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duke_of_hazard
05-28-09, 08:02 PM
I just got my Chicago bike map in the mail today. I am really impressed with how professionally made it is. Seems like a lot of people invested a lot of time to produce it. I'm just curious who pays for all that? Is this the responsibility of the DOT? how would one go about suggesting improvements to it? is there some bicycling committee?

jasonpraxis
05-29-09, 05:11 PM
I assumed that the Chicagoland Bike Federation - now the Active Transportation Alliance (http://www.activetrans.org/) - memberships paid for some of it. Give them a call, they're really friendly and helpful.
Randy Bosma
05-29-09, 07:24 PM
I just got my Chicago bike map in the mail today.
How/Where did you ask to have it sent to you? Any cost? I need one too....:speedy:

duke_of_hazard
05-29-09, 10:29 PM
How/Where did you ask to have it sent to you? Any cost? I need one too....:speedy:

it is free, here is a website to get it from:

http://www.chicagobikes.org/forms/bikemaprequest.php
Randy Bosma
05-30-09, 12:37 PM
Thanks mucho!
stevevance
06-06-09, 05:22 PM
The printing is paid for by a sponsor, currently AT&T. Chase pulled out of all bike-related sponsorship in 2009.

The map is produced by the City of Chicago's DOT with the help of Active Transportation Alliance. Memberships don't pay for it.

All of this information is found on the map itself.

Find area bike maps here: http://www.chicagobikes.org/bikemaps