Support 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 MoreBike-sharing program is making a quick expansion into three more Cleveland neighborhoods
Just five weeks after its rollout, a bike-sharing program in Cleveland is expanding to three more city neighborhoods. Zagster, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company that provides the bike-sharing service, announced that “due to high demand for its existing service as well as funding from new sponsors,” it is expanding bike-sharing to downtown, Tremont and University Circle.…
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…
Read Morewheels up: bike share plan aiming to make inroads throughout cleveland
If anyone wants proof that Cleveland needs a bicycle-share network, Platform Beer Co. co-owner Justin Carson has an anecdote for you. Carson, sponsor of a recently launched bike-sharing program that offers rental bikes at six self-serve locations in Ohio City, saw a man outside his Lorain Avenue brewery eyeing the lineup of bicycles locked to…
Read MoreAssaults, robberies of Cleveland cyclists a concern
CLEVELAND – Tuesday morning, a 24-year-old male was stabbed and robbed of his wallet, cellphone and bike on Huron Road in downtown Cleveland. Last Thursday afternoon, a man was robbed of his bike as he waited for a bus on Detroit Avenue. In August, an Ohio City man was robbed by a man with a…
Read MoreEastside Greenway is back for an encore public forum Tuesday at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights
After a series of public hearings in September, proponents of the Eastside Greenway in Cuyahoga County are bringing the project back for an encore public forumTuesday at Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights. The goal of the project, now in the early stages of planning, is to expand a bike and pedestrian network throughout the…
Read MoreCleveland Beats Pittsburgh: Brings Home the Rust Cup
Cleveland Beats Pittsburgh in the Rust Belt battle of the Bikes. Over 1,600 Cleveland area cyclists won the hard fought, five month long Rust Belt Battle of the Bikes. A local competition associated with the larger National Bike Challenge offered by the League of American Bicyclists. The competition is based on a points system that…
Read MoreNational Bike Challenge: Cleveland beats Pittsburgh as local cyclists bring home Rust Belt Cup
CLEVELAND – The tide may be turning between two heated rivalries as a team from Cleveland beat a team from Pittsburgh. Bike Cleveland bested Bike PGH of Pittsburgh in competition as part of the National Bike Challenge. The National Bike Challenge is a five-month effort to get people to cycle. Nationally, more than 47,000 riders…
Read MoreNEOCycle draws 20,000 to Edgewater Park, including 650 riders for the first Forest City Fundo, presented by Bike Cleveland
This past weekend in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the Cleveland Metroparks and many other partners we opened up a new chapter to showcase cycling in Cleveland. NEOCycle, presented by Ohio Savings Bank, featured races, rides and a festival to meet the needs of everyone while showcasing the growing bike culture in our…
Read MoreEastside Greenway study looking at ways to link communities
Residents in eastern Cuyahoga County may soon be able to rely a little less on their cars. The Eastside Greenway is seeking to connect several Cuyahoga communities through a unified trail network that would link neighborhoods to employment centers, transit, hospitals, governmental centers, hospital and existing green spaces, among other things. Euclid, Mayfield Heights, Mayfield…
Read MoreSave a Life Watch for Bikes Campaign
Bike Cleveland, in partnership with several local bike shops, has launched the “Save a Life. Watch for Bikes.” campaign. The campaign is a grassroots effort to raise the awareness of the growing number of people on bikes in our region, the campaign provides bright yellow yard signs for people to place in their yards reminding…
Read MoreBike Cleveland Business Partners and Membership Perks Series
Episode 1: Alex Nosse and Joy Machines Bike Shop Written By Bike Cleveland Member and Events & Programming Co-chair Benjamin Stewart Bike Cleveland Membership Perk: 5% off merchandise, 10% off service Located at 1836 West 25th Street in the heart of the popular Ohio City neighborhood, Joy Machines is a full service, community oriented bike shop…
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