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Start: 12:00 am
End: 11:59 pm
HOW MANY DAYS CAN YOU AVOID COMMUTING ALONE, DURING THE WEEKS OF July 20th – August 2nd? Carpool - Find a partner, even for just 1 day a week, using our free service at www.OhioRideshare.org. Bike To Work and To Do Errands - View or print a FREE county bike route map at www.noaca.org/bikemaps.html Ride the Bus - Visit www.noaca.org/cc2008.html for all the regional transit links Walk - No additional equipment needed! Telecommute (Work from Home) - First time? This is a good week to try it! Compressed Work-Week - Work four 10-hour days and take a day off! Please share your commute story at www.noaca.org/cc2008.html and we will calculate the emissions you saved as a region! Commuter Challenge 2008 is brought to you by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s Air Quality Programs, Rideshare Program, and Bicycle Planning. NOACA is a regional transportation and environmental planning agency. For more info call (216) 241-2414 ext. 252 or 373. Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Merrick House has partnered with Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's Inury Prevention Center and Safe Kids Greater Cleveland to offer a unique summer camp experience for youth ages 10-13 of the Near West Side of Cleveland. The CVC summer bike camp is not just about traveling by bike, it's a way to explore the many educational, recreational and future career opportunities on the Near West Side and beyond in a supportive atmosphere of friends, neighbors and community. Each day of camp will have a theme around which activities, experiences and travel routes will be organized. For example, on Food & Nutrition Day stops will include the West Side Market, community gardens and local restaurants. Other stops will include a recording studio, sports venues, artists' studios, Steelyard Commons, the Towpath Trail, Edgewater Beach and more! Campers will also participate in a service learning project and have numerous fun group activities at Merrick House, Lincoln Park and Clark Fields. For one day of the camp, participants will use rapid transit to visit University Hospitals of Cleveland to learn about the many careers available in healthcare, science and medicine. Any Tremont business owners, artists or organizations that would like to get involved and be part of the weekly tour of the neighborhood and share what you do should contact Thomas Cook of Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital at 216-983-1105. Camp Sessions: Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join the Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy for their first fund raising soiree, featuring gourmet seasonal hors d'ouvres created from items available at the Countryside Farmers' Markets. Support the mission of the Countryside Conservency to provide healthy food choices by preserving farmland and supporting farmers throughout Northeast Ohio. Fee. Tickets available at Countryside Farmers' Markets. For more information, call 330/ 657-2178 or email farmersmarket@cvcountryside.org
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Ohio Canal Corridor and the City of Cleveland lead this meeting to shape a conceptual future for Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Riverfront. The focus is on the Canal Basin District Plan. It’s a planning exercise that looks for “Connections” – trail, bikeway, public transit and pedestrian boardwalks that will interface and integrate with the developing Towpath Trail and its destination, Canal Basin Park. Please RSVP to Marilyn @ Downtown Cleveland Alliance – 216-736-7799. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
This highly interactive meeting is open for all community stakeholders to attend and share their thoughts to kick-off the streetscape planning project along Mayfield Road from the Cleveland city line to Euclid Avenue. A study comissioned UCI, Little Italy Redevelopment Corp. and NOACA will analyze traffic circulation, improve pedestrian-friendliness, investigate development opportunities and enhance the quality of life within the Mayfield Road Corridor. This first community meeting will focus on understanding the Mayfield Road Corridor district, and the purpose of this meeting will be to inform the community about this TLCI process, stimulate thinking about issues and opportunities within the study area and engage in meaningful discussions with stakeholders about their goals, priorities and ideas. For more information on getting to University Circle, please visit the “Get Here” page at www.universitycircle.org. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Bongorno at 216-791-3900. | ||
