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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Winter Bike Commuting Lesson of the Day
Posted by on January 13, 2009
This morning’s forecast called for a high today of 29 degrees, and a low of 5. I decided to ride to work after taking much abuse from fellow commuters for skipping out from riding on Monday. The temp was about 32 degrees when I left home, so the day started out even better than I [...]
Bike lane leads to new office park in Wooster
Posted by on January 9, 2009
Bryan Schaaf of The Daily Record reports that work is progressing on the reconstruction of Secrest Road on the south end of Wooster, Ohio. The work is being done to facilitate access to the BioHio Research Park. Along with 4,000 linear feet of new road surface, the project also includes 8,000 feet of sidewalk and [...]
Hamilton County and Cincinnati Bike Friendly Survey
Posted by on January 7, 2009
Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati are together embarking on a new initiative to make their communities more bicycle friendly. To that end, they have made a survey available for concerned citizens to make their opinions heard. To take the survey, go here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4a7j_2b_2fu5jnq6OLYboLWDlQ_3d_3d
Brunswick seeks funds for bike trails
Posted by on January 7, 2009
According to a post by Melissa Martin on the Cleveland.com blog, the city of Brunswick’s Green Advisory Group is seeking funds to build hike-bike trails. The goal of the new trails is mainly to connect existing trail systems in Medina County, link the county’s trails with neighboring trails in Lorain, Summit, and Cuyahoga counties, and [...]
Community Meetings on Cleveland West Shoreway Improvements
Posted by on January 7, 2009
Please join the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the City of Cleveland Planning Commission and Ward 13 Councilman Joe Cimperman for a public meeting to review the proposed redesigned plan for the West Shoreway, also known as the Connecting Cleveland: The Waterfront District Plan. The proposal is working within a finite budget of $49.8 million [...]
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to expand bike parking
Posted by on January 7, 2009
From ClevelandBikes.org: The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will be installing racks for 350 bikes at the Zoo entrance, hopefully in time for spring and Earth Day. The racks will be located in the Hippo Lot, just behind the main ticketing booth. ClevelandBikes has been pleased to offer bike parking with the Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op during [...]
Columbus aims to be "best bicycling city in the country"
Posted by on January 6, 2009
Columbus City Council has laid the foundation for the future of city sidewalks and bikeways. Legislation passed last month resolves conflicts within the Columbus codes, brings the city into compliance with 2006 changes to Ohio law, and sets the legal framework for behavior by drivers and bicyclists, said Public Service Director Mark Kelsey. Read the [...]
A New Year's Velorution
Posted by on January 3, 2009
I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but as my riding mileage dropped way off last month with the onset of bitter cold weather, I figured the new year would be a good excuse to start walking the walk, as well as talking the talk, especially as a co-founder of this blog. So, I began [...]
New Year’s Day 2009 Mountain Bike Ride
Posted by on January 1, 2009
A mountain bike ride on the singletrack loop at Quail Hollow State Park in Hartville, Ohio. I rode my Raleigh XXIX and Brent rode his Surly Karate Monkey.
