Gillengerten’s store also makes products for the CTA’s online gift shop. Some of my favorite items include vintage postcards showing a cutaway view of the subway ($4), a hoodie featuring historic Illinois rail routes ($48), a necktie embroidered with a map of the rapid-transit network ($45), and a t-shirt with a whimsical illustration of the #56 Milwaukee bus ($24). Best of all, most of these products are designed and printed in-house by founder Tim Gillengerten and his crew of creatives. Wicker Park’s Transit Tees sells clothing, wall art and knickknacks inspired by the El system, bikeway signage and other Chicago iconography. $27.95 at Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan,. Chock full of cool vintage photos and custom maps, the book illustrates why Chicago continues to be the nation’s transportation hub. It’s a history of Chicago’s many passenger terminals, including Union Station, Dearborn Station, Midway and O’Hare airports, plus many other less-famous and long-gone stations, depots and ship landings. My blogging partner Steven Vance recommends the new book “Terminal Town” by DePaul professor Joseph P.
In addition to bankrolling the group’s work, an Active Trans membership includes discounts at more than 100 bike shops and small businesses, a copy of the regional bike map, and a discount on an annual membership for Divvy bike-share. You can buy gift memberships online for as low as $35. The Recyclery, 7628 North Paulina, .Īnother organization that deserves your support is the Active Transportation Alliance, which advocates for better conditions for walking, biking and transit across the region. They also sell Recyclery t-shirts, featuring a beautiful intermeshed gears design ($25), and limited-edition posters by local artist Jay Ryan, with a fanciful image of the shop overrun by cats and bears ($25). Gift cards are available for bike upgrades at an open shop session ($30), a two-part tune-up class ($75), a six-week overhaul class ($180), or a used bike, helmet and lock ($300). You can help fund their good work by purchasing gifts from their online store. They also donate refurbished bikes to refugees, people experiencing homelessness, and low-income families. Up in Rogers Park, the Recyclery offers bike safety and mechanics instruction for kids, plus open shop sessions and maintenance classes for adults. Most of these Chicago-centric goods and services are homegrown, so you’ll be supporting local businesses and organizations, while minimizing the amount of gasoline burned in transporting schwag to stores. My holiday wish for 47th Ward CTA riders? The return of the full #11 Lincoln Avenue bus route.įor everyone else, here are some groovy gift ideas for transit, walking and bike enthusiasts. The Recyclery’s t-shirts feature a cool intermeshed chainring design.
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