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Permalink Reply by MM2000 on July 8, 2009 at 3:53am

Search "OAKBROOK BIKE PATH", the Oakbrook path system has been around for years and is mostly paved with some limestone sections. Sorry about the lack of a link, but try www.obparks.org/pdf/bike_paths.pdf, it may not be the best map but it's worth a look. As for the Salt Creek Trail, it's a work in progress and Elmhurst is having problems with residents on certain streets not wanting the extra bike traffic. South of Madison on the east side of the creek there is a complete section of trail down into Oakbrook and then under 294 and down to Brookfield Zoo. You can use any number of side streets to get from the IPP to Madison. The official route could come at any time.

Mark Anderson said:

Thanks for the reply MM2000

We haven't actually chosen the office location yet. The very earliest we'd move is end of July, but could be more like end of Aug. We're pretty sure it's going to be Westchester/Oak Brook. I looked at a few places in Westchester today. Being East of 294 would obviously be good for me.

Where can I find details of the paved bike paths in Oak Brook? (Waiting for my maps book to arrive) and still finding my way around the online maps.

Alos, where can I find details on the "new trail being worked on that would be useful in getting from the Prairie Path south to Oakbrook"

Regards

Mark

MM2000 said:

You said where the beginning of the commute is, but where in Oakbrook does it end? I can't really help you with great ideas on getting to DuPage, but after that it's no problem. Oakbrook has a good, paved bike path that can be used to get to many areas, and there is a new trail being worked on that would be useful in getting from the Prairie Path south to Oakbrook. Ardmore borders the Villa Park Metra station on the west, but may not be the best route depending on where you're headed. 31st may be further south too, but now I'm guessing. While I can understand the idea of the comfort of a trike, the extra width will have to be concidered when planning the route(s). I would make a couple weekend trips in the next month to test out routes that look good.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Anderson on July 8, 2009 at 11:48am

Thanks a lot!

MM2000 said:

Search "OAKBROOK BIKE PATH", the Oakbrook path system has been around for years and is mostly paved with some limestone sections. Sorry about the lack of a link, but try www.obparks.org/pdf/bike_paths.pdf, it may not be the best map but it's worth a look. As for the Salt Creek Trail, it's a work in progress and Elmhurst is having problems with residents on certain streets not wanting the extra bike traffic. South of Madison on the east side of the creek there is a complete section of trail down into Oakbrook and then under 294 and down to Brookfield Zoo. You can use any number of side streets to get from the IPP to Madison. The official route could come at any time.

Mark Anderson said:

Thanks for the reply MM2000

We haven't actually chosen the office location yet. The very earliest we'd move is end of July, but could be more like end of Aug. We're pretty sure it's going to be Westchester/Oak Brook. I looked at a few places in Westchester today. Being East of 294 would obviously be good for me.

Where can I find details of the paved bike paths in Oak Brook? (Waiting for my maps book to arrive) and still finding my way around the online maps.

Alos, where can I find details on the "new trail being worked on that would be useful in getting from the Prairie Path south to Oakbrook"

Regards

Mark

MM2000 said:

You said where the beginning of the commute is, but where in Oakbrook does it end? I can't really help you with great ideas on getting to DuPage, but after that it's no problem. Oakbrook has a good, paved bike path that can be used to get to many areas, and there is a new trail being worked on that would be useful in getting from the Prairie Path south to Oakbrook. Ardmore borders the Villa Park Metra station on the west, but may not be the best route depending on where you're headed. 31st may be further south too, but now I'm guessing. While I can understand the idea of the comfort of a trike, the extra width will have to be concidered when planning the route(s). I would make a couple weekend trips in the next month to test out routes that look good.

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