BIKE CLEVELAND

EDUCATION: BIKE CLEVELAND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO WALK AND BICYCLE SAFELY, AND EDUCATES DRIVERS AND DECISION MAKERS ON THE RIGHTS OF BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE GROUP RIDING TRAFFIC SKILLS AND EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL BIKE RIDES AND PRESENTATIONS TO IMPROVE THE SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR OF OUR LOCAL RIDERSHIP. WE EDUCATE BUSINESSES ON HOW TO BECOME MORE BICYCLE FRIENDLY FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS, AND THE BENEFITS IN DOING SO. FINALLY, WE TEACH MUNICIPALITIES ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR BIKE FRIENDLY POLICY AND PLANNING, AND THE REASONS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: RAISED THE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BIKE FACILITY DESIGN LIKE BIKE LANES AND PROTECTED BIKE LANES AMONG THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS. WE EDUCATED LOCAL DECISION MAKERS ON BIKING AND WALKING ISSUES THROUGH THE BIKE WITH A MAYOR INITIATIVE. WE HELPED MORE PEOPLE USE BIKES SAFELY THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF 230 HELMETS TO INDIVIDUALS RIDING WITHOUT ONE. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HOST SUMMER BIKE CAMPS, SCHOOL BASED EDUCATION CLASSES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS SERVING OVER 750 YOUTH ACROSS CLEVELAND. AS PART OF OUR BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESS PROGRAM, WE WORKED WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO INSTALL BIKE RACKS, IN TOTAL THERE WERE 36 NEW BIKE PARKING SPACES AND 5 FIX-IT STANDS ADDED IN 2024.

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS: BIKE CLEVELAND GROWS DIVERSE, ENGAGED COMMUNITIES BY FOCUSING ON OUTREACH, FUN EVENTS, AND MEMBERSHIP AND BY BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATES. BY HAVING A ROBUST ENCOURAGEMENT COMPONENT TO OUR WORK WE ARE GROWING RIDERSHIP AND IMPROVING PEOPLE'S COMFORT LEVEL ON THE ROAD THROUGH GROUP PARTICIPATION. BIKES ARE A FUN, HEALTHY, AND A SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THROUGHOUT 2024 WE ENGAGED OVER 5,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR ENCOURAGEMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED A MONTHLY BIKE TO WORK DAY SERIES, ENCOURAGING OVER 300 PEOPLE TO RIDE A BIKE TO WORK; CRANKSGIVING, OUR ANNUAL FOODRAISING RIDE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUNGER NETWORK, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 5,000 IN GROCERIES FOR LOCAL HUNGER CENTERS; DOAN BROOK WATERSHED RIDE; THE BIKE CLEVELAND FUNDO, WHICH WELCOMED OF 1,350 RIDERS EXPLORING CLEVELAND BY BIKE; CELEBRATE TRAILS DAY; AND VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD TABLING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO HOSTED RANDOM ACTS OF BRIGHTNESS, WHERE 23 VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED OVER 150 LIGHT SETS AND TALKED TO CYCLISTS ABOUT RIDING SAFELY AT NIGHT. WE ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL RIDE OF SILENCE, RIDE FOR SYLVIA, AND WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TO HONOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED WHILE BIKING OR WALKING AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR SAFE STREETS.