How can we get more people to bicycle in Chicago? What should the city's vision be for bicycling for the next ten years?

The Chicago Department of Transportation invites suggestions at a public meeting on the Bike 2010 Plan. This bicycling master plan will address all aspects of bicycling in Chicago, from connecting and improving the city's bikeways, to promoting and encouraging bicycling. Chicago Bike 2010 Plan

The Kickoff Public Meeting will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 23, at the Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 5th Floor.

Suggestions from cyclists and non-cyclists are welcome. This project will build on the success of the Bike 2000 Plan, prepared by Mayor Daley's Bicycle Advisory Council in 1992.

Questions that will be considered at the meeting include:

- How can Chicago's network of bike paths, lanes and routes be improved?

- What new ways can city agencies encourage bicycling?

- What's the role of law enforcement in encouraging people to share the road?

- How can we improve cycling for youth and other groups?

For more information, call Nick Jackson of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation at 312-427-3325.