Wilmette is a bike-friendly community with a bicycle advocacy group working to make Wilmette an even better place to bike. It is just over 5 square miles with quiet streets and bike trails. Many destinations can be comfortably and safely reached on a bicycle. You can help the environment and enjoy a healthy, fun activity at the same time.
- Run your errands on a bike.
- Try commuting to work by bicycle.
- Encourage your children to ride bikes to school, to camp, to friends’ houses and to sports practices and games. Set an example by riding a bike yourself.
- Check out the Village of Wilmette’s Biking in Wilmette web site bike page.
- Join Bike Walk Wilmette to make Wilmette a better place to walk and bike. Sign up at bikewalkwilmette.org.
- Register your bike with the Wilmette Police.
- Check out Wilmette’s bike map
- Visit a Wilmette bike shop.
BIKE SHOPS
Wilmette has two full-service bicycle shops right here in town offering top of the line bikes, affordable bikes, children’s bikes, exercise bikes and used bikes. They also stock bike accessories.
EXPLORE AREA BIKE TRAILS
SUPPORT CHICAGOLAND’S GROWING BIKE MOVEMENT
- Share a rental bike with Divvy Bikes in Chicago or Evanston.
- Join the Active Transportation Alliance.
