CHICAGO — City transportation and park officials will host a free workshop aimed at educating and energizing the next generation of cyclists.
Families with kids 13 and younger are invited to join the transportation department's Bicycling Ambassadors Safety Clinic at the Oriole Park basketball court, 5430 N. Olcott Ave., in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Saturday.
The event, which runs from 10 a.m -noon, won't be all about instruction. Organizers promise fun bike safety activities and games including an obstacle course, according to Oriole Park Advisory Council event chairwoman Kristine Schnoes.
Kids will also be given American flag-colored streamers and pinwheels to decorate their bikes in advance of the Independence Day Children's Bike Parade, which steps off from the park at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Schnoes said.
The council will also sell candy, bottled water and Gatorade at the event, she said. Organizers will sell $1 raffle tickets for the chance to win a gift basket full of bicycle accessories.
