Updated 4/23/2021 6:50 PM
The first bike-sharing program in Lake County debuted Friday in Grayslake with a message from organizers that transcended the benefits of exercise and environmental sustainability.
Four taxing bodies working together it warms my heart and is going to warm the community s heart, said Mary Clees a Grayslake resident who raised the possibility of a countywide bike-sharing system nearly four years ago. I think there s a lot of opportunity to work together. It means a lot to people, she said during the introduction of Grayslake Bikeshare, which has the working moniker We Ride Grayslake.
The idea surfaced in discussions between Clees and David Husemoller, CLC s sustainability manager. He and representatives from the other agencies were on hand Friday for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to mark the availability of 21 bikes in five locations throughout Grayslake.