Northern Ohio’s bicycle groups are coming together to produce the first ever Cleveland Bicycle Week, May 12 – 16, 2008.

The idea is to promote cycling during National Bike Month by hosting fun and educational activities. Thursday May 15th attend a one-day conference for government officials, health and wellness agencies, the media and other interested parties. On Friday, Andy Clark of the League of American Bicyclists will present Cleveland with a Bicycle Friendly Community designation (at the Cleveland Planning Commission meeting, 9 am at Cleveland City Hall). Other events include:

• Week-long, Bike-to-Work rides with fun and educational activities
• Entertainment and social activities, including movies and bike art, for cyclists and the whole family
• Information sessions for planners and engineers
• Gathering information to identify priorities and a cycling agenda
• Highlighting and promoting interesting cycling and relates activities in Northeast Ohio (could include pedestrian and other green initiatives)
• Awarding and acknowledging progress in the region
• An address by Andy Clark, executive director of the League of American Bicyclists
• For the full schedule and information, visit clevelandbikeweek.org
• To volunteer, participate or to become a sponsor, email: Lois Moss of Walk+Roll Cleveland, Kevin Cronin of ClevelandBikes or Jim Sheehan of Ohio City Bicycle Co-op.
• National information about Bike Week from League of American Bicyclists.

Real estate developers, community development professionals, local government officials and artists will discuss strategies for turning Midwest cities "from rust belt to artist belt" at a day-long conference.

Speakers include Jeremy Nowak of The Reinvestment Fund and Ann Markusen from the Project on Regional and Industrial Economics as well as representatives from communities that have been successful in attracting artists as part of their revitalization strategy.

Additional program and registration information is available here.

Featuring Ambassador Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard, President of the Korean Economic Institute, Gabrielle Price, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State and a representative of the Korean Embassy

For reservations, call 216-781-3730 x 102 or email reservations@ccwa.org