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New trail funding, an HD camera protects riders, Safe Routes and Vision Zero for Cleveland cyclists
CLEVELAND – The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) announced more than $40 million in funding for projects that will improve air quality and give residents in its 5-county region more transportation choices. While the biggest award, $14 million, goes to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority for new compressed natural gas fueled buses, $11…
Read MoreCleveland earns mixed grades on ‘complete and green streets’ three full years into historic program
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jacob VanSickle scoffs at winter. A year-round cyclist, he dons cold weather gear nearly every day, snaps on his helmet and mounts the saddle of his Civia-Bryant to commute to work as director of Bike Cleveland, the city’s leading advocacy group for cyclists. His job puts him in an ideal position to evaluate…
Read More2015 Annual Meeting
The board and staff of Bike Cleveland invite you to spend the evening with Bike Cleveland at Sachsenheim Hall (7001 Denison Ave.) for our annual members meeting and social. Come learn firsthand what Bike Cleveland has accomplished in 2014 and what we have planned for 2015. After a brief meeting about the direction of the…
Read MoreWinter roars in like a polar bear: Year in Review January 2014
Jan 19: Cleveland will add 70 miles of dedicated lanes, trails and pavement markers for bicyclists by 2017, according to the advocacy group Bike Cleveland. Source: The Plain Dealer Link: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/12/winter_roars_in_like_an_icy_li.htm
Read MoreProtected bike lanes on Cleveland’s streets should be given serious consideration: editorial
A proposal to construct a 2.3-mile protected bikeway along Lorain Avenue in Ohio City could be the first step in truly transforming Cleveland into a bike-friendly town. Unlike the more traditional bike lanes, designated by a white line painted some five feet from a curb or shoulder, a protected lane includes an actual physical barrier…
Read MoreBike Cleveland Business Partners and Membership Perks Series
Episode 3: Ryan Sheldon and Beat Cycles Written By Bike Cleveland Member and Events & Programming Co-chair Benjamin Stewart Everyday Membership Perk: 10% off accessories Beat Cycles is one of Bike Cleveland’s newest business partners. Ryan Sheldon opened for business at 15608 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood in May of 2014 after personally pouring a great deal…
Read MoreHB397 – Help Pass Brandon’s Law to increase the penalty for hit-&-run crashes
Hit-and-run crashes are a serious problem in Ohio, especially for people on bikes and pedestrians, the two most vulnerable road user groups. One reason for the high percentage is that in Ohio the penalty for impaired driving and causing the injury or death of someone in a crash is greater than the penalty for hit-and-run…
Read MoreBike Cleveland Business Partners and Membership Perks Series
Episode 2: Michael Hudecek and Forest City Portage Written By Bike Cleveland Member and Events & Programming Co-chair Benjamin Stewart Membership Perk: 10% off custom orders Michael’s studio, located in the Screw Factory building behind Madison Park in Lakewood, is a modest workspace bordered with an extensive variety of threads, fabrics, and sewing machines that his projects have…
Read MoreIssue 35: Traffic Safety Camera Facts
Bike Cleveland urges Cleveland residents to vote “no” on Issue 35, the ballot initiative that would ban the use of traffic safety cameras in the City of Cleveland. While the City of Cleveland’s traffic safety camera program may not be perfect Bike Cleveland supports the use of traffic safety cameras as a tool to improve the…
Read MoreRed light cameras: What your vote means for Issue 35
CLEVELAND — Demonstrators are not slowing down when it comes to protesting Cleveland’s speed and red light cameras. Many drivers honked in support as they went through the intersection of East 40th Street and Prospect Avenue in Cleveland during rush hour Monday evening. They are protesting the city’s traffic cameras. In two weeks, Cleveland voters…
Read MoreSupport Safer Streets by voting NO on Issue 35
Bike Cleveland supports the use of traffic safety cameras across the City of Cleveland, and encourage supporters of safer streets to vote no on Issue 35 this November. Cyclists and pedestrians are vulnerable road users – road users who are most at risk for serious injury or death when involved in a motor-vehicle collision. We…
Read MoreNew bike-sharing program expands today to more Cleveland neighborhoods
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The bike-sharing program that zipped into Cleveland less than six weeks ago is already expanding past its initial launch site of Ohio City. Sponsors of the Zagster bike rental stations will announce three new locations today: — A downtown station on West 6th Street sponsored by Barley House Cleveland — A Tremont…
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