Last Thursday Bike Ride on 7/28

The first ride in May brought us to the Kenilworth Beach Overlook Join a leisurely, slow-paced ride through town on Thursday, July 28th, 2022. Start and end at Village Hall. You’ll be taking a quiet route to Winnetka. Gather at 5:45 pm, ride begins at 6 pm. Approximate time: 40 minutes. All ages (kids, too), abilities, and bike-types welcome.Continue reading "Last Thursday Bike Ride on 7/28"

Second Summer Bike Ride on 6/30

The first ride in May brought us to the Kenilworth Beach Overlook Join a leisurely, slow-paced ride through town on Thursday, June 30th, 2022. Start and end at Village Hall. You’ll be taking a quiet route to NU lakefront and back. Gather at 5:45 pm, ride begins at 6 pm. Approximate time: 40 minutes. All ages (kids, too), abilities,Continue reading "Second Summer Bike Ride on 6/30"

Bike Donation: 80 collected!

the bicycles from Wilmette barely fitted in the van Thank you all for participating in Bike Walk Wilmette's Annual Bike Donation in collaboration with Working Bikes. On Saturday, May 7th, 2022 between 9 and 11 AM residents brought 80 bicycles to our stand at the Gillson Beach Parking Lot. Some real beauties were donated, includingContinue reading "Bike Donation: 80 collected!"

Wilmette Bike Ride on 5/26

Join a casual community bike ride through Wilmette on Thursday, May 26th, 2022. Meet in front of Village Hall at 5:45 p.m. and begin riding at 6 p.m. The ride will be leisurely and fun, not a race. The route will cover a flat five miles (30-40 minutes). The ride will be on the road; so it is appropriate for those comfortable ridingContinue reading "Wilmette Bike Ride on 5/26"

Give your Old Bikes A New Home!

Bike Donation Gillson Parking Lot Saturday, May 7th, 2022 (rain or shine) 9-11am Bike Walk Wilmette will collect used bikes to be donated to Working Bikes. Adult bikes must be in reparable condition, and kids bikes gently used. Working Bikes, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has distributed over 100,000 bikes in local and global communities since 1999.Continue reading "Give your Old Bikes A New Home!"

Greenleaf to get ‘sharrows’

EAST WILMETTE - Bicyclists between Sheridan Road and downtown Wilmette may want to consider recently resurfaced Greenleaf Avenue as their preferred route. The Village is working with consultants to add sharrows to Greenleaf, the first step in implementing Wilmette’s recently adopted Master Bike and Pedestrian Plan. A sharrow is a combination of the words ‘shared’ and ‘arrow’ and means “shared-lane marking.” Sharrows are placed in the travelContinue reading "Greenleaf to get ‘sharrows’"

Village might get more sidewalks

WILMETTE - Thanks to advocacy by Bike Walk Wilmette it will be much easier to create new sidewalks in the Village. In the past one-third of residents living adjacent to a proposed new sidewalk could stop its construction. Over the summer the Village amended the policy by creating so-called ‘Priority Sidewalks’ that can’t be vetoedContinue reading "Village might get more sidewalks"

More focus on Active Transportation

WILMETTE - The Village of Wilmette Transportation Commission is taking charge of Active Transportation. In the past, it was unclear who within Village government was responsible to begin discussion about bicycling, walking and related new forms of mobility. Over the past several years, and noticeably during the pandemic, active transportation has grown enormously in importance across the countryContinue reading "More focus on Active Transportation"

Village President and Trustee candidates speak to active transportation issues

This year, for the first time, Bike Walk Wilmette invited the two candidates for Village President and the five candidates for the Board of Trustees to meet with us and discuss their views and priorities regarding active transportation issues and implementation of the Wilmette Master Bike & Active Transportation Plan, which was recently approved byContinue reading "Village President and Trustee candidates speak to active transportation issues"