike Maps?	Yes
Hazard Report Form?	New for 2006: Staff to tour existing infrastructure bike lane network three times a year and arrange for repair/improvements report problems
# of bike rack equipped buses	Every bus (2000): Chicago Transit Authority is the second biggest bus system in the country
Bikes on Trains?	Yes
# Bike shops	50 (number fluctuates) Current list
% of trips by bike?	1-2%
Bike to Work Day?	Grown from one week in 1996 to the 5-month long Bike Chicago
# Colleges	81
Ave. Rainfall	37 inches
Ave Temp. Range	25 - 75 degrees
Recycled Bike Program?	Working Bikes Cooperative
Bike bridges?	10
Bike undercrossings?	10
Bike Boulevards?	No but 10 miles are planned by 2015
Population	2,895, 964
Planned	20/15 Plan to be released at Bike To Work Day 6/16/06
Local Bike Activist Organizations?	Break the Gridlock Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Chicago Bike Winter Chicago Critical Mass Major Taylor Bike Society
Your Name and Title or Organization?	Ben Gomberg Bicycle Program Coordinator Chicago Dept of Transportation 312-744-8093 bgomberg@cityofchicago.org
Other	The Millennium Park Bike Station has indoor parking for bicycles in the heart of the city and also features repair, showers, rental, lockers, and a cafe.