Bike CLE
Bike Month Event Rundown!
May is National Bike Month, and it is celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. Get out on your bike this May and check out the listings below to find…
Read More2016 Ride of Silence
Join cyclists across Greater Cleveland for the most important ride of the year. On Wednesday May 18th at 6:30pm Cleveland cyclists will join others across the globe in a silent slow-paced ride in honor of those who have been injured or killed while riding a bicycle on our public roadways. Like in past years Cleveland’s Ride…
Read MoreThe Week’s Public Meeting Roundup
In case you missed it, there were two important public meetings held this past week (4/25) for two projects that will create far better connections along two of Cleveland’s primary bike routes; Veteran’s Memorial (Detroit-Superior) Bridge, and Lakeshore Boulevard. Veterans Memorial (Detroit Superior Bridge) Update Tuesday night was the first of two scheduled meetings…
Read MorePut us over the top! Leverage the match!
Things have been ramping up here at Bike Cleveland with the arrival of prime riding season, and we’re well on our way to reaching our goal of $3,500, and fully leveraging the dollar for dollar match our board is offering you! Double your donation by giving to our Spring fundraising campaign! We just finished…
Read MoreLakeshore Boulevard Public Meeting
The City of Cleveland wants to calm traffic and improve Lakeshore Blvd for residents. Lakeshore Boulevard is currently configured for traffic volumes that simply do not exist. This excess capacity promotes speeding at the cost of safety, neighborhood connectivity, pedestrian utility, retail performance, and multimodal usage. The City of Cleveland has proposed a “road diet” that…
Read MoreShare Your Draft – a Bike Cleveland Fundraiser
You Are Invited To Join Us For Bike Cleveland’s 3rd Annual Share Your Draft! When: Friday, June 10thTime: 5pm-9pm Where: Dunham Tavern Museum (6709 Euclid Ave) Price: $50 ($40 tax deductible) Mix and mingle with some of Cleveland’s most civically engaged professionals, local funders, non-profit leadership, and advocates at our third annual “Share Your Draft Fundraiser.” The evening will feature…
Read More3-Foot Bill Update, Slow Roll, Help Some Kids, Get Involved!
3-Foot Passing Bill Update Hopefully you’ve seen our action alert regarding passage of a state-wide 3-foot passing bill recently. Many people certainly did as Speaker Rosenburger’s Policy Director, Shawn Kasych has been receiving many calls and emails; thank you! We spoke with him yesterday on the phone and have a bit of an update. His…
Read MoreAction Alert: Statewide 3-Foot Passing Close to Passage
***UPDATE*** – 4/25/16, 4:44pm We just got off the phone with Shawn Kasych where we discussed the bill and what we need to do to get it passed. He communicated to us that he was conducting some educational outreach to a handful of representatives who still had concerns, but a followup phone call to Rep.…
Read MorePublic Meetings, Advocacy Update, and Baseball!
Veteran’s Memorial (Detroit-Superior) Bridge Public Meeting Riding east across the Detroit-Superior Bridge is not always an easy proposition. The bike lanes on Detroit Ave end at West 25th Street and the speed limit jumps from 25mph to 35mph. Worse, because the bridge is a large structure with wide lanes and clear sight lines, people tend…
Read MoreMonday Meetup Happy Hour
Come and have a beer with us for happy hour at Platform Beer Co. (4125 Lorain Ave, Cleveland) on May 2nd between 5:30 and 6:30. Bike Cleveland staff will be there hanging out along with some of our board to answer questions and chat about all things Bike CLE related. Good chance to meet some like minded…
Read MoreDetroit-Superior Bridge Improvement Plan Meeting
April 5, 2016 Anyone who rides a bike in Cleveland probably knows how treacherous crossing the Veterans Memorial (Detroit-Superior) bridge can be. The southern, east-bound lane is of particular concern because there is no bike lane or segregated option like on the northern side of the bridge. Cars often misjudge how wide they are, or…
Read MoreMake Bike Cleveland Part of Your Spring Checklist
A mild winter means an early spring! With riding season upon us, at Bike Cleveland we are gearing up for some of our busiest months of the year. Partnering with the City of Cleveland and NOACA, work on a formal feasibility study for The Midway is already underway. Our 2016 Law Enforcement Training is coming…
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