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

EVANSTON BIKE BANNING?

• 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.

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.