You know biking is booming if entities as disparate as libraries, body shops, barbecue places and even political elections are involved. The June 6 Bicycle Retailer and Industry News seems to confirm my own bike shop observations: The U.S. imported ...

Summer cycling is in full swing. Organized bike rides abound, as the Ride Illinois calendar reveals. One injury, however, can spoil all the fun. Last May, a silly biking error brought me to my knees, literally. For several months stationary therapy ...

League of American Bicyclists announced 45 spring Bicycle Friendly Business Awards May 16 "to kick off Bike to Work Week with a bang," said Amelia Neptune, LAB's Bicycle Friendly America program director. Two of 23 businesses nationwide achievin...

Cyclists take it for granted - wind whistling past our ears, that quasi-sensation of flying. Children with a motor disability, brain injury or balance issue don't. Families with special-needs children can hardly see past health appointments, neurolo...

Higher pump prices plus warmer weather can reshape one's transportation thinking. May delivers just the calendar kick to opt for a bike-healthy way of commuting, running errands and satisfying other transportation needs. Since 1956, the League of Am...

Except for pathways laid down by native wildlife and their Indigenous hunters, our complex Illinois transportation network has depended on planning. Same is true for many taken-for-granted suburban trails and bike routes crisscrossing our communitie...

Winter's dull grays getting you down? Colorfully scenic rides don't have to wait for spring's splashy palette. More bike routes than I imagined retain an energizing, visual appeal year-round. Several communities claim extensive public trail art to s...

As a year-round cyclist, I leaned my Schwinn daily against the math blackboard, tallying another successful commute to school on non-icy roads. Now retired, I'm lower on the year-rounder spectrum, pedaling only for errands and fitness, still avoidin...

"Plan your work. Work your plan." Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you "make no little plans," as urban architect Daniel Burnham once said. Improving Chicago area bicycling happens to involve "no little plans." Despite the sh...

Winter's dull grays getting you down? Colorfully scenic rides don't have to wait for spring's splashy palette. More bike routes than I imagined retain an energizing, visual appeal year-round. Several communities claim extensive public trail art to s...