Directions to the Boulevard Lakefront Tour

The Boulevard Lakefront Tour supports better biking, walking and transit in Chicagoland. There are plenty of green and easy ways you can get to this year’s BLT.

The start, finish and festival area will be at Morgan and Taylor streets on the UIC campus in Chicago’s West Loop campus.

By Bike

There are plenty of good biking options to get to the BLT. Halsted, Racine, Taylor, Blue Island, Ogden and Roosevelt all are suitable for biking. You can look at the City of Chicago’s Bicycle Map here and find a route for you:

By CTA

Use CTA to get to Bike the Drive. CTA’s Bike & Ride Program allows you to take your bike on buses and trains. Plan your trip at www.goroo.com. Find out about instructions, system maps and schedules by visiting www.transitchicago.com or calling (888) YOUR-CTA.

CTA rail service

The BLT start/finish area is a half-mile south of the UIC-Halsted Blue Line stop. See Google maps for more detail.

CTA bus service

Each bus carries two bicycles, and these bus routes go near the start/finish:

• 8 Halsted

• 12 Roosevelt

• 18 18th Street

• 60 Blue Island/26th Street

• 62 Archer

• 126 Jackson

• 157 Streeterville/Taylor

Pace

Find the best Pace route for you online with the Pace Trip Planner or the Pace Route Finder. Or, call 836.7000 from any Chicagoland area code.

Car-Parking

Car-parking is available at the UIC Halsted Street Parking Structure at Halsted and Taylor streets. BLT participants pay $5/car. Please note that you must inform the pay station attendant that you are a BLT participant in order to receive the discount.

Be aware of parking garage heights if you stow your bike on the roof of your car. Overhead clearance is 6’7”.

Note: Do NOT park in Lot #5. You will be redirected to the above reserved lot or charged the maximum parking rate.