| # 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 three times a year and report problems |
| # of bike rack equipped buses |
Every bus: Chicago Transit Authority is the second biggest bus system in the country |
| Bikes on Trains? |
Yes |
| # Bike shops |
50 (number fluctuates) |
| % of trips by bike? |
1-2% |
| Bike to Work Day? |
Grown from one week in 1996 to the 4-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? |
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. |