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Looking for a few more Bike Valet volunteers for Lolla this weekend

Hey Chainlinkers!

If any of you have some free time this weekend to help promote cycling in Chicago, Active Trans needs a few more people to help us run our Bike Valet for Lollapalooza.  It's like a coat check for your bike, and will be on the northwest corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive this weekend.

We love having this contract because it provides a safe place for people to park while they enjoy Lolla and raises money for our work to improve biking, walking and transit in Chicagoland.  Last year we parked 700 bikes, and we are expecting to do at least that many again this weekend.

Shifts are four hours long, and in addition to getting to overhear the band at the Bud Light stage from across the street, we buy a meal (sandwich-ish) for everyone who does a shift.

We need the most help on Saturday night (6:30-10:30) and could use a more people for the Sunday shifts (10:30am-2:30pm; 2:30pm-6:30pm; 6:30pm-10:30pm) as well.

So if you'd be willing to take quick a break from the Cycle Messenger World Championship excitement to help us out, please shoot me an email at bikevalet@activetrans.org.

Thanks 'linkers!

Katie Leisner, Active Trans

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Permalink Reply by Vitaliy on August 2, 2012 at 9:48pm

I emailed you

Permalink Reply by Active Transportation Alliance on August 3, 2012 at 12:18pm

Woo hoo!  Thanks Vitaliy and everyone else who emailed us.  And if anyone else sees this and is interested in helping out, the more the merrier!

The bike valet corral is already up and running!  This morning we set up on the northwest corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive.  We'll be open from 10:30am-10:30pm today, tomorrow and Sunday.

Katie Leisner, Active Trans

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on August 4, 2012 at 4:03pm

Does anyone know if Monroe is open all the way from Michigan to LSD? Probably coming down to help on bus/train/foot. Wish I could pull up real-time satellite images...

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 4, 2012 at 4:33pm

Monroe was open but with some lanes blocked.  Sidewalk on the north side is open but fenced off from the street.  Of course they shut down Lolla for the storm but it might reopen if it blows through

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on August 4, 2012 at 4:42pm

Thanks. Are you saying I can get through from Michigan to LSD on foot on Monroe without being a paid Lolla attendee?

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 4, 2012 at 4:57pm

Yes, on the north side of the street which is where the bike valet was set up anyway.

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