Blue Island Bicycle Club

Please click on the "read more" link at the bottom of each news or event entry. I update each of the events afterward with pictures, results, and ride reports!

We are a family-friendly, community-oriented cycling group who loves to enjoy a good ride. Be sure to check out our website, brochure and our listing of helpful bicycle links.

For more information about the Blue Island Bicycle Club, contact Jane Healy at bikeinfo at bibc dot us.

The kids "Friday Night Bike Crew" is an expansion of the BIBC. Every Friday night at 4 pm, about 15-25 children show up for an organized bike ride. [editors note: we've had up to 25 people for some rides in 2009!] Routes include going to local parks, Memorial Park pool, Stony Creek, the Major Taylor Trail, the Lakefront Bike Path and other exciting locales.

Contact Jane Healy for more info.

Check our "downloads" section for a flyers of our meeting dates and information, as well as our ride schedules (both present and past). Look to the left of this paragraph, under the Main Menu header. Below you will see "downloads" link.

There was no formal 2009 schedule this year due to regular club members extended travels. Please check the website for regular ride info (Mon and Fri night rides). To get the old 2008 schedule, simply click on the link in the second paragraph above (look for underlined "schedule" word, scroll your mouse over it, and click).

Thank you for your interest in the BIBC. We hope to see you soon on one of our rides!

Blue Island highlighted in the magazine OnEarth!
	Here's the link: http://www.onearth.org/article/redrawing-the-american-city Be sure to check it out. The first part of the article is about Prairie Crossing, but then there is a big part on Blue Island. The article speaks to the importance of better, more sustainable urban design.
	Posted by janeh on December 7, 2009

Festival of Lights 2009
	Festival of Lights Parade Test run video of this year's float for the BIBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itR6mT2MiGw
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Join us on Dec. 5th!
	Festival of Lights Parade
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The Friday Night Bike Crew
	Come one, come all! We are looking for Lights, Helmets and Safety Vests! Well, and your kid, too... The kids' Friday Night Bike Crew has grown and grown this year. We are now routinely getting 20 people on our weekly rides and have over 35 people who've participated in the past four months. WOW! This is a great thing. Our kids are getting exercise, learning how to get around by their own power, learning how to navigate, investigating new neighborhoods and environments, getting back to nature, and are having a lot of fun while doing it. This is great stuff. But we have a problem....
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The Annual Fourth of July Parade
	It's here! Meet at HART PARK for the parade kick off. We might be moved by the powers-that-be, but since I'm running the Best Decorated Bicycle Contest and that is held at Hart Park, that's where we are meeting! Parade starts at 11:30. Meet at Hart Park at 11 am. Ride the parade with a smile! :-D Contact info: Jane Healy cell phone is 308-8662
	Posted by janeh on July 4, 2009