Do you have bikes and/or bike helmets, in good shape, that your kids have long outgrown? Are they taking up space in your garage or basement? Problem Solved! Donate them to Fairfax Elementary School in Cleveland Heights and help kids who are just learning to ride and do not have a bicycle of their own. [...]
A few days ago, the Coventry Special Improvement District (SID) installed two new bike racks on Coventry. This project started when Ian Hoffman of the Heights Bicycle Coalition made a presentation to the Coventry SID on the benefits of having bike racks to encourage bicyclists to come to the business district. Ian also introduced the [...]
Help us count bike commuters! The Cleveland Heights Bike Coalition has the great opportunity to participate in a bike counts being conducted by NOACA (Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency) and the City of Cleveland Heights Planning Department. The bike count is important for all bikers in Cleveland and northeast Ohio since it will provide the [...]
We LOVE maps at the CHBC. Whether it’s to share cycling data, or to organize a bike ride, maps are some of our passions in life. Since this winter, we’ve been working on one map in particular: Bicycle Parking in Cleveland Heights. We’ve attempted to take photos, categorize, and map every bicycle parking rack in our city, [...]
With encouragement and help from the Cleveland Heights Bicycle Coalition, the Cleveland Heights University Heights School District and the cities of Cleveland Heights and University Heights are beginning to be involved with the Safe Routes to School program. This program provides funding for education, enforcement and infrastructure that will improve the safety of school children [...]
The cycling season may have been slow this winter, but the CHBC was busy at work. With the help of University Circle Inc., the CHBC applied for a $40,000 planning grant with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). This March, the grant was awarded, and we’ll be getting to work this summer on studying [...]
The Cleveland Heights Bicycle Coalition (CHBC) is delighted to announce today that Cleveland Heights and University Circle have been awarded two transportation planning grants totalling $115,000. Earlier this year, the CHBC, Cleveland Heights, University Circle Inc, and the City of Cleveland filed for two transportation planning grants to study how greater Cleveland can improve multi-modal [...]
Ohio Congressman Steven LaTourette (R) found himself in hot water last year when he questioned whether Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was on drugs, and quipped, “What job is going to be created by having a bike lane?” (Here’s your answer.) Things have changed. Thanks to the help of Lois Moss and other bicycle advocates, [...]
The Cleveland Heights Police Department will be launching a new bike-mounted police unit this summer. The two officers, once interviewed, will be sent to Delaware, OH for training, where they’ll learn advance maneuvers and enhanced weapons training. If it’s anything like what the police force experiences in Asheville, NC, the course looks demanding. Bike units [...]
It’s one thing to to talk about Complete streets, and another to actually do it. An impressive 11.6% of Columbus’ road resurfacing funds will go directly into the design of on-street bikeways and multi-modal pathways. That’s $3.5 million. While Cleveland rejected a proposed Complete Street ordinance this January, we’re glad to see that Columbus is [...]
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