Posts by Jacob VanSickle
Join the Board or a Committee
As a membership-based advocacy organization, Bike Cleveland depends on the guidance of committed volunteers who will take leadership positions on our Board of Directors and Committees. As a Board Member or Committee Member, you will ensure that Bike Cleveland remains true to our mission of “creating a region that is sustainable, connected, healthy, and vibrant…
Read MoreRandom Acts of Brightness
Since 2012, Bike Cleveland and volunteers have been giving away hundreds of free bike lights annually through our Random Acts of Brightness program. On Tuesday, October 27th from 6pm-8:30pm Bike Cleveland will host a modified Random Acts of Brightness event through a pop-up event (with an opportunity for folks to ride around and distribute lights…
Read MoreRide for Sylvia – 2020
Join friends of Sylvia Bingham, who was tragically killed riding her bicycle to work on September 15th 2009, for a memorial bike ride to promote safe streets. Cyclists will gather at 9:30am on Sunday, September 13th at the corner of W. 11th and Fairfield (near Loop Coffee) in Tremont, near where Sylvia lived. The ride…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Support Complete Streets
The streets of Cleveland are an important part of the livability of our neighborhoods. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. Our streets should connect the places we need and want to visit, not serve as barriers because they are unsafe.…
Read MoreAction Alert: Willow Street Lift Bridge
While Lakeview Estates in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood has been home to generations of Clevelanders that have contributed immensely to our city, residents have been unfairly subjected to environmental injustices and decisions rooted in structural racism. Large freeways have been built, cutting off Lakeview to the rest of the neighborhood and decades of industrial truck…
Read MoreeNEO2050 – Inform future transportation investments
NOACA is updating their Long Range Transportation Plan, which will guide investment in transportation infrastructure for the next 30 years. The plan is called eNEO2050. The overall goal of the plan is to increase mobility and improve the quality of life within NOACA’s five county region (Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Geague, and Medina counties). Through the…
Read MorePUBLIC COMMENT: Access Ohio 2045 Transportation Plan
Ohio’s long-range transportation plan, called Access Ohio 2045, is available for public review and comment. You can download the draft plan and share your thoughts via survey here —> https://publicinput.com/AccessOhio2045. Access Ohio 2045 will guide Ohio’s transportation policies and investment strategies for the next 20 years, including investments in biking, walking and transit. Some of…
Read MoreRide to Provide w/ Bike Cleveland and the Hunger Network
The cycling community is an unbelievably caring group, which becomes apparent each year when we cycle and food-raise for local hunger centers as part of Cranksgiving. For example, last year we raised over $3,000 in food and personal hygiene items for Parma Hunger Center. Now – more than ever – our local hunger centers need…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: W. 65th Virtual Meeting
POSTED 2/12/2021: The City of Cleveland is hosting a virtual preconstruction meeting on Tuesday, Feb 16th from 5:30pm-7pm. You can access the meeting at West65thcle.com. The meeting flyer can be downloaded here. As a follow-up to the feedback received over the summer Bike Cleveland, Cleveland Metroparks, Council members, and Community Development Corp representatives met with…
Read MoreWebinar – Riding Well: Worksites, Wellness, and Bicycling
The current health, economic, and social crisis gives us all even more reasons to prevent disease and get mentally and physically healthy. The latest research on bicycle riding shows many mental and physical health benefits, and worksites are an excellent place to encourage cycling. Join David Pauer, for a fun and informative talk about why…
Read MoreCommunity Conversation: Moving Around During COVID-19
Join the Neighbor Up network, along with community partners, for a community conversation to listen and to share how you are moving around during COVID-19. Through this conversation we want to learn more about what people’s transportation experiences are right now in the middle of the pandemic, as well as think together about what a…
Read MoreCommunity Conversation: Moving Around During COVID-19
Join the Neighbor Up network, along with community partners, for a community conversation to listen and to share how you are moving around during COVID-10. Through this conversation we want to learn more about what people’s transportation experiences are right now in the middle of the pandemic, as well as think together about what a…
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