Thanks to a Twitter post from Bike Cleveland member Krissie Wells, and the initiative of Councilman Joe Cimperman, Bike Cleveland had the opportunity to meet with a few staff leaders at RTA this past week to talk about ways RTA and the biking community can work together. During our meeting we learned of some awesome…

Cleveland’s first annual Cranksgiving takes place tomorrow, Saturday, November 17. We thought we’d share some news and notes to help you prepare. 1. Bring a bag or pannier! You’ll need one to haul groceries. 2. Registration begins at 11am. Enjoy free coffee, courtesy of Phoenix Coffee. We’ll do some quick announcements around 11:45 and distribute…

You can join in a Holiday Bike-A-Thon to generate power to light the lights at Public Square for the holiday tree ceremony at Public Square! The tree lighting is scheduled for Saturday November 24th. Beginning in the morning, cyclists will work with the engineers at GE to turn pedal power to battery power to run…

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dix & Eaton for choosing Bike Cleveland as one of their finalists for their 60th anniversary 60 For 60 celebration, along with four other excellent organizations: Medwish International, Seeds of Literacy, Adoption Network Cleveland, and Reflect Who I Am. Our competition was steep; particularly MedWish International,…

Have you taken our 2012 Bike Cleveland survey yet? Don’t wait, do it now! As we look towards the next year your opinions and experiences of biking in Greater Cleveland will be essential in shaping the important work of Bike Cleveland. The survey only takes about 15 minutes to complete. As part of our ongoing…

Are you bike-curious? How about a bike share? Participants in the 2011 Bike Cleveland Summit identified bike sharing as a priority to make Cleveland more bicycle-friendly. Bike sharing, a program that provides network of public bikes that can be rented, has been successful in getting more people on bikes across the country, in cities as…

Bike Cleveland encourages you to BIKE THE VOTE with us on Tuesday, October 9.Regardless of your political views, join us for early voting alongside other Cleveland-area cyclists. We will meet at the Free Stamp at Willard Park at 6pm and ride together as a group to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 6:30pm. The…

The Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial board agrees that the city could do more to make cycling in the city less stressful and more safe. The welcome zeitgeist of cycling that continues to pedal its way into the Cleveland consciousness brings to mind a variation of that transcendent line in “Animal Farm”: “Four legs good, two…

The Cleveland Metroparks is building a route finder app for the Greater Cleveland area to help users identify and use trails and bikeable roads in the region both for transportation and recreation. Cleveland Metroparks is interested in getting GPS traces and other representations of favored commute routes and recreational rides in order to “feed” the…

On Thursday, Setpember 13th during the Mike Trivisonno show on WTAM 1100, radio personality, and show namesake, Mike Trivisonno broadcast some anti-bicycle sentiments that were inappropriate and intolerable. In response Bike Cleveland drafted a letter to Clear Channel, the owners of the station, asking for a public apology and dedicated billboard space and air time…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIKE CLEVELAND! One year ago this September, 125 bicycle advocates, business leaders, and community residents gathered at Windows on the River in the Flats of Cleveland with one mission: to develop a strategy for making our region more bike-friendly. At that gathering, known as the Bike Cleveland Summit (which was facilitated by the…

We need help counting bikes for NOACA’s biannual bike count. Volunteers are needed on: Tuesday September 25th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm AND Wednesday September 26th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm -and- Thursday September 27th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm AND Saturday September 29th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Show the demand for more…