FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 29, 2025
Contact: Clare McDermott
Active Transportation Alliance
(773) 391-7709 (c)
[email protected]
DuSable Lake Shore Drive opens to bikes on Sunday morning
16,000+ people on bikes to wrap up summer at Chicago’s favorite bike ride
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2025 — In its 24th year, Bike the Drive will kick off at 6:30 am on Sunday, August 31.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive will close to car traffic at 6:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., from Hollywood Avenue south to 59th Street. Drivers will be able to access the museum campus via 18th Street and can access Navy Pier via Illinois Street. Get all the important details at www.bikethedrive.org.
Hosted by the Active Transportation Alliance — a non-profit organization dedicated to improving conditions for bicycling, walking, and transit — the event will offer several hours of bike riding along the city’s crown jewel, Lake Michigan via DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Riders can register before the event online or in person at the event. The event includes a post-ride festival with music, a beer garden, and activities for adults and children at Butler Field in Grant Park from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to begin riding by 8 a.m. in order to enjoy as much of the event as possible. Register at bikethedrive.org.
The full route stretches 30 miles and participants are encouraged to ride as little or as much of the course as they would like.
Reporters and photographers interested in biking in the event should contact Clare McDermott at (773) 391-7709.
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About the Active Transportation Alliance
The Active Transportation Alliance is a non-profit, member-based advocacy organization that advocates for walking, bicycling and public transit to create healthy, sustainable and equitable communities. The organization works to build a movement around active transportation, encourage physical activity, increase safety and build a world-class transportation network. The Active Transportation Alliance has more than 20,0000 members and supporters in the Chicago region. For more information about the Active Transportation Alliance, visit www.activetrans.org or call 312.427.3325.