Chicago has a national reputation as one of the best large cities in the United States for bicycling. Mayor Daley has achieved this goal by investing in bicycling infrastructure and promoting education, awareness and advocacy.
Chicago currently has more than 110 miles of on-street bike lanes, more than 30 miles of marked shared lanes, many miles of off-street paths (including the 18.5-mile Lakefront Trail), more than 12,000 bike racks, and sheltered, high-capacity, bike parking areas at many CTA rail stations.
Chicago Biking Resources:
Bike Chicago Calendar, Bike Chicago is a summer-long series of bicycling-related events. The Bike To Work Day Rally in June anchors the season. Anyone can submit their bike-related event for inclusion on the Bike Chicago calendar.
City of Chicago Department of Transportation Bicycle Program Website, Welcome to ChicagoBike.org. Our job is to implement the strategies in the Bike 2015 Plan, to make cycling an integral part of daily life in Chicago.
Available videos on ChicagoBike.org
Bike on the Street, Not on the Sidewalk – Safe Cycling in Chicago Part of the Safe Cycling In Chicago series created by the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Program…
Use a Headlamp When You Bike at Night – Safe Cycling In Chicago Part of the Safe Cycling In Chicago video series created by the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Program…
Share the Road – Buses and Bicycle The Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Transit Authority partnered to create this training video for bus operators and bicyclists on how to safely share the road…
CDOT and Chicago Police – Traffic Enforcement for Bicyclist Safety A training video for Chicago Police Officers created in partnership between the Chicago Police Department & The Chicago Department of Transportation…
Share the Road – Buses and Bicycles (CC) The Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Transit Authority partnered to create this training video for bus operators and bicyclists on how to safely share the road…
CTA – Bikes on Buses The video shows how to load a bicycle on the bike racks in front of CTA buses…
Chicagoland and Illinois Bike Maps
Interactive Mapping Tools
CitySpokes Rate and save your favorite routes for your personal use.
RTA’s GoRoo Bicycling directions added May 2010.
Google Maps Bicycling directions added March 2010.
Printable Maps in PDF format.
Many maps are PDF files, while others are links to a bigger list of maps or a map store. You have several software choices for viewing PDF files: Windows, Mac, others.
