– The Blue Island Bicycle Club is hosting a free winter cycling presentation from 7:15 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Memorial Park field house, 12850 Highland Ave., Blue Island. Chicago’s Mr. Bike will describe how to dress warm, handle your bike in snow and ice and winter maintenance. All ages are welcome. Sponsored by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation. Call Jane Healy at 708-388-8662 or visit www.biketraffic.org.
– The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s hosts a “Bicycle Commuting Brown Bag Roundtable” Oct. 26 at the federation headquarters, 9 W. Hubbard St., Suite 402. Participants are asked to bring their lunch to the event from noon to 1 p.m. Bicycle commuters will share tips on topics such as route selection, clothing choices, riding in the fall and winter, how to carry things to and from work and looking good upon arriving at work. Call Randy Warren at 312- 427-3325, ext. 221, or visit www.biketraffic.org.
– The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation will hold a free public forum to solicit input on locations for on-street bikeways on Chicago’s South Side from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St. Streets with bike lanes on the South Side include South Chicago Avenue, Marquette Boulevard and Damen Avenue. Visit www.chicagomajortaylor.org or call Call Keith Holt at 312-427-3325, ext. 244.
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