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Infrastructure doesn't just magically appear ... the paved trails, shared lanes, "sharrows," greenways, etc., that bike riders use every day.
It starts with an idea - a cyclist's "light bulb" moment, a traffic planner's vision, a motorist's complai...
Updated: Sep 04, 2020 at 07:36 AM
Bike riding has recently taken on new life, what with remote learning, working from home, shuttered fitness centers, and the need to bust out of the house for exercise.
Bike inventory flew out the door, sales nearly doubled and bike shops have long ...
Updated: Aug 20, 2020 at 07:17 AM
Over the past two months, the Bike Palatine Club launched a bike blog on its website, www.bikepalatine.com, with 30 entries covering safety tips, trail etiquette, mechanical issues and bike route options, among other topics.
As of June 14, more tha...
Updated: Jun 24, 2020 at 03:57 PM
"To make Palatine a bike-friendly community."
That single idea has been the key focus of the nonprofit Bike Palatine Club since its beginning.
Launched in 2009 as a volunteer task force with Mayor Rita Mullins's blessing and support from the Palati...
Updated: Apr 26, 2020 at 01:19 AM
The congressional race in the Illinois 6th District will be a close one, as your front-page article today attests. As a voter in the 6th, I appreciated your coverage of the recent primary and look forward to your fall election coverage.
While tradit...
Published: Apr 10, 2020 at 02:00 AM
Bike with village leaders Saturday, July 20, at the Palatine Community Bike Ride. This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Bike Palatine Club and is open to all community bike riders.
Join Palatine mayor Jim Schwantz, District 15 Superintende...
Updated: Jul 16, 2019 at 10:59 AM
CycleFest, The Tour of Palatine, kicks off Saturday, Aug. 25, from Towne Square at Smith and Slade streets.
Sponsored by the Bike Palatine Club, this bicycling event is geared for all ages and features three routes of 9, 15, 23 and 33 miles for ind...
Updated: Aug 07, 2018 at 12:35 PM
In response to Ralph Banasiak's letter, "CLAP for safety on foot, cycle": Mr. Banasiak was comprehensive in his writing. One safety concern that he did not, conveniently, mention is whether he and his riding buddies stop or do not stop at stop signs...
Updated: Dec 10, 2017 at 02:11 PM
I want to thank writer Marni Pyke and the Daily Herald for your early November articles on the increasing number of accidents involving vehicles and bikers/walkers in the suburbs. The total injuries and fatalities are alarming. Without more public a...
Updated: Dec 04, 2017 at 01:43 PM
Helmets off to Palatine - bike helmets, that is!
Congratulations for making our village more bicycle-friendly with 12 miles of roadway markings - new bike lanes, shared parking/cycling lanes and bike route signage.
This project began nearly seven ye...
Published: Jul 26, 2016 at 06:00 AM