Winter Bike to Work Day 2013

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Winter Bike to Work Day 2013

Time: January 18, 2013 from 6:30am to 9am
Location: Daley Plaza
Street: Dearborn and Washington
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: http://goo.gl/maps/aZq2A
Event Type: bike, rally
Organized By: Active Transportation Alliance
Latest Activity: Jan 18, 2013

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Stop by Daley Plaza in Chicago’s Loop on Jan. 18 for the annual celebration of cyclists who don’t let low temperatures stop them from pedaling to work.

Warm up with free Caribou coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, as well as free slices of Eli’s Cheesecake from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Daley Plaza, located at Washington Street and Dearborn Street.  Winter Bike to Work Day has long been celebrated in the shadow of City Hall and The Picasso, and is now even more accessible for Chicago’s cyclists via the new Dearborn Street protected bike lane, which opened shortly before Christmas, 2012. 

Rally attendees will receive free fleece balaclavas, courtesy of The Chainlink and Bike Winter. There will also be a raffle for several great prizes, which include a case of Clif Bars and a free registration to MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive.

Jan. 18 also marks the opening of registration for Bike the Drive. Get a jump on your summer by signing up for this world-class bike ride, to be held on May 26. 

Winter Bike to Work Day, organized by the Active Transportation Alliance, commemorates the coldest day in Chicago history—Jan. 20, 1985—when the official temperature at O’Hare International Airport was 27 degrees below zero. 

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Comment by Sarah D. on January 15, 2013 at 4:13pm

Anyone heading down from Lincoln Square/North Center?

Comment by David Barish on January 15, 2013 at 6:39am

I am leading a group from Evanston Bike Club to the rally.  We will leave the Dunkin' Donuts at Howard and Western at 615.  We will likely go Western/Lunt/Clark all the way in. Come join the train.

Comment by Chris Loyd on January 13, 2013 at 1:59pm

This will be really cool!

Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 11, 2013 at 3:56am

my feet were FREEZING last year.  May be time to make fleece booties.

Comment by Lisa Curcio on January 10, 2013 at 1:52pm

I don't think it is going to be that cold! ;-)

Comment by Lisa Curcio on January 10, 2013 at 10:18am

And it is supposed to be seasonably cold that day, so maybe we will recognize people we see on our routes every day by their winter gear!

Comment by David Barish on January 10, 2013 at 10:11am

It will be cool to see a bunch of bundled riders on the new Dearborn lane heading into the rally.

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