PUBLIC MEETING: E. 152nd Street Rehabilitation Project
Planning and engineering studies and preliminary construction plans for the E. 152 street rehabilitation project have been completed. The purpose of the meeting is to present the funded project features, and to receive public input. When: Wednesday, January 4th @ 6pm Where: Five Points Community Center (812 East 152nd St.) (Click image to download the…
Read More2016 Accomplishments – 2017 Plans
Greater Cleveland became safer for people on bikes in 2016. New on-street bike facilities, the roll out of the 250 unit UHBike bike share system and adoption of a city-wide safe routes to school travel plan are just some of our accomplishments this year. You can read more about the most recent successes below. The…
Read MoreUPDATE: City writes letter to ODOT requesting design changes to W.25th/Detroit – THANKS!
We learned today that the Mayor’s Office has, in fact, formally alerted ODOT about the original designs proposed for the intersections at and near West 25th/Detroit and requested a variety of design revisions. The city is now awaiting ODOT’s response. In our original blog post, we incorrectly stated that the city “is currently not planning” to…
Read MorePetition Completed: Call for a Safer, People-Scaled Intersection at W. 25th and Detroit
UPDATE 12/15/2016: City of Cleveland Writes Letter to ODOT requesting design changes to W.25th/Detroit Intersection 12/8/2016: As part of the West Shoreway project, the Ohio Department of Transportation is planning to redesign the intersection of W. 25th and Detroit, one of Cleveland’s most-biked intersections. It’s already a dangerous intersection for bicyclists and pedestrians, despite being…
Read MoreHB154 – Contact your state senator
As written on our website on October 3rd we have been waiting for the Ohio Senate Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee to vote to move HB154, the statewide 3ft passing bill, to the full senate floor for a vote. This has happened thanks to your calls and emails. Today, December 7th, at 1:30pm the full…
Read MoreMidway – Protected Bike Lane Plan – Public Meetings
Bike Cleveland and others have been working on The Midway for years now, and after a long push, Cleveland is on the verge of accepting protected bike lanes as a viable and desirable way to promote biking and protect people. If you’re not sure what protected bike lanes are, or why they’re good, check this…
Read MoreBrecksville Magazine Is Talking About Bike Brecksville
Laura Straub of Brecksville Magazine recently interviewed Bike Brecksville. Article is on page 31. Read Article Here
Read MoreUPDATED – TAKE ACTION: HB154 is waiting on the Senate
UPDATE: October 3rd: Thanks to your calls and emails to your Ohio State Senate representatives HB 154, the statewide 3ft passing law, has been referred to the Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee. This is the first step in bringing it to the full senate floor for a vote. But our work is not done until this bill…
Read More2016 MCPc Fundo Pictures
Thanks to everyone who came out for the MCPc Fundo.
Read MoreLetter to CBS Radio and 92.3 The Fan re: The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima
September 23rd, 2016 Mr. Andy Roth Program Director 92.3 The Fan Dear Mr. Roth: My name is Jacob VanSickle and I serve as Executive Director of Bike Cleveland, the bicycle advocacy organization in Cleveland, Ohio. In partnership with public and private partners, Bike Cleveland works to build livable communities by promoting all forms of…
Read MoreCLE 2 SEA – Shelli Snyder – In Our Thoughts
Thank You Rob and Uche!
Like all organizations do, we are experiencing some changes, and it is with some sadness that we say goodbye to two of our staff, Uche Adigwe and Rob Thompson. Their departures are close together, but otherwise unrelated (don’t worry, Jacob’s a great boss). Uche has taken his talents to Cincinnati for personal reasons, while Rob…
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