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ODOT offers Safe Bike Education Training Tour
Posted by on July 7, 2010
On July 16, 2010, the Ohio Department of Transportation, along with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and the cities of Hilliard and Pickerington, are holding a Safe Bike Education Training Tour. The first event of its kind, the objective of the ride is to educate and train public officials, engineers and planners on the proper [...]
Congressman Steven LaTourette ridicules bike lanes
Posted by on March 18, 2010
From a report in the Courthouse News Service, during a May 17 hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Congressman Steven C. LaTourette (Republican, Ohio) poked fun at Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (also a Republican). The comments stemmed from the Secretary’s web site, where he urged states to “treat walking [...]
Tallmadge Public Meeting Report
Posted by on January 23, 2009
I attended the public meeting last night in Tallmadge, Ohio for the proposed Freedom Secondary Trail. Representatives for MetroParks Serving Summit County were there to answer questions, along with DLZ, the engineering and design firm working with the parks on the project. I was told that they would consider the meeting a success if they [...]
ODOT Director to retire
Posted by on January 23, 2009
From Columbus Business First: Ohio Department of Transportation Director James Beasley on Thursday announced plans to retire next week. Beasley, who served as Brown County engineer for 27 years before joining Gov. Ted Strickland’s cabinet in 2007, will serve his last day at ODOT Jan. 30. His replacement will be Jolene Molitoris, the department’s assistant [...]
House Minority Leader Is Anti-Bicycle and Against People Who Walk
Posted by on January 15, 2009
Note: The following message was e-mailed to many people by a group called Healthy Transportation OH. We don’t know who this group is, but we support their message, and so are passing it on. Each year, the bicycle/pedestrian community gathers in Washington, DC to share ideas and to speak with our Federal elected officials. A [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cincinnati adopts Citywide Bicycle Plan
Posted by on December 29, 2008
Bloggers and bike news sites in Southwestern Ohio have been abuzz lately with the news that the city council of Cincinnati recently approved funds for the first Citywide Bicycle Plan in 32 years. Details on the city’s current bike program and facilities can be found here, including a downloadable map of bike rack locations in [...]
Sign the Rails-To-Trail Conservancy's Petition
Posted by on December 10, 2008
The Rails-To-Trail Conservancy has created an online petition to our president-elect and congressional leaders, encouraging them to provide explicit funding for biking and walking in the economic recovery package. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy will deliver the petition with your name and the many others who believe that balance is critical to our nation’s transportation system. It’s easy [...]
