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Detroit 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 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…
Read MoreCleveland: Bicycle Friendly Community Feedback and Action
In May of 2013 the League of American Bicyclists announced the designation of Cleveland as one of their newest Bicycle Friendly Communities, giving it a bronze designation. This past week the League provided feedback as to why Cleveland has earned the designation. They noted that “…Cleveland exhibits a sustained commitment to cycling. The reviewers felt…
Read MoreVolunteer with Bike Cleveland at Pedal to the Point
We are looking for 24 volunteers to represent Bike Cleveland Saturday, August 3rd at Pedal to the Point. Volunteers will staff a water stop for shifts from 8am-4pm in Berlin Heights. If you are able to volunteer fill out this form (check that you are volunteering for “Satruday Reset Stop #4) and send it back…
Read MoreRTA Driver Training
Lorain Avenue Streetscape
Bike Cleveland is engaged and advocating for a complete street as the City of Cleveland plans the Lorain Avenue Streetscape, a key corridor for cyclists headed east and west.
Read MoreComplete Streets
Complete streets serve the needs of all users, not just automobiles. In communities that adopt a Complete Streets policy, transportation planners & engineers design and operate their street networks to be safer and better for everyone who uses them. Drivers, transit users, pedestrians, & bicyclists have safe access to the entire right of way, regardless…
Read MoreDetroit bike lanes will happen this summer, but when?
On September 24, 2012, the City of Cleveland announced that bike lanes would be striped on Detroit Avenue from W. 25th to Lake Avenue—the longest stretch of bike lanes to be installed in Cleveland since the striping of the Euclid Corridor Bike Lanes. The timeline presented at the public meeting was that the bike lanes would…
Read MoreDetroit Bike Lane Update and Bridge Action
On September 24, 2012, the City of Cleveland announced that bike lanes would be striped on Detroit Avenue from W. 25th to Lake Avenue—the longest stretch of bike lanes to be installed in Cleveland since the striping of the Euclid Corridor Bike Lanes. The timeline presented at the public meeting was that the bike lanes would…
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