Public Meetings, Advocacy Update, and Baseball!
Veteran’s Memorial (Detroit-Superior) Bridge Public Meeting Riding east across the Detroit-Superior Bridge is not always an easy proposition. The bike lanes on Detroit Ave end at West 25th Street and the speed limit jumps from 25mph to 35mph. Worse, because the bridge is a large structure with wide lanes and clear sight lines, people tend…
Read MoreMonday Meetup Happy Hour
Come and have a beer with us for happy hour at Platform Beer Co. (4125 Lorain Ave, Cleveland) on May 2nd between 5:30 and 6:30. Bike Cleveland staff will be there hanging out along with some of our board to answer questions and chat about all things Bike CLE related. Good chance to meet some like minded…
Read MoreDetroit-Superior Bridge Improvement Plan Meeting
April 5, 2016 Anyone who rides a bike in Cleveland probably knows how treacherous crossing the Veterans Memorial (Detroit-Superior) bridge can be. The southern, east-bound lane is of particular concern because there is no bike lane or segregated option like on the northern side of the bridge. Cars often misjudge how wide they are, or…
Read MoreMake Bike Cleveland Part of Your Spring Checklist
A mild winter means an early spring! With riding season upon us, at Bike Cleveland we are gearing up for some of our busiest months of the year. Partnering with the City of Cleveland and NOACA, work on a formal feasibility study for The Midway is already underway. Our 2016 Law Enforcement Training is coming…
Read MoreBrecksville Chapter Exploratory Meeting
In the wake of our rally in Brecksville recently, there has been some interest in forming a Brecksville chapter of Bike Cleveland. A meeting is scheduled in May to discuss what that would look like and what kinds of projects the group might work on. If you live in (or close to) the 44141 zip…
Read MoreLakeshore Boulevard Traffic Calming
Last fall we attended two public meetings to discuss the plans for Lakeshore Boulevard that would address the speeding problem along the corridor. Having Lakeshore remain a high speed (regardless of how it is posted) 4-lane road effectively cuts off residents from reaching the lake via active transportation like biking and walking. City Traffic Engineering…
Read MoreBrecksville Awareness Rally Recap
POSTED MARCH 12, 2016 Last Saturday (March 12th, 2016) we had the privilege of hosting over 200 local cyclists in Brecksville for a public awareness rally revolving around cyclist’s right to the road and to address our safety concerns. The event was in response to the recent acquittal of Timothy Wolf who killed two people…
Read MoreBike To The Ballpark
**UPDATE** Due to the cavs game, the location for Valet Bike Parking has moved to the E. 9th Street Square located near the Right Field Gate on E. 9th Street (it is directly across from the Cemetery). Please bring your bike to this location before entering the gates. The boys of summer aren’t too far…
Read MoreBrecksville Bike Awareness Rally
Bike Cleveland calls on the cycling community and the region at large to turn out for an awareness rally focused on the rights and mistreatment of people on bikes. The rally will take place this Saturday, March 12th, at 11a.m. at Brecksville Town Square (NW corner of Route 82 and Route 21 in Brecksville, OH).…
Read MoreTimothy Wolf Killed Two People – Found Not Guilty
It has been a sobering experience sitting in on the trial over Timothy Wolf, the driver charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, and one count of wanton disregard of public safety over the deaths of Matthew Billings and Jim Lambert in Brecksville last September. Today, the Jury returned a not guilty verdict on the…
Read MoreFebruary E-News
Brecksville Crash Trial Underway The trial of Timothy Wolf, the driver who made an illegal left turn into the path of five oncoming cyclists, is currently underway. Wolf, 42, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of willful or wanton disregard of public safety over the crash on September 17th last…
Read MoreHampton Hills Mountain Bike Trail Under Threat
An article published by the Akron Beacon Journal on Tuesday highlighted an alarming opinion held by Summit Metro Parks Commissioner Jane Bond that the long awaited Hampton Hills mountain bike trail currently under construction (slated to be 7 miles long) be halted at 3 miles while the Metro Parks see if people will ride it. To…
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