Dear Neighbor,
Join me for a tour of Rogers Park on my 7th Annual 49TH WARD COMMUNITY BICYCLE RIDE. The event kicks off Sunday morning, July 19th, at the 49th Ward Service Office, 7356 N. Greenview (at Jarvis). Registration and breakfast snacks are at7:30 a.m. and the bike ride kicks off promptly at 8:00 a.m.
For everyone’s safety, we ask that all bike riders be at least 16 years of age.
Each year we explore another part of Rogers Park and the 49th Ward. This is the first year that those who don’t have a bike, but would like to join our tour, can take advantage of the Divvy Bike Share program
. Simply go to a Divvy Bike station close to your home, rent one of the Divvy bikes and ride over to my office for the tour. For a list of Divvy Bike share stations in the 49th Ward, CLICK HERE.
Note: if you come by Divvy, I suggest you join us close to the 8:00 a.m. start of the tour, so you don’t run out of time to recharge your bike. Our bike tour will stop midway for a break near a Divvy station sites, so you’ll be able to recharge your bike during the course of our tour.
Our tour will also include some of the new playgrounds our neighborhood received courtesy of the 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting process and the Chicago Plays Playground Replacement Program. We’ll also ride through the site of the Celebrate Clark Street Festival. Day 2 of the festival will be taking place later that day.
Our tour will conclude at the Glenwood Sunday Market. Park your bike at the bicycle parking lot located at the Lunt entrance to the Morse Red Line stop and browse and shop at one of the best farmers markets in Chicago!
The Chicago Bicycling Ambassadors will provide a safety escort and will be on hand to answer questions about the rules of the road for cyclists.
Whether you’re a hardcore bicycling enthusiast, or simply want to spend a nice summer morning riding your bike through the neighborhood, the 49th Ward Community Bike Ride is the place to be.
I look forward to seeing you Sunday morning, July 19th!
Sincerely,
Joe Moore
P.S. To volunteer for the bike tour and registration, please contact Bob Fuller at Robert.Fuller@cityofchicago.org.
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