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GoodForUs.Org is launching a campaign to learn what issues at an individual level prevent folks from biking more. As bike lanes improve, we want to add practical help on equipment and know-how. Our goal is to hear from 100 people by Labor Day.  The answers you help us collect will inform how we help each […]

How about a picnic at the lake, a trip to Costco, or a car-free camping trip? The Ravenswood Bike Lending Library \”picnic trailer\” is available for you to borrow for free. Here’s how it works: There is no cost, but we do ask you to complete the entry form for OktoberTest, which takes about 2-3 minutes.

Would you like to move something bulky, like groceries, mulch, building materials, or a cooler and barbecue without depending on a large, polluting machine that gets stuck in traffic? Well, you’re in luck, because the Ravenswood Bike Lending Library has a cargo trailer for you to borrow.  Here’s how it works: There is no cost.

Great reads for understanding the connection between our biology and our mobility. These three books will give you a deeper appreciation for how humans have evolved to thrive. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative The Joy of

GoodForUs.Org hopes to catalyze community-level  “Garages” for mutual support for more activating and less driving.  Here’s a vision of what a local Garage might look like a couple of years into the future . . . It\’s 2026 and we are in Chicago\’s Ravenswood neighborhood.  There are 526 households that are part of a group

I don’t know anyone who is excited about 2024; even among friends outside the US. There is a sense of dread about the way politics, economics, climate, war and disease are playing out. All beyond our control. The options seem to be retreat to diversions or make heroic efforts to keep the worst from happening.