Bike Lakewood
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We have a very small staff, so our power comes from members, volunteers, and cyclists just like you. Make a difference in your local community by giving us a bit of your time each year.
DID YOU KNOW?
3 Foot Passing Law
“The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle shall pass to the left at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. When a motor vehicle overtakes and passes a bicycle, three feet or greater is considered a safe passing distance.”
Bike Lakewood is a resident-led advocacy group for people who bike and walk in Lakewood. Bike Lakewood is a proud chapter of Bike Cleveland.
Bike Lakewood advocates to make our community a place where all people can safely and conveniently ride a bike or walk to a park, school, library, restaurant, grocery store or anywhere else. Lakewood has the potential to become one of the country’s most bicycle and pedestrian friendly communities, but more planning and investment are needed to make riding a bike and walking for recreation and transportation truly accessible to all. Bike Lakewood’s goal is for our community to have a safe and complete active transportation network that works for everyone.
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News & Events
Students in preschool through fifth grade across Lakewood are invited to walk or bike to school during Spring Hike & Bike Week! Organized by Bike Lakewood, the City of Lakewood, and Lakewood City Schools, this citywide biannual event is designed to build excitement around walking and biking to school—not just for one week, but as a regular part…
If you’ve spent any time on Lakewood’s streets lately, you’ve probably noticed things are changing. New bike lanes. Updated intersections. More people choosing to walk or bike for everyday trips. With those changes can come uncertainty—especially for new and soon-to-be drivers who are still learning how to navigate real-world situations behind the wheel. Questions like:…
Introducing Bike Lakewood’s Walk Audit Toolkit Making routes to school safer—starting with Winter Walk Walking to school offers kids so much more than just a way to get from point A to point B. It supports physical health, independence, connection to the neighborhood, and confidence navigating the world around them. For many students, walking is…
Bike Lakewood is proud to partner with Lakewood City Schools and the City of Lakewood through the Hike & Bike program to make it safer and easier for students to walk and bike to school. As part of this collaboration, Bike Lakewood has launched Safe Routes to School Intersection Audits — a community-led effort to collect on-the-ground data about how our intersections function…
As Lakewood’s advocacy group for people who walk and bike, we feel that biking and walking are political issues. When you choose to get around by foot or by bike, you are addressing critically important issues: personal health, air quality, oil dependence, economics, infrastructure, and safety. In the case of street safety, 1 in 5…
Join Bike Lakewood, Mayor George, and members of Lakewood City Council on a ride in our community! Riders of all ages and abilities are invited to come meet their local leaders and share their experiences with bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in our city. The “Bike with a Mayor” series aims to provide residents with…
Happy New Year, everyone! To kick off 2025 we’re getting our social rides on everyone’s calendars as early as possible. Dates are listed below, and if for some reason a ride is rained out, the tentative plan is to move the ride back one week. More details about each individual meeting location and route will…
Embrace the Joy of Walking and Biking with Lakewood’s Hike & Bike Campaign! Are you looking for fun and healthy ways to get your kids to school? The Hike & Bike campaign, developed by Bike Lakewood, the City of Lakewood, and Lakewood City Schools, is here to make walking and biking to school an exciting…
Rules for the Scavenger Hunt are listed below. Check back on 7/12 for the complete list of challenges. The scavenger hunt runs from Saturday July 13 through Saturday July 20th Anything on the list should be completed within the timeframe above. In order to enter for a chance to win a prize you must complete…
Riders of all ages and abilities are invited to join Lakewood City Council members, County leaders, and Bike Lakewood on a guided bike ride as part of the County’s “Bike with a Leader” series. The “Bike with a Leader” series aims to provide residents with the opportunity to engage in physical activity with their elected…