Posts by Jacob VanSickle
Ward 13 – Kevin Kelley Responses
Bike Cleveland Cleveland City Council Candidate Questionnaire Candidate Name: Kevin Kelley Council Ward 13 Candidate Q. What roles do you think city council can play in making cities safe, accessible and friendly for biking? A. Cleveland City Council is responsible for serving the citizens through legislation, wise stewardship of tax dollars and budgets and the oversight…
Read MoreLakewood and Cleveland Heights get BFC Award
The League of American Bicyclists officially announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities and we are excited to announce that two Greater Cleveland communities were recognized. Cleveland Heights and Lakewood both were recognized with a bronze level designation. The designation recognizes the work each city has done to be friendlier to people on bikes. Projects that…
Read MoreThe results are in: Rust Belt Battle of the Bikes
On October 1st The National Bike Challenge came to a close. For Cleveland this marked the end of a five months battle. A battle that was fueled by a deep desire to win, a passion for being better than our rival and a love for riding bikes. The battle was the Rust Belt Battle of…
Read MoreGreat Cleveland Bike Pull – REGISTER NOW
In the Great Cleveland Bike Pull teams of cyclists (consisting of 2,4 or 6 people) will compete against the clock and each other by pulling a motor vehicle along a measured course. The fastest time wins. You’ve heard of tractor pulls, or maybe seen them on TV? It’s a little like that. Except that you…
Read MoreKidical Mass @ Herman Park
Join the Near West families Network, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op and Bike Cleveland for Kidical Mass– a fun, safe easy going and law abiding bike ride for families, kids and friends. The ride will meet at Herman Park (W. 58th and Herman) in Detroit Shoreway at 10am on Saturday, September 14th. It will begin with…
Read MoreLaugh Strong: Tour de Comedy visits Cleveland
Join Bike Cleveland as we welcome Laugh Strong: Tour de Comedy as they bike their way through Cleveland to amuse us with a night of comedy to help raise money to support the advocacy work of Bike Cleveland. Laugh Strong will be performing in Cleveland at ReddStone (1261 W. 76th St., Cleveland, OH) on Friday, September 13th…
Read MoreDetroit Avenue – Guerrilla Bike Lane Response
Bike Cleveland was made aware of the actions taken this past weekend via social media to paint “guerrilla bike lanes” on Detroit Avenue. While Bike Cleveland does not endorse “guerrilla striping” we certainly understand the frustration in the community that it shouldn’t take a year to install 1.7 miles of bike lanes on Detroit Avenue. Bike…
Read MoreBike Cleveland is hiring a volunteer and outreach coordinator
Organization Summary The mission of Bike Cleveland, founded in 2011, is to build livable communities by promoting all forms of cycling and advocating for the rights and equality of the cycling community. Bike Cleveland aligns its advocacy with social equity and community improvement and strives to embrace the power of a strong engaged membership to…
Read MoreBike Count Volunteers Needed
Bike Cleveland and NOACA need your help counting people on bikes September 10th-14th. The data you help collect will be used to improve biking conditions in our community. In addition to knowing that you are helping make riding a bike an enjoyable experience for people of all abilities volunteers will receive a gift card to…
Read MoreVolunteer at the Wild Ride at the Zoo
We are looking for a few volunteers to help us table at the Wild Ride at the Zoo on Friday August 16th from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Volunteers will be ambassadors to Bike Cleveland talking about our work, memberships and we may even have a blender bike to make some smoothies. We will provide you all the information…
Read MoreOntario Street – Position Statement and Presentation
Recently Cuyahoga County repaved Ontario Street and the City of Cleveland requested that Ontario Street be striped with a series of bike treatments ranging from Sharrows from Eagle Ave to Public Square, bus bike lanes through Public Square, and bike lanes north of Public Square to Lakeside. While this treatment honors the Complete Streets law…
Read MoreBike Box Competition
Together with LandStudio and Charter One, we are launching a competition to determine a location for the fifth and final Bike Box to be placed in Cuyahoga County. The Bike Box is a repurposed, locally-sourced, shipping container that provides a safe public parking space for cyclists in heavily trafficked areas. Check out all the competition…
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