SAFER OHIO BICYCLING NEWS (Ride of Slence, Ohio Safer Bicycling Bill, Cincinnati Billboards)                       NEWS STORIES: Summary (links below with corresponding #): Cleveland Plain Dealer: Road Rant; on HB145 Sponsor [...]

Bike Month 2013 – Franklin County and Beyond: National Bike Challenge on Endomondo http://www.nationalbikechallenge.org Local/Ohio: May Challenge: Most Active Minutes http://www.endomondo.com/challenges/9718817   May 2: Cycling for All Fundraiser www.considerbiking.org/cycling-for-all-events May 4: Bike-Ohio Spring Classic, London 100 www.bike-ohio.com   Saturday May [...]

5/14/13:  Update from your Ohio Bicycle Federation: Proposed Ohio Law Would Change Rules For Passing Bicyclists   Posted: May 14, 2013 2:21 PM EDT Updated: May 14, 2013 6:25 PM EDT By: Rick Reitzel – email     COLUMBUS, Ohio – [...]

2013 Ride of Silence 10th Annual scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm (Riders should begin gathering at 6:45 pm) Ohio Statehouse (State Street side) Downtown Columbus, OH Program: Remarks by Brian Hagerty, PE, President of Consider Biking [...]

Can you volunteer to Help with Bike and Pedestrian Counts?   Greater Columbus: Wednesday May 8 Westerville: Thursday, May  9 and Saturday, May 11  Wednesday May 8:   MORPC Volunteers Needed for Mid-Ohio Bike and Pedestrian Counts Date: Wednesday, May [...]

                Consider Biking at the 2013 National Bike Summit Report Summary: Consider Biking interviewed on the Outspoken Cyclist Write up from our March Newsletter Photo Albums   The Outspoken Cyclist Links related to [...]

Take Action Tell the DOT that every bicyclist counts: Send an Email to Secretary LaHood now     Transportation agencies across the country are about to miss an important opportunity to improve non-motorized traffic safety and encourage healthy and active transportation [...]

2013 National Bike Summit is March 4-6 The next National Bike Summit is happening in DC in just over a month.  We hope you are planning to attend; This event is for anyone who cares about riding any bicycle for [...]

Here is more information on the “I Am Traffic” Bicycle Education Colloquium on February 23-24 in Orlando, FL. The Agenda Saturday, February 23 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Introductions Achieving a Vision: Keri Caffrey puts cyclist education and training into the broader context of [...]

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued its Interim Guidance on the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) of MAP-21, the recently passed multiyear federal surface transportation bill. TAP combines the three core dedicated programs that have driven the growth of trails, [...]