Bike CLE

Last Friday, President Obama signed the first long term transportation bill in 10 years, the five-year, $305 billion “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” or “FAST Act”. Despite being under attack for years, for all intents and purposes, the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) responsible for funding much of our bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure remains largely intact; although it will…

We have made a lot of progress in just over three years as an organization, but there is still so much to do! We’ve helped pass laws that protect people on bikes, equipped hundreds of people with lights, and provided training for law enforcement officers from throughout the region. But people on bikes continue to…

The holidays are great, but for many, they are a tough time of year; especially for those who don’t have enough food on the table. So last Saturday, we were proud to host our 4th annual “Cranksgiving”, a food drive on two-wheels. We were lucky to have 70 cyclists show up to the Deaconess-Krafft Center…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jacob VanSickle Bike Cleveland jacob@bikecleveland.org (216) 245-3101 BICYCLE FOOD DRIVE RAISES FOOD TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY PARTICIPANTS HAUL FOOD BY BIKE, DONATE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES November 19, Cleveland: Cranksgiving – a “food raiser” bike ride supported by the local cycling community – is back this weekend to help ensure…

**Update – 11/16/15** Following our response to comments made in the run up to the November 3rd election, Councilman Kazy agreed to meet us and some local area riders for a bike tour of Ward 16. The hope was to demonstrate to the Councilman the need for dedicated infrastructure, and illustrate the reality people on…

Random Acts of Brightness With the days getting shorter, we thought last week was a good time to hold another one of our “Random Acts of Brightness” light distribution events. If you’re unfamiliar, each year we use grant dollars to purchase hundreds of lights, then put a call out for volunteers and assemble teams of…

Progress towards Cleveland’s first truly protected bike lane was made last Friday when a packed room of supporters saw the conceptual plan for the Lorain Ave Protected Bike Lane unanimously approved by the Cleveland Planning Commission. The plan will see a two-way, protected bicycle facility run from West 20th Street roughly four miles to West…

**Update – 10/9/15** Authorities are urging the driver of the white van who hit cyclist Sean Staeger to turn themselves in. Witness Brandon Jackson said “He didn’t have to be that close, there was no reason to be that close.” Jackson described the suspect’s vehicle as a white cargo van with a ladder rack on top. Staeger…