On Aug 17, 4:55 am, mitchelr <mitch...@onid.orst.edu> wrote: > Terry and Rocky and the rest of Chicago's Rivfolk: > > Glad to hear there is Riv interest in that great city of yours. My > partner and I will be dawdling up from Saint Louis early next month, I > on my trusty Atlantis and she on her Trek. Coming from Joliet we are > not sure of the best strategy for getting to downtown and Union > Station - suggestions appreciated.
Rich, I've lead a few club rides from the city out to the far SW burbs and back. While it's not the most bike friendly place, it is certainly doable by bike. Someone has already prepared a cue sheet for you to ride from Joliet (well actually from the MIssissippi River) to Chicago. The League of Illinois Bicyclists has a Route 66 Tour later this month. See: http://www.bikelib.org/route66/2009ride You'll find the south-to-north cue sheet here: http://www.bikelib.org/route66/northbound.pdf This route takes you right past Union Station. There route is not as direct as I would ride, but probably more friendly. Personally, I would just stay on Ogden Ave. once I'm in the city all the way to Jackson Blvd. But I'm a bit of a hard-core bike in the city, don't really mind traffic, kind of guy. If you are going to be in Chicago over a weekend, check out the Chicago Cycling Club schedule and come join us for a ride. http://chicagocyclingclub.org Sunday September 13th is the Boulevard Lakefront Tour, a 15, 27, 35 or 62 mile tour of the city. It benefits our local bike advocacy group, ActiveTrans. If you are in town, it is definitely worth checking out. I'll be driving SAG for the 27 & 62 mile routes. http://www.boulevardtour.org Happy riding and enjoy your trip to Chicago! - Rob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
