Join us for a relaxing and informative bike tour of Goose Island on Aug. 23^rd from 10 a.m. to noon. To purchase tickets, please go here.

We’ll meet at Passion House Coffee (1200 N North Branch St) on Goose Island and talk about the history of Goose Island as well as the current business community.

Then we’ll take N North Branch Street south to Halsted Street and see Prairie Material’s concrete yard, which is the largest in Illinois.

During this portion of the ride, we’ll discuss and be able to see the following projects:

• The replacement of the Chicago Avenue Bridge and Halsted Viaduct project
• Bally’s Casino’s permanent site at Halsted and Chicago.
• Onni Group’s Halsted Pointe project.

The ride will then head north on Clyborn, and we’ll see the Cortland Street Bridge, the oldest in the city. We will also talk about the two bridges on Division Street and the Chicago Department of Transportation's plans to replace them.

Our final stops will give riders a chance to check out dynamic live music venues in our service area, The Hideout, The Salt Shed, and Elston Electric.

The ride is the fifth one that we have done to showcase our service area and the businesses that are dynamic neighborhood destinations.

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales supports North Branch Works’ mission to strengthen neighborhood businesses.

We hope to see you at Passion House Coffee on Aug. 23^rd. Free parking is available on Goose Island on the street or in the surface lots near MxD (1415 N Cherry Ave).

With questions about the bike tour, please contact Mitchell Trachtenberg at 773-929-5552 x 2236 or mitchell@northbranchworks.org