As more people are turning to biking and walking we need your financial support to grow our advocacy and education programs. This your chance to have your donation in support of safe streets multiplied thanks to generous weekly matching donors.
We are proud to be a part of our region's ongoing transformation towards a more equitable transportation system - and to work with Cleveland's amazing, committed, and passionate community of cyclists and supporters. However, much remains unfinished. Our bike network, while vastly better than it was ten years ago, is still hamstrung by critical gaps. Protected bike lanes are absent on streets where they should be present. People biking and walking continue to be injured and killed.
Your donation will fuel Bike Cleveland's efforts, and help make Cleveland a best-in-class city for biking and walking. This is how we’ll be putting your investment to work:
- Advocating for safe streets and public spaces through policy change and for best practices in bikeway/walkway design and maintenance, resulting in an equitable transportation network. Our advocacy team is actively empowering residents to improve street safety in their own neighborhoods. Your donation will support the work of these neighborhood groups. Last year, we engaged over 3,000 advocates through local community organizing, direct lobbying with decision-makers, petitions, actions like Ride of Silence and World Day of Remembrance, and more.
- Providing education and training to increase knowledge and skills necessary to walk and bicycle safely, and educating drivers and decision-makers on the rights of bicyclists and pedestrians. Our education & outreach team reaches 5,000+ people each year of all ages and abilities through camps, workshops, events, and more.
- Growing diverse, engaged communities by focusing on outreach, fun events, growing membership and by building the next generation of advocates. One key program your donation supports is Random Acts of Brightness. During this outreach program Bike Cleveland members and volunteers take to the streets equipped with hundreds of free bike lights to give away to unlit riders to improve safety and build community.
This work is not possible without you. Make a donation to Bike Cleveland today through the Rocket Community Challenge and your donation will be matched.
Our vision is for a safe, connected network of bike lanes and trails that is accessible, equitable and enjoyed by all. Every new connection for which we advocate represents an important step towards a truly connected city, where people can safely and comfortably bike or walk to where they want to go without risking their lives.
So much goes into thoughtfully improving our city’s transportation systems. We are your voice in those decisions that impact how we move around our region. Help us advocate and educate for improved mobility across our region by making a donation in support of our work.
What can we accomplish with your support? That’s up to us, together. Please invest in our mission of creating a region that is sustainable, connected, healthy, and equitable by making a donation to Bike Cleveland. We go above and beyond on behalf of bicycle riders, like you, in Greater Cleveland, and we hope you feel compelled to take the extra step to financially support our transformative work for safe streets.