Cleveland Bicycle Week
May 15 - 23, 2010
http://www.clevelandbicycleweek.org/
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Northern Ohio’s bicycle groups organized Cleveland Bicycle Week events and forums in 2008 and 2009.
The idea is to promote cycling during National Bike Month by hosting fun and educational activities. In 2008, Bike Week included a one-day conference for government officials, health and wellness agencies, the media and other interested parties. Other events included:
- 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 Clarke, executive director of the League of American Bicyclists
See links at bottom of this page for coverage of the 2008 Cleveland Bike Week Forum. In 2009, Cleveland Bike Week included the week long organized rides and a forum with a keynote address from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy President Keith Laughlin. Go here to read coverage of the event.
For more information, visit clevelandbikeweek.org
To volunteer, participate or to become a sponsor, email:
- Lois Moss of Walk+Roll Cleveland
- Kevin Cronin of ClevelandBikes
- Jim Sheehan of Ohio City Bicycle Co-op.
National information about Bike Week from League of American Bicyclists.
other suggestions: 1) sunday expo, 2) night ride, 3) pgh bike wk
vinniekowalski Says:has anyone considered including a day or two from the preceding weekend into the schedule for all the people otherwise too busy during the week to take part? after all, people who aren't already biking a lot may feel more comfortable attending events and riding around during their day off.
for example, bike week could start on sunday, may 11, with more introductory type tables/stations designed for newbie riders and other tables for more experienced riders:
- planning bike routes (http://www.2milechallenge.com/home.html or googlemaps),
- good places to get on the emerald necklace or towpath, etc.
- good places to trail bike
- commuting equipment (waterproof pants, panniers, racks, etc.)
- simple bike maintenance
some friends of mine also had put together a night ride through downtown - a view of downtown most of us don't see often from the bike - several months ago and it was a blast! perhaps we could do the same thing, with several starting points on the east & west converging downtown or on the near west side (e.g., ohio city or tremont) for a drink or coffee.
additional inspiration for events could probably be drawn from other cities' bike week. the pittsburgh one was always a blast - one of my favorite events was the critical mass ride on friday that ended up at an art gallery for a massive pasta dinner. it was a great way to get to know some of the other people moving around on two wheels, which would be especially nice in a town that is considered by some as relatively bike unfriendly.