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Illinois bicyclists petition for bike roll-on on Metra trains

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 01/13/2005 - 6:28pm
Ed Barsotti, Executive Director of the League of Illinois Bicyclists sent this announcement:
Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn held a press conference kicking off a petition drive and
administrative request to allow bikes on Metra trains during off-peak hours. The administrative
petition was signed by Quinn, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's Randy Neufeld, Chicago Critical Mass'
Michael Burton, and myself. A Chicago Tribune story is below.

Cyclists are encouraged to sign the on-line petition at http://www.bikesonmetra.com
Metra is a light rail system serving 230 stations in the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry and Kane.

In Missouri, the St. Louis-area light rail system has one of the best bicycle roll-on policies in the U.S--roll-on the trains at all hours (space permitting, of course).

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