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Bikes Mean Busine$$ Ride - North Shore Cycling Advocates - Evanston Chapter

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Quick reminders about an event this week and an update on the Evanston Bike Plan proposal: 
 

BIKES MEAN BUSINE$$ RIDE

  • Join friends and fellow bicyclists on the last Fridays of the month as we ride together through downtown Evanston
  • Demonstrate bicycling strength in numbers
  • Occupy spaces that are legally ours while respecting other forms of transportation
  • Show local merchants that bikes mean business
  • Post-ride meetup at The Celtic Knot

All are welcome! Whose Streets?... Shared Streets!

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 5:30pm
Meet at the SW corner of Church and Sherman


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EVANSTON BIKE BANNING?

The city of Evanston continues to entertain the possibility of banning bikes along certain corridors, especially in business districts:
  • What demand or evidence supports bike banning in those districts?
  • Banning bikes will hurt local businesses.
  • This deterrent would create yet another impediment to getting more people on bicycles.
  • Even with so-called "comfortable corridors", we will see no net gain in bicycle ridership.
  • Without more bicyclists on the roads, the meager infrastructure that currently exists will never be fully utilized and expanded. 
  • This is counter to the city of Evanston's adopted goal of 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2016.
Action Items:
  1. Complete the survey
    Express your opposition to this proposal by completing the Evanston bike survey. Go to the following link and the click "Evanston Bike Plan Survey #2" at the top of the page:
    https://cityofevanston.org/public-works/bikeability/
  2. Contact the mayor or your alderperson to express your opinion:
    http://cityofevanston.org/government/city-council/
  3. Write to the local papers and/or comment on relevant articles in them.
  4. Come out to the "Bikes Mean Business" ride this Friday to demonstrate the need for better infrastructure as well as the buying power of bicyclists. 

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Contact Us
Questions about the North Shore Cycling Advocates - Evanston Chapter? Visit us online or contact us via email:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthShoreCyclists/
evanstonbikes@gmail.com

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Took the survey. Been riding out to Evanston more often this spring since Temperance opened their doors! 

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