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Jamapalooza – World Car Free Day 2022

09/22/2022 5:30pm

This is THE CBGN event of the summer. Thursday, September 22nd at 5:30pm. World Car Free Day Jamapalooza. Join us in the Loop for a Bike Jam at 5:30pm. OR hop on one of SIX Bike Buses at 5:30 that…

Bike Jam – 30th Ward Edition

09/14/2022 5:30pm

This week we will be jamming up the 30th Ward. See you at Kozy’s at 3255 N Milwaukee Ave, Wednesday, September 14th at 5:30pm. The jam will end with a listening session with 30th ward alder candidate, Warren Williams. Feel…

Red poster with black and white bicycles on it. The headline reads "Bike Jam for a Bike Grid". Below it, an aside reads "Belmont Resurfacing Edition - with Urban Environmentalists Il, Better Streets Chicago, and Chicago Family Biking". The date reads "Wednesday, September 7th 5:30PM @ Fellger Park, Belmont & Damen".

Bike Jam – Belmont Resurfacing Edition

09/07/2022 5:30pm

Can you imagine spending time and money to resurface a main corridor but then not putting in safe bike infrastructure and instead putting in painted bike gutters that abruptly end? If you can, you must be the Chicago Department of…

Blue poster with a bicycle reading "Bike Jam for a Bike Grid, Armour Square Edition", with the date, time, and location of the event on it.

Bike Jam – Armour Square Edition

08/31/2022 5:30pm

This week we will be jamming up Armour Square with Blue City Cycles. See you there 3201 S Halsted, Wednesday, August 31st at 5:30pm. The jam will end at a spot where folks can chat with each other and learn…

Bike Jam – Back to School Edition

08/24/2022 5:30pm

We’re opening up the school year with a jam that will go past 2 high schools, 3 elementary schools, a university, a major park and bike trail. We’ll be jamming past Roosevelt HS, North Park University, Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan…

Bike Jam – Lincoln Avenue Streetscape Edition

08/17/2022 5:30pm

CDOT and IDOT are preparing for a streetscape project on Lincoln Avenue from Catalpa to Lawerence. We know they aren’t doing enough in the project designs to protect vulnerable road users. And after we saw the destruction a motorist caused…

Bike Jam – Damen / West Side Edition (with BFF Bikes)

08/10/2022 5:30pm

We’re partnering up with an amazing neighborhood bike shop, BFF Bikes. Come join us as we ride down the West Side and jam up Damen. See you at BFF Bikes (2056 N Damen) on Wednesday, August 10th at 5:30pm. It’s…

Bike Jam – Milwaukee Detour Edition

08/03/2022 5:30pm

This week on Bike Grid Now…CDOT promises improvements to make Milwaukee Ave safer. But not before resurfacing the streets and recommending folks take a detour. We’re CDOT skeptics so we’ll be jamming the detour to check it out. Ward Park,…

Bike Jam – Bridgeport Edition

07/06/2022 5:30pm

Last week while we were jamming in Pilsen, folks who rolled with us asked if we could bring a jam to Bridgeport. How could we say no? Join us on Wednesday, July 6th at 5:30pm. We roll out from 27th…