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Sweet roam Chicago

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

fourstarbiketour

Like to bike? We do! I-GO supports multifaceted mobility, and we’re happy to help peddle the latest pedal-powered fundraiser bicycle ride organized by our pals at the Active Transportation Alliance.

Take a spin through Chicago’s neighborhoods for the Four-Star Bike Tour on Aug. 28. Choose from four fun and scenic routes (12-, 22-, 35- and 62-miles) that take you through lush parks, historical architecture and famed landmarks during Chicago’s longest-running annual ride. The 12-mile route participants can also sign up for ATA’s Safe City Cycling to get a bike check, rider leader and biking in traffic instruction. I-GO donates vehicles for the ride for use as SAG (support and gear) cars to pick up tired cyclists and bicycles in need of repair.

Registration includes an event T-shirt, access to rest/water stops and the post-ride festival with live entertainment, food and Goose Island beer. Don’t know about you, but we honk for Honker’s Ale.

I-GO members are entitled to a discount on the registration, too. Save $5 online with promo code IGO5 at www.fourstarbiketour.org.

Did you bike to work today?

Monday, June 13th, 2011

biketowork_cntigoYes, I-GO is in the car biz. But what many might not realize is that we consider car sharing part of a larger sustainable-transportation picture that depends just as much on public transit, your own two feet, and bicycling.

This week, our two-wheeling friends at the Active Transportation Alliance roll out their annual Bike Commuter Challenge. The basic idea is to encourage people to bike to work. ATA doesn’t have to convince us. We’d much rather bike to work than deal with gridlock on the roads or get squashed like sardines on a rush-hour Red Line train car. In fact, I-GO and the Center for Neighborhood Technology proudly compete in the nonprofit category for the Challenge every year, and we’ve even taken home the top prize seven years in a row! Is eight enough? We don’t think so! Our employees saddle up year-round, but this week, we go the extra mile.

ATA makes biking to work even more enticing with bike pit stops providing free air, chain lubes, and coffee. Check out their site for more details.

I-GO saddles up for Bike to Work Week

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

The rain hasn’t put a damper on I-GO & CNT’s Bike to Work Week efforts. We were champs in our small biz category last year in this citywide challenge promoted by our pals at the Active Transportation Alliance (formerly the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation). New this year: We’ve got a tandem “taxi bike” in our office atrium to shuttle employees who don’t have bikes of their own. Tomorrow, we’ll be at the culminating rally in Daley Plaza. Pedal on over and give us a honk.