See coverage of the Cleveland Bicycle Week Conference; links at bottom of this page.
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. On Thursday, May 15th attend a one-day conference for government officials, health and wellness agencies, the media and other interested parties. Friday is the Cleveland Bicycle Expo 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 Clarke, 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.
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.
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