Bike Cleveland and On the Edge Films, will be bringing in national speaker Dan Austin for its first ever Bike Cleveland Social. The social will take place on Wednesday April, 11th at 6pm at Market Garden Brewery. Bikes, Brews, and Dan: a Bike Cleveland social will be held at Market Garden Brewery (1947 W. 25th…

Bike Cleveland and the City of Cleveland encourage cyclists to email or write the Ohio’s “Transportation Review Advisory Council” to express your support for the West Shoreway project. Here is a snap shot of the West Shoreway project- What is the West Shoreway project? The West Shoreway project (“Lakefront West”) will transform a 2½-mile freeway-style…

The Bike Cleveland Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacob VanSickle as the organization’s first Executive Director. For the past four years, Mr. VanSickle has served as the Active Living Coordinator for Slavic Village Development where he guided efforts to strengthen neighborhoods through programs promoting cycling and walking. He has also…

Thanks to funding from the George Gund Foundation, Bike Cleveland is seeking an inaugural Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible implementing the vision of the organization as defined by the Board of Directors and the Mission, Principles, and Goals of Bike Cleveland. This includes managing and implementing programs, policies and procedures, and services, providing…

Did you know that you can read the minutes from Bike Cleveland board meetings online? Minutes from the October and November board meetings are on the Board of Directors page of our website. Please note that there will always be a brief lag between when meetings take place and when minutes are posted. This is…

This post originally appeared on the Alliance for Biking and Walking’s blog. The very first issue of the Bike Cleveland News thanked the more than 125 participants who attended a two-day Strategic Planning Summit in September: “As a participant you did something mighty. You gave birth to an organization that will be a force for…

This story originally appeared in the Plain Dealer by reporter Thomas Ott. A group of cycling enthusiasts plans to open a banked oval bicycle track next year on the former site of St. Michael Hospital in Cleveland. The nonprofit Fast Track Cycling Inc. hopes the track eventually will grow into an $7.5 million complex that…

This past week, many cyclists sat in solidarity with the parents of Sylvia Bingham during the trial of Herschel Roberts, the truck driver who was ultimately found guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of Ms. Bingham. Over the past two years, we have come to know Francoise Blusseau and Stephen Bingham and have…

I want to start by thanking all 125+ participants who gave their time and energy at the Bike Cleveland Summit back in September. As a participant you did something mighty. You gave birth to an organization that will be a force for positive change for cycling in our region. If you were unable to attend…

Bicycle and pedestrian connections to Cleveland’s lakefront are in jeopardy. The City of Cleveland and the Ohio Department of Transportation are discussing ways to cut-costs on the West Shoreway project, and the multi-purpose trail along the lakefront is on the choppipng block. Bike Cleveland is encouraging you to attend a public meeting to hear about…

More good news for Cleveland cyclists: Bike Cleveland has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Gund Foundation. The grant, our first major award, will make it possible for Bike Cleveland to begin seeking a staff person who will be fully devoted to our mission to advocate for and support Cleveland’s cycling community. The existence…

Bike Cleveland will post meeting minutes following approval by the board. That means that, after a meeting is held, the secretary prepares the minutes, then presents them at the following board meeting. One of the first agenda items for each meeting is for the board to review the record of the previous meeting, offer feedback,…