Themes

Bikeway Network

• Add new bike lanes
• Establish new trails, improve existing trails, and improve access to trails.
• Use innovative bikeway designs
• Build bikeways to priority destinations (schools, train stations, parks)
• Help current and potential bicyclists choose safe, convenient routes.
• Maintain and repair the bikeways

Bicycle-friendly Streets

• Accommodate bicycling in construction projects
• Make all streets safe for bicycling

Bike Parking

• Expand the bike parking program's breadth of services
• Install bike parking with new development and construction.
• Provide bike parking at large events and sports facilities.
• Build bike parking at multi-unit residences

Transit

• Improve access to CTA stations and trains
• Improve bike access to Metra stations and trains
• Buses should have functional bike racks
• Provide bike parking at train stations.
• Promote mixing bike trips with using buses and trains

Education

• Educate people on sharing the road
• Deliver bicycle education programs and campaigns to target audiences.
• Use media partnerships to deliver bicycle information
• Train city staff and consultants to implement the Bike 2015 Plan.
• Disseminate education materials
• Reduce bike theft
• Evaluate plan effectiveness

Marketing and Health Promotion

• Promote the health benefits of bicycling.
• Run events and programs to encourage people to bike
• Market bicycling as an alternative to automobile trips
• Market the benefits of bicycling to specific destinations.
• Promote Chicago as a destination for bicycle tourism

Law Enforcement and Crash Analysis

• Monitor police's efforts on bicycle safety
• Train police officers on bicycling issues.
• Focus police enforcement on most dangerous behaviors
• Change local laws
• Improve the reporting and analysis of bicycle crashes.

Bicycle Messengers

• Increase the use of bicycle messengers
• Make a safer working environment for bike messengers
• Promote the use of bicycle messengers.