Join us the second Tuesday of each month at Evanston Public Library, Community Room 107, to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan our Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Afterwards, we will bike or walk to a local business for an optional happy hour!

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

Ridge Avenue will be closed to ALL vehicular traffic between Howard and Church Streets. Bicycles are not allowed on Ridge Avenue at any other time, so come out and enjoy this non-competitive, City-sponsored special event!

Participants will enjoy live music, food trucks, and bike repairs at Ridgeville Park, 908 Seward St. Children under age 18 are required to wear bike helmets per City of Evanston ordinance.

Community members are invited to join for the official start of Bike the Ridge at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Howard Street.

We will not have a September monthly meeting. Members are encouraged to attend the Open House at ETHS in support of Church St Protected Bike Lanes which is at the time of our usual meeting.

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

Join us the second Tuesday of each month at Evanston Public Library, Community Room 107, to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan our Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Afterwards, we will bike or walk to a local business for an optional happy hour!

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

Join us the second Tuesday of each month at Evanston Public Library, Community Room 107, to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan our Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Afterwards, we will bike or walk to a local business for an optional happy hour!

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

Join us the second Tuesday of each month at Evanston Public Library, Community Room 107, to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan our Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Afterwards, we will bike or walk to a local business for an optional happy hour!

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

On Wed. May 21st at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will traverse and unite the globe as nothing before it. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.

In 2003, Chris Phelan organized the first Ride of Silence in Dallas after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and was killed. (Read the full history here...)

(Read Jeff Balch’s article about last year’s ride: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/05/16/ride-of-silence-honors-cyclists-killed-while-biking/)

The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph, wear helmets, follow the rules of the road and remain silent during the ride. There are no registration fees.  The ride, which is held during National Bike Month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways. The ride is also a chance to show respect for and honor the lives of those who have been killed or injured.

This ride departs from Wheel & Sprocket 1027 Davis St in Evanston, traverses both Evanston and Skokie, before returning back to where we started. Event in collaboration with Skokie Bike Network.

Join us the second Tuesday of each month at Evanston Public Library to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan our Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Afterwards, we will bike or walk to a local business for an optional happy hour!

Get ready to pedal into 2025 as part of Downtown Evanston's collaboration with the Evanston Transit Alliance and Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. From May through October, we're bringing you two fantastic series of monthly bike rides that promise fun, fitness, and a whole lot of community spirit! The adult rides will be led by Evanston Transit Alliance, and the family rides will be led by Chicago Family Biking/Evanston Kidical Mass. All of the rides will either start, end, or pass through some part of Downtown Evanston. All rides are free, but please register in advance here for any dates that you plan to ride so that we can get an approximate head-count. Helmets are required on all rides.
For questions, please email info@DowntownEvanston.org.

Downtown Evanston is easily accessible by bike, bus or train! If you're driving into Downtown Evanston with your bike for one of the adult rides, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.

We continue to meet in the winter- Join us the first Tuesday of each month to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan next year’s Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Meeting locations vary by month so please double check our website, where we’ll post the venue up to a week beforehand. Then walk, roll, or ride your way on down to support ETA and a local business!

New Location! Meeting at Evanston Main Library (First Floor Community Room #107) followed by Happy Hour at Ridgeville Tavern. Join us in the winter on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan next year’s Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Meeting locations vary by month so please double check our website, where we’ll post the venue up to a week beforehand. Then walk, roll, or ride your way on down to support ETA and a local business!

We continue to meet in the winter- Join us the first Tuesday of each month to discuss local advocacy efforts, plan next year’s Evanston Rides events, and socialize with fellow community members. Team up on important Complete Street, Bike Trail, or Public Transit improvement projects. Meeting locations vary by month so please double check our website, where we’ll post the venue up to a week beforehand. Then walk, roll, or ride your way on down to support ETA and a local business!

Ridge Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Howard and Church Streets. Bicycles are not allowed on Ridge Avenue at any other time, so come out and enjoy this non-competitive, City-sponsored special event!

Participants will enjoy live music, food trucks, and bike repairs at Ridgeville Park, 908 Seward St. Community members are invited to join for the official start of Bike the Ridge at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Howard Street.