Main
Transportation Staging Point
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Goose
Island Beer Co.
1800 W. Fulton St.
Chicago, IL 60612
(800) 466-7363
1.0 miles from the parking garage
0.8 miles from the supported hotel via CTA L trains
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Here to download the in town cue sheets and map for
the main transportation staging point.
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Here for all routes for the main transportation
staging point overlaid on satellite imagery.
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Here for more information about our transportation
staging points.
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Here for our mechanical support services policies
and procedures.
The main transportation staging point is too far from the Chicago hotel
and parking garage to quickly, easily, or safely transport
both your bicycle and baggage there yourself. As a result, we will pick
up and/or drop off your bicycle directly at these locations. Click
Here for more information.
Parking
On street parking at the main transportation
staging point is extremely limited. You will only be allowed to
park there while you are directly loading your bike and baggage
and you will not be able to park there for any extended amount of time.
Pre-Event Bicycle Drop-Off
Our friends at Goose Island Beer Company will be letting you drop off
your bike there before RAGBRAI
for free! Click
Here for more information.
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Supported
Hotel
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Crowne
Plaza Chicago West Loop
25 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 829-5000
Check in time is at 3:00 pm.
Check out time is at noon.
0.8 miles from the transportation staging point via
CTA L trains
2.4
miles from the parking garage
More information coming soon!
The Chicago hotel
is too far from the main transportation staging point to quickly,
easily, or safely transport both your bicycle and baggage there yourself.
As a result, we will pick up and/or
drop off your bicycle directly at the hotel. Click
Here for more information.
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Here to
download the in town cue sheets and map for the Chicago hotel.
(coming soon!)
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Here for all supported facilities, services, and
in town cycling routes for the Chicago hotel overlaid on satellite
imagery. (coming soon!)
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Here for more information about our supported
hotels.
Rates and Reservations
You will need to contact
the hotel on your own
for best the room rates
and to make and
pay for your
individual reservations. We strongly recommend
making your reservation as soon as possible
to avoid any availability issues from other
participants or anyone else, secure the lowest
rate, and assure yourself a room!
Arriving and Departing
Because the Chicago hotel is too far from
the main transportation staging point to quickly,
easily,
or safely transport
both your bike and baggage between them yourself
we will have an
additional transportation staging point directly
at the hotel. You
must pre-register
to use our Chicago hotel transportation staging point
otherwise you must use the main transportation
staging point.
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Here for more information about the Chicago Hotel Transportation
Staging Point before the start of RAGBRAI.
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Here for more information about the Chicago Hotel Transportation
Staging Point after the end of RAGBRAI.
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Parking Garage
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Block
Y Garage
LAZ Parking
1301 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 577-7985 (general information)
Hours: 5:00 am - 2:00 am
1.0 miles from the main transportation staging point
2.4 miles from the supported hotel
The parking garage is too far from
the main transportation staging point to quickly, easily, or safely
transport both your bicycle
and
baggage
there yourself. As a result, we will pick up and/or drop off your bicycle
directly at the parking garage. Click
Here for more information.
The CTA #20 Madison bus
route travels directly
in front of the parking
garage.
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Here for more information about the CTA #20 Madison
bus route and schedule.
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more information about CTA local bus service.
Please be aware that there are no bathrooms at or near the Chicago
parking garage.
You should clearly display our parking sign on your dashboard so the
garage staff knows your vehicle is associated with Bicycle Illinois.
If you need to get your car from the parking garage after the end of
the event we will watch your baggage at the ending location while you
do so.
Online Reservations
If you are planning on parking your car in Chicago long term you
should Click
Here to purchase your parking reservation online before
you arrive. You will be able to enter your specific dates and times
and pay online. After you pay you will receive a barcode which you will
scan as a one-time entry and one time exit pass at the facility kiosks.
Please note that the rates posted online may vary from the rates posted
directly at the parking garage.
We strongly recommend purchasing your parking reservation
online before you arrive to ensure space will be available for your
vehicle and to avoid the hassle, uncertainty, and amount of time it
takes to pay for your parking directly at the parking garage.
Posted Rates
The posted daily cost for parking in Chicago is $21.00 per weekday
and $11.00 per weekend day. Weekend rates are in effect beginning at
4:00 pm Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. This is about $15.00
per day less expensive than any other lot in the downtown area. Reservations
are not necessary.
The kiosk will automatically calculate the total amount owed and charge
you after you leave based on the ticket you received when you entered.
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Here for more information about arriving in a car
and parking.
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CTA L Train
Stations
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Here for more information about CTA L trains.
| Train Line |
Arrival/Departure Location
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Main Transportation
Staging Point
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Supported
Hotel
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| Green |
Ashland
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Adams & Wabash
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| Pink |
Ashland
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Adams & Wabash
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| Orange |
Transfer to or from the Pink
Line at Washington & Wells
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Adams & Wabash
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| Brown |
Transfer to or from the Pink
Line at Washington & Wells
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Adams & Wabash
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| Purple |
Transfer to or from the Green
Line or Pink Line at
Clark & Lake
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Adams & Wabash
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| Blue |
Illinois Medical District
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Jackson
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| Red |
Transfer to or from the Green
Line or Pink Line at
State & Lake
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Harrison
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Ashland
Station
1601 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60612
0.4 miles from the main transportation staging point
The Ashland Station serves Green and Pink line
trains.
This station serves the main transportation staging point. |
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Illinois
Medical District Station
430 S. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
0.9 miles from the main transportation staging point
The UIC/Halsted Station serves Blue line
trains.
This station serves
the main transportation staging point. |
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Adams & Wabash
Station
201 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
0.4 miles from the supported hotel
The Adams & Wabash Station serves Green, Orange, Brown, Purple,
and Pink line trains.
This station serves the supported hotel and Metra Van Buren station.
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Clinton
Station (Green/Pink lines)
540 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60661
0.5 miles from the Amtrak and Metra
Union train station
0.3 miles from the Metra Ogilvie train station
The Clinton Station serves Green and Pink line
trains.
This station serves the Amtrak and Metra
Union station and the Metra Ogilvie station. |
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LaSalle & Van
Buren Station
121 W. Van Buren St.
Chicago, IL 60605
0.2 miles from the Metra LaSalle train station
The Harrison Station serves Orange, Brown,
and Purple line trains.
This station serves the Metra LaSalle train station. |
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Jackson
Station
328 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
0.5 miles from the supported hotel
The Jackson Station serves Blue line
trains.
This station serves the supported hotel.
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Harrison
Station
608 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
0.2 miles from the supported hotel
The Harrison Station serves Red line
trains.
This station serves the supported hotel.
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Metra
Train Stations
It will be significantly faster and easier to travel to the main transportation
staging
point from all Metra train
stations (except the Metra Western station) with your bike and/or baggage using
a CTA L train
or taxicab instead
of walking yourself. Our directions
to the main transportation
staging point from Metra train stations are via the closest CTA L train
stations.
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Here for the earliest arrival and latest departure times
for all Metra train lines in downtown Chicago.
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Here for more information about Metra Trains.
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Western
Station
420 N. Artesian Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
1.0 miles from the main transportation staging point
This Metra train station serves the main transportation staging
point.
You will need to walk or take a taxicab from this Metra train
station to the main transportation staging point since no convenient
CTA L train is available between them. |
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Union
Station
210 S. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 322-4269
1.2 miles from the
supported hotel
This Metra train station serves the supported hotel.
It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from this Metra
train station to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L
train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your bike and/or
baggage. |
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Ogilvie
Transportation Center
500 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 496-4777
1.5 miles from the
supported hotel
This Metra train station serves the supported hotel.
It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from this Metra
train station to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L
train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your bike and/or
baggage. |
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Van
Buren Station
132 E. Van Buren St.
Chicago, IL 60605
0.1 miles from the supported hotel
This Metra train station serves the supported hotel.
It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from this Metra
train station to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L
train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your bike and/or
baggage. |
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LaSalle
Station
414 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 322-6509
0.6 miles from the
supported hotel
This Metra train station serves the supported hotel.
It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from
this Metra train station to the main transportation staging point using
a CTA L train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your
bike and/or baggage. |
Local
Bus Service
Chicago Transit
Authority
(888) YOUR-CTA (968-7282)
Every bus is equipped with a bicycle rack that holds two fully assembled bicycles. Bicycles are allowed at all times.
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Here for more information about how to bring your bike
on the bus.
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Here for more information about local public
transportation.
Taxicabs
Taxicabs regularly pass by all supported facilities and service locations
in Chicago and specific contact information is not necessary.
Amtrak Train
Station
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Union
Station
225 S. Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) USA-RAIL (872-7245)
Hours: 5:30 am to midnight
1.2 miles from the
supported hotel
The Amtrak train station serves the supported hotel.
It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from the Amtrak
train station to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L
train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your bike and/or
baggage.
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Here for more information about Amtrak train service.
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Here for more information about long distance public
transportation carriers.
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Greyhound
Bus Station
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Greyhound
Bus Station
630 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(800) 231-2222 fare and schedule information
(312) 408-5821
Hours: Open 24 hours
1.0 miles from the supported
hotel
The Greyhound
bus station serves the supported hotel. It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from the Greyhound
bus station to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L
train or taxicab instead of walking the entire way with your bike and/or
baggage.
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Here for more information about Greyhound bus service.
- Click
Here for more information about long distance public transportation carriers.
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MegaBus Stop
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MegaBus
518 W. Polk St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(877) 462-6342
1.1 miles from the
supported hotel
The MegaBus stop serves the supported hotel. It will be significantly easier and faster to travel from the MegaBus stop
to the main transportation staging point using a CTA L train or taxicab
instead
of walking the entire way with your bike and/or baggage.
- Click
Here for more information about MegaBus bus service.
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Here for more information about long distance public transportation carriers
All MegaBus reservations
must be made online. Tickets are not sold at
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Grocery Store
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Target
1154 S. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 212-6300
Hours: 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
0.9 miles from the supported hotel
This grocery store serves the supported hotel.
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Hospital
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Rush
University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Pkwy.
Chicago, IL 60612
(888) 352-RUSH (7874)
2.5 miles from the supported hotel
This hospital serves the supported hotel.
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Here for our medical support services policies
and procedures
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