Portland author and cycling advocate Elly Blue, traveling vegan Chef Joshua Ploeg, and author documentarian Joe Biel will be bringing their annual Dinner and Bikes Tour, a multimedia roadshow of food and bicycle activism, to the northeast, with a stop in Cleveland this May. In addition to the regularly scheduled Dinner and Bikes event, Elly…

In February 2013, with the assistance of the Cleveland Bike Share Taskforce and national planning firm Toole Design, The City of Cleveland launched a 6 month study to determine the possibilities of launching a bike sharing program in Cleveland. Now we want to hear from you. Visit www.bikesharecleveland.com to learn more about the project and…

The City of Cleveland Complete and Green Streets Task Force is working to change the way we think about, design, and construct Cleveland’s streets. Through stakeholder engagement we have classified streets into 10 different types. Each street type has its own priorities for pedestrians, vehicles, transit, cyclists and green infrastructure. Now it is time for…

The City of Cleveland is developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to develop goals and priorities for reducing air pollution in the city to make Cleveland a “green city on a blue lake.” The plan addresses a broad range of tactics for reducing pollution (alternative energy, land use, energy efficiency and green buildings, waste, etc.)…

Last June the City of Cleveland passed a law requiring motorists to give bicycle 3-feet of space when passing on the road. With this law in effect Bike Cleveland is currently working with Dix & Eaton (thanks to their 60 for 60 Campaign) to craft a public awareness campaign to educate motorists on the new…

Are you passionate about cycling? Are you competitive or enjoy watching people be competitive? We need your input. Bike Cleveland is helping the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission determine the plausibility of creating a multi-disciplined, all skills welcomed, cycling-themed event, centered in and around the city of Cleveland’s fantastic resources including Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park,…

On Tuesday, February 12th the final public meeting was held to present the recommendations for the W. 65th Street TLCI project (which encompasses from the Lakefront south to Denison Ave. The plan calls for a multipurpose trail from Detroit Avenue the entire corridor south to Denison Avenue, creating a safe place for people who do…

WE NEED YOU TO VOTE FOR MOBILE ENCOUNTERS! A finalist in the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s Creative Culture competition, Mobile Encounters will bring concepts of vibrant cities to life for three weeks on Payne and Lorain Avenues through bold demonstrations of complete streets. The creative minds at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and the bike…

Looking back on 2012 we can not help noticing how far we have come as a community. In our first year together we have built a powerful movement that is creating safer streets and more livable communities. Here is a snapshot of our success by the numbers in 2012: 247 individuals added their voice to…

A coalition from the City of Cleveland, Bike Cleveland, three Cleveland west side neighborhood community development corporations – Ohio City, Inc, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization and Cudell Improvement – and Neighborhood Progress, Inc. will be traveling to Columbus on Thursday, December 15 for a 10:00 a.m.Ohio Department of Transportation (1980 W. Broad Street, Columbus…

ACTION NEEDED: Do you live, travel through, work-in, or own a business in Lakewood? Then we need your voice! Bike Cleveland has supported our member Ben Van Lear in developing a campaign to get bike lanes on Madison Avenue in Lakewood. We are at a critical point where we need your support by signing this…

On September 26th Lakewood Police ticketed Dominic “Vinnie” Latessa for riding a four wheeled bicycle (known as a Rhoades Car) in the street with his autistic son, stating that it is an “unsafe toy.” In a Plain Dealer article the Lakewood Police chief said that he “questioned how a Rhoades Car would fit into traffic…