Chicago now has these cool bike rental stations! I had heard about them on the news and was pleasantly surprised to run into a bank of them in Daley Plaza. How very European of us to have this great system for locals and tourists alike to rent bikes for a ride around town. I have yet to look into the cost but I’m definitely pretty excited about these new additions to the city!
Here’s all the info you’ll need:
Bike sharing has arrived in Chicago! Chicago B-cycle, operated by Bike and Roll Chicago, offers residents and visitors an entirely new, and green, way of exploring of the city. With B-cycle, Chicago joins Denver, Colorado; Montreal, Canada; and cities throughout Europe in offering bike-sharing to the public.
Chicago B-cycle is designed to make all your short excursions fun and healthy. Simply check out a B-cycle when you need one, and return it to any open station when you arrive at your destination. It’s quick, easy, affordable, and kind to the environment!
With both monthly and day pass options available, riders can easily check out a bike at one of six convenient ’B-stations’ located in and around downtown:
John Hancock Center, Michigan Ave. & Delaware Pl.
Daley Plaza, Dearborn St. & Washington St.
Buckingham Fountain, Columbus Dr. & Congress Pkwy.
Shedd Aquarium, Museum Campus
McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
541 Fairbanks Court at Grand Ave.
Bikes may be dropped off at any location above, or at Bike and Roll Chicago’s rental stations at Navy Pier, North Avenue Beach and Millennium Park. Visit www.chicagobcycle.com to download a map of B-stations and a FREE iPhone app (coming soon…) showing bike locations and availability.
Dates:
Jul 30, 2010 – Oct 31, 2010
Hours:
Daily, 5 am – 10 pm
Location:
Daley Plaza (and other locations)
Dearborn St. & Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Admission: Temporary Pass – purchase with credit card at any B-station and pay as you go.
$10 for the first hour, $5 for every additional half hour;
Maximum charge per day is $40;
Temporary Pass begins at time of checkout and expires once bike is returned
Monthly Memberships – First hour is FREE; $2.50 per additional 30 minutes; maximum charge per day is $40. Membership fees are as follows:
Remember when I mentioned back in Januaryhow much I wanted to do the detox class at Karyn’s? Well, guess, what?? I finally did it and it was amazing. There were definitely some difficult days but all in all it was well worth it. I learned a great deal about my body and how different foods affect me. I was absolutely amazed at the HUGE impact it made on people with arthritis, problems sleeping, and many other conditions. Prior to the detox I was vegan at home and as much as possible when I was out and about but now 100% vegan. Shortly after coming off the detox I had a very dairy loaded meal (well, according to my scale) at a friend’s and the next day noticed some changes in my body – things that I’ve had for years, didn’t have during the detox, but got back after eating dairy. Dairy is not necessary for our bodies and often causes problems for many people and as I found out, people most often don’t realize what big and little things it causes until they remove it from their diet and re-introduce it. During the detox I got used to bringing my own food with me to parties so now that I’m used to it, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal to continue taking vegan things with me. I didn’t want to be an inconvenience before, which is why I wasn’t 100% vegan. I guess it just took being open with everyone about my detox and the different diet I was on for me to realize that it’s not that big of a deal to tell people that I don’t eat certain things. I’m sure they’re not offended and I’m not inconveniencing them at all by bringing my own food – it’s not like I’m asking them to make a special meal for me
My goal is to do the detox at Karyn’s once a year. Check out the details for yourself at Karyn’s Raw.
I know I’ve mentioned it before, the dairy industry is a huge drain on the environment and it’s really not good for our bodies. If you don’t believe me and would prefer the opinion of a medical professional, check out this video…
thanks to Kind Boutique for tweeting this – bringing it to my attention!
I haven’t really mentioned it yet, but I recently did a detox where I ate vegan raw for a month. It was an amazing experience and I felt better than ever. I am not a huge believer in the raw diet, although I’m just not at the point where I could commit to that every day of my life. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 11 and an almost vegan for nearly the last 3 years. After coming off the detox I’m 99.9% vegan – there have been a couple of occasions where I had a bite of something with dairy. Anyway, it is insane how powerful a raw diet is…check out this trailer for a movie produced by John Salley (a vegan)…I’ve seen it before, but thanks to Vegetarian Star for pointing it out to me again so I could share it with all of you. I know it may sound weird and nasty to eat raw but you get used to it and begin to enjoy the food but most importantly how wonderful your body feels!
So now they’re saying there is BPA on receipts! AND that it is more toxic than the BPA in plastic bottles! YIKES! I always take my receipt – even when I don’t need it so that I can recycle the paper, but now I think I’ll have to consider my health over the environment and take receipts ONLY when ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!
I want one! I saw something similar a few years ago at one of those gadget stores but they don’t seem to carry them any more. This seriously cleans WITHOUT chemicals. I love that it doesn’t have a cord so it’s easy to carry around the house. This is a fantastic invention! We all need one! Imagine how many bottles of different chemical solutions we could avoid and how much more room we’d have under our sinks! Put this on your wedding registry, birthday list – whatever it takes!
