Cycling RIGHTS - Bicycles, E-Bikes & Micro-Mobility Devices

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Cycling RIGHTS

Get your copy of Greater Cleveland's Bike Attorney/Cyclist Kenneth Knabe's Cycling RIGHTS, an expansive overview of the rapidly evolving landscape of Ohio bike law, bike infrastructure and what it means, legally and practically for cyclists, pedestrians, and motorists.

Our sincere thanks to Ken for making these copies available, your $20 donation will secure your copy of Cycling RIGHTS with 100% of your donations supporting We Are Traffic. Get your copy today by clicking on the photo above, shipping is included.

Summit Street Road Diet (Lucas County)

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Summit at 131 looking north
Summit Street at 131st, looking north

We are pleased to see the recently completed road diet on Summit Street just north of downtown Toledo. The project begins at 131st Street and ends at the Ohio state line where the Michigan side continues with paved shoulders (that is another campaign). Thanks to the Lucas County Engineer's office for reaching out to We Are Traffic for project review and input. There is a recently completed study for the Vistula Neighborhood that would add bike lanes to Summit between Cherry St. and I-280 and we hope that if that segment is developed, the City would extend the bike lanes north. As for the section near Promenade Park, no bike lanes were included but we are asking for sharrows and BMUFL signage to promote the corridor for commuting.


Mid-project on Summit Street, already in use!


Looking south from Michigan state line!

Kilburn Bike Lanes Phase 1 of 3

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UPDATE: August 3, 2020 - Phase 1 is completed! Thanks to Lucas County, Richfield Township and the residents along Kilburn Road! When completed, this will provide a great connection to Secor Metroparks and the new trail to Wiregrass Metropark and beyond!

Kilburn Bike Lanes Phase 1

Steady progress on the first section of bike lanes that will evetually connect Secor Metroparks to Sylvania-Metamora Road. This is "Phase 1" that runs from the Metropark entrance on Central Avenue to Sylvania Avenue. Construction is expected to complete Summer of 2020! Phase 2 has funding for construction in 2021 that will continue the lanes to Brint Road. The final phase is not fully funded. Special thanks to the Lucas County Engineer's Office for making this happen, originally conceived around 2005!

Ride of Silence - May 18, 2022

NW Ohio Ride of Silence - Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Save the date for in-person events planned for NW Ohio including Greater Toledo, Bowling Green and Findlay.

Sadly, there have been 29 fatalities in Ohio in 2021, and we will remember and honor them along with those from the past. We will update our planned events for each location. We start planning in January and we hope that the current COVID spread will be under better control by May 2022. Please be sure to check back often for any special instructions, especially as we approach the event date. The listing below is from our 2021 event, we will update soon. Hope you will join us for this important event.

We will remember Dave Larabee, killed on his way home from work in 2005, Dr. Stephen Snedden, killed while biking along River Road in Perrysburg Township, and Dr. Robert Brundage. We will also remember and honor Robert Rausch, John Flaminio, James Turner, Lukas Mason, Larry Sattler, Mary Looser, Imranur Rahman, Kenny Bender, Shannon Mills, Ronald Chamberlain, Lewon Talley and Dr. Mark Wladecki, Tom Santoro, Eric Ramlow, Douglas Kania, Sierah Joughin, Matthew Billings, James Lambert, Emilee Gagnon, Harvey Bell III, Andy Gast, Adam Little, Jimmy Hughey, Jeff Roth and others prior to the start of our virtual Ride of Silence.

Check Ohio Bicycling Federation for all Ohio Events

 

Cycling Without Age Toledo

Cycling Without Age Toledo

The Right To Wind In Your Hair

Donate to Cycling Without Age

Please consider making a donation to support this program! Thanks to our generous donors, we have our first bike and trailer, with hopes to add a second bike for next season. Donations are made to Maumee Valley Adventurers, a 501c3 non-profit (tax receipt available).

Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents.

He then got in touch with a civil society consultant from the City of Copenhagen, Dorthe Pedersen (now Cycling Without Age), who was intrigued by the idea and together they bought the first 5 trishaws and launched Cycling Without Age, which has now spread to all corners of Denmark, and since 2015 to another 38 countries around the world.

We are working with Maumee Valley Adventurers and other local partners to bring this program to the greater Toledo area, for more information on how you can get involved, contact keith@WeAreTraffic.org

More Bike Lanes for West Bancroft

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West Bancroft Bike Lanes
View from I-475 Bridge looking East toward Holland-Sylvania Rd

If you commute on Bancroft Street between I-475 and Holland-Sylvania, you will be happy to see new pavement and the addition of bike lanes. The road condition has been poor for many years and not an easy route for cyclists. Look for completion later this month (September 2019). Thank you City of Toledo!

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