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BIKE CLEVELAND IS CREATING A REGION THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED, HEALTHY, AND VIBRANT BY PROMOTING BICYCLING AND ADVOCATING FOR SAFE AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL.

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 CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE VOTING PUBLIC, ON BIKING AND WALKING ISSUES THROUGH OUR CANDIDATE SURVEY AND A COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELANDERS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT. WE DELIVERED OUR BIKE SMARTS AND OTHER BICYCLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHING OVER 750 PEOPLE; HELPED MORE PEOPLE USE BIKES SAFELY THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 200 BIKE LIGHTS AND 125 HELMETS. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HOST SUMMER BIKE CAMPS SERVING OVER 150 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 135 NEW BIKE PARKING SPACES AND 3 FIX-IT STANDS ADDED IN 2022.

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 2022 WE ENGAGED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR ENCOURAGEMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED A MONTHLY BIKE TO WORK DAY SERIES, ENCOURAGING OVER 450 TO RIDE A BIKE TO WORK; CRANKSGIVING, OUR ANNUAL FOODRAISING RIDE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUNGER NETWORK, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 7,500 MEALS; MILL CREEK WATERSHED RIDE; THE BIKE CLEVELAND FUNDO; A SERIES OF ARTS FOCUSED RIDES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRONT AND CANN TRIENNIALS; AND VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD TABLING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO HOSTED RANDOM ACTS OF BRIGHTNESS, WHERE 38 VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED OVER 200 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.

ADVOCACY: BIKE CLEVELAND WORKS FOR SAFE STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH POLICY CHANGE AND ADVOCATING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN BIKEWAY/WALKWAY DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE, RESULTING IN AN EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. WE MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE BIKE FACILITIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO ROADWAY PROJECTS AND HELP PUBLICIZE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITIES DESIRES FOR SAFE STREETS IS HEARD. WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND BICYCLE ADVOCACY IN GREATER CLEVELAND BY CREATING CHAPTER ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP BIKE FRIENDLY POLICIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; ADVOCATED FOR THE ADDITION OF TRAFFIC CALMING, TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS ON CUYAHOGA COUNTY STREETS; PROMOTED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS; ENGAGED DECISION MAKERS ON BIKES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRESS-FREE CONNECTED BIKE NETWORK; HELPED ADVANCE SAFETY DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THE CITY OF CLEVELAND'S VISION ZERO TASKFORCE INCLUDING PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN, WHICH SETS A GOAL OF ELIMINATING SERIOUS INJURY/FATAL CRASHES BY 2032; WORKED WITH POLICY MAKERS TO ELEVATE THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING LEADING TO THE PASSAGE OF A STATEWIDE BAN ON USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE DRIVING. WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF CLEVELAND'S NEW COMPLETE AND GREEN STREETS ORDINANCE AND THE CREATION OF AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS TO ENSURE THEY SAFELY SERVE PEOPLE BIKING AND WALKING. WE ALSO DEVELOP NEIGHBORHOOD LED BETTER STREET COMMITTEES TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER CLEVELAND RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY, COMFORT, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR STREETS.