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Monthly Archives: February 2009
New bike trail planned for Geneva State Park
Posted by on February 27, 2009
Carl Feather of the Star Beacon reports that Ashtabula County Commissioners approved a bid for a new paved bike trail in Geneva State Park. The project is being funded by a Clean Ohio Trail Grant, a community development block grant, and a grant from the Ashtabula County Convention Facilities Authority. An early summer completion date [...]
Dayton makes bid to get Bicycling Hall of Fame
Posted by on February 24, 2009
Accoring to a story in the Dayton Daily News, the city has submitted a proposal to become the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. A group headed by the Ohio Bicycle Federation and Wright-Dunbar Inc. submitted the proposal last month, and passed the first round of review. The plan puts the Hall [...]
Ed Begley Jr. to speak at HBA Akron Home & Flower Show
Posted by on February 22, 2009
Ed Begley Jr., the actor most famous for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the TV series St. Elsewhere, in more recent years has become known as one of Hollywood’s most visible environmental advocates. Mr. Begley will be in Akron to present his talk Live Simply So That Others Can Simply Live at 1:00pm [...]
Grove City council approves new bike paths
Posted by on February 21, 2009
An article on ColumbusLocalNews.com reports that the city council of Grove City, Ohio recently approved two appropriations of $38,000 and $31,000 for engineering services that will mean new bike paths in the Windsor Park addition and between the Westgrove development and the Town Center, respectively.
Bike lanes being added to Clime Road near Columbus
Posted by on February 18, 2009
From Columbus Business First of Feb. 16, 2009: Construction began Monday on an $7.9 million effort to widen and reconstruct a 1.5-mile stretch of Clime Road on the west side of Columbus. The section of highway, stretching east of Demorest Road to Harrisburg Pike, was closed Monday to traffic, said the Franklin County engineer’s office, [...]
New Trail Link Planned for Cleveland’s West Side
Posted by on February 16, 2009
According to a recent article by Michael Gill in the Cleveland Free Times, the Cleveland City Planning Commission has given approval for funding to be sought for the development of a new 2.5-mile bike trail. The trail will link the city’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood to the west with the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. [...]
Cleveland to get Downtown Bikestation
Posted by on February 11, 2009
The city of Cleveland is planning to build a Bikestation, which would include bike storage, lockers, changing rooms, showers, and bicycle repair facilities. The Bikestation will be located at in currently unused space in a parking garage on East 4th Street, near the Quicken Loans Arena. No timetable for the opening of the facility is available [...]
Drunk Cyclist arrested in Cincinnati
Posted by on February 9, 2009
According to this article from the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, a man was arrested while cycling yesterday in Cincinnati, on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence (plus resisting arrest; never hurts to throw that one in for good measure). I think this is a good thing, especially if he was riding in an unsafe manner, [...]
