Bike Walk Wilmette
Making Wilmette a better place to bike and walk
Recent Updates
- New Bike Improvements for WilmetteHere’s Your Chance to Find Out More about Proposed Bike Improvements in Wilmette The Village Welcomes Your Comments During the next two weeks, the Village of Wilmette will hold Open Houses regarding bike improvements to: 1) Glenview Road, Wilmette Ave,,Continue reading “New Bike Improvements for Wilmette”
- EBIKE & EV SHOWSaturday, September 20, 2025 9am-1pm Metra Parking Lot 1202 Central Avenue Wilmette Here’s your chance to see e-bikes up close. Learn from owners just how easy e-bikes are to use and ride. You may even be able to test out a few. IfContinue reading “EBIKE & EV SHOW”
- Bike Donation May 10 at GillsonSPRING CLEANING? Donate Your Old Bikes Gillson Parking Lot Saturday May 10th-rain or shine 9-11 am Bike Walk Wilmette will collect used adult and kids bikes to donate to Working Bikes. Adult bikes must be in reparable condition (missing tiresContinue reading “Bike Donation May 10 at Gillson”
- No Last Thursday Ride on 8/29Due to the proximity to the Labor Day holiday weekend and many people being out of town, we will not be holding the Community Bike Ride in Wilmette tonight (Thu Aug 29). We hope you enjoy the weekend, and we’llContinue reading “No Last Thursday Ride on 8/29”
- Here’s Your Chance to Tell Wilmette to Improve Biking and Walking in the VillageThe Village is asking for public opinion about: 1) improving biking and walking on Green Bay Road and 2) adding a trail connecting the North Shore Channel trail to Sheridan Road. These two areas are heavily travelled by pedestrians andContinue reading “Here’s Your Chance to Tell Wilmette to Improve Biking and Walking in the Village”
What We Do
We advocate for better walking and biking conditions in our community, as well as coordinate with the Active Transportation Alliance and other local active transportation groups to address regional and connectivity issues.
We partner with residents, the Village of Wilmette, the Wilmette Park District, schools and the business community to make Wilmette a safer, more accessible place to bike and walk for recreation, health, and transportation purposes.
Keep up with the latest on the Master Bike and Active Transportation Plan
Take the Bike Safety Quiz over at RideIllinois.org – and pass it along!
View the Village of Wilmette’s Walking and Biking in Wilmette page
Read public health guidelines for safe walking and biking during the COVID crisis
In the news…
First up: a sobering but important article about the lack of safety many bikers face and the sometimes fatal encounters that occur because of it.
Read “This Is Every Cyclist Who Was Killed by a Driver in 2020” from Outside Online here.
In numbers:
Why bike and walk?
65%
the percentage of nitrous oxide reduced per kilometer when a bike is used in place of a car
3-14
the number of months life expectancy increases when cycling becomes regular physical exercise
10
the number of bikes that can fit in the space that a single car would take up
271
the grams of CO2 released by the average car per kilometer, as compared to 21 grams per kilometer for a biker
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