Switching Gears

Ohio motorists will need to keep 3 feet in mind when passing Ohio bicyclists beginning March 19, 2017. That is when House Bill 154 becomes effective after Governor Kasich signed the bill yesterday. The new law will:
1. Define the “safe distance” by which Ohio motorists must pass bicyclists as at least 3 feet....

Strong and fearless. Enthused and confident. Interested but concerned. No way no how. Where do you fall?
A decade ago, Portland bike chief Roger Geller famously sorted the city’s cycling population into four kinds of riders.
Turns out that four-part typology fits the rest of urban America pretty well, too. In a new study, set to be presented next week at a major transportation conference, planning scholars Jennifer Dill and Nathan McNeil of Portland State University report...

The Portage Park District has contracted for major improvements to the PORTAGE Hike & Bike Trail section from Oakwood St. in Ravenna to Lake Rockwell Rd. in Franklin Township. The trail will be closed for asphalt paving starting Monday October 2...

The $16 million Lorain Avenue project would transform 2.25 miles of the four-lane avenue from West 20th to West 65th Street into a multi-modal route with two lanes for vehicles, a lane for parking and bus stops, and a 10-foot strip separated from traffic...