Bike Morton

The Bike Morton initiative is dedicated to making Morton an even more bike-friendly community.

Objectives:

  • Identifying commonly used routes and potential routes that have concerns for riders

  • Developing a resource map with listed bike repair stations, bike rack locations, and other bike-friendly amenities and facilities

  • Support a healthy and thriving community by encouraging Morton to bike

Bike Rack Locations:

Memorial Plaza, 308 S. Main St.
Church Square, E. Jefferson &  N. Third Ave.
Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing St.
Morton Pool, 450 E. Idlewood St.

Park District Pavilion W. Jackson (between Detroit & Bond)
Westwood Park, 2123 Veterans Rd. Grundy Elementary, 1100 S. Fourth Ave.
Jefferson Elementary,220 E. Jefferson St.

Lettie Brown Elementary, 2550 N. Morton Ave.
Lincoln Elementary, 100 S. Nebraska Ave.
Morton Junior HS, 225 E. Jackson St.
Morton HS, 350 N. Illinois Ave.

PeopleForBikes’ Bicycle Network analysis ratings (link below). This is a scoring system based on how well the local bike infrastructure connects origins and destinations.

Morton PeopleForBike’s Network – link (https://bna.peopleforbikes.org/#/places/ebfef8e5-c779-4500-91a3-133ff4eb668a/)

Other

National Bike Month 
Bike Bingo from The League of American Bicyclists