Cleveland Bicycle Week: May 11-18, 2008
Grab your bike helmet and plan to participate in Cleveland Bicycle Week or the University Park in Akron.
Between April 29 and May 16, everyone who signs up for free e-mail air quality advisories will also be entered in a drawing for a Mojave 2.0 18" mountain bike from Century Cycles in Rocky River. (No substitutions. No purchase necessary. If you do not wish to sign-up for advisories, you can still enter the drawing by e-mailing acoursen@mpo.noaca.org or sending a letter to NOACA Air Quality Programs, 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114. The winner must claim the prize within 48 hours of notification or another name will be drawn.)
Many fun activities are planned, including:
- Bike to work
- Bicycle Scavenger Hunt
- Bike to the movies
- A bicycle conference
NOACA, along with other organizations, is a Cleveland Bicycle Week sponsor. Click on the yellow bike sign for more information. You can sign up for free e-mail advisories, check today's current air quality conditions, or reduce fuel consumption and pollution by reading NOACA's Fuel-Saving Tips.
If you'd like to bike to work during Cleveland Bicycle Week (or any other time!) and would like to ride with someone, check out NOACA's Bike Buddies Program.
NOACA supports
bicycling to work, shopping and other destinations as an alternative to using a car. You can read a summary report of various planning activities undertaken in Fiscal Year 2007 to increase walking and bicycling as transportation modes in the region.
NOACA staff updated the Regional Bicycle Plan (PDF-4.3 KB), that outlines a vision for increasing the use of the bicycle for transportation and commute purposes. This plan (adopted by the Governing Board on March 14, 2008) is part of NOACA’s long range transportation plan, Connections 2030. The bicycle plan identifies goals and strategies to promote bicycling for transportation and the construction of more bikeways. It includes a draft priority bikeway system that shows where bikeway facilities should eventually be installed.
The Bicycle Plan established five goals for achieving increased bicycle use and includes several strategies to meet the goals: -
Conduct Walkable Communities Workshops in June 2008
- Reviewing transportation project proposals for NOACA's Transportation Improvement Program to determine if the projects accommodate bicyclists and if they don't, make recommendations for improvements
- Conducting a campaign to motivate municipalities to become Bicycle Friendly Communities
- Producing and distributing bicycle transportation maps for all five counties.
- Conduct bicycle workshops and training sessions for the region's public officials and planners related
to bicycle issues.
- Working with transit providers to determine how they can effectively integrate bicycling with transit.
- Continue to work with the Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC) that advises NOACA on bicycle transportation-related matters. Learn about how to become a BAC member
You can view additional Bicycle Planning Resources or visit the following Web sites:
Contact us if you would like more information about the bike plan!
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