Bikeway Planning Community Workshop To Be Held On October 5
Help us make our city a great place to ride!
The Planning and Development Department will host a Lakewood Bikeway Planning Community Workshop on Tuesday, October 5 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the Lakewood Public Library Auditorium, 15425 Detroit Avenue.
This workshop is the first opportunity for residents to share their input and ideas about commuter and recreational bicycling in Lakewood.
Bicycling promotes efficient land use, promotes efficient use of road space, promotes equitable transportation, supports buying local, promotes health and fitness, reduces air and noise pollution, reduces traffic congestion, reduces taxpayer burden, reduces parking demand, reduces energy use, and is an integral part of a progressive community.
Lakewood has a significant bicycling population of both transportation and recreational riders. Most of the City is flat, densely-populated and was developed around streetcar lines creating a compact layout that offers relatively short distances between schools, parks, residential areas and commercial centers. Most vehicle trips inside the City are less than five miles round trip and because of Lakewood's layout could potentially be accomplished on a bicycle. However, the City currently lacks the coordinated infrastructure that supports bicycling in taking full advantage of that potential.
In the interest of improving the cycling environment, the bicycle plan's purpose will be to identify and then direct the implementation of a continuous network of cross-town routes and facilities. Such a network will promote safe and convenient bicycle travel throughout the community for riders of all abilities, skills and objectives.
For more information, contact Dru Siley in Planning and Development at 216.529.6630 or planning@lakewoodoh.net.
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