During Cleveland Bicycle Week, Friday, May 15th is official Bike to Work Day.
Wherever you live and work, we encourage you to ride your bicycle to-and-from work. And if your commute is long, GCRTA is offering free rides to bicyclists on May 15th. This could be very helpful for those who live farther out—you can ride to your nearest park & ride and take the bus in, or take the bus in and ride part of the way. You can take it if it ends up raining, and you can take it if you party just a little too hardy at the East 4th Street celebration after work.
We have some special events set up downtown for those riding into Cleveland's center:
Meet up before work at the downtown Cleveland YMCA at 2200 Prospect Ave. (map) for free snacks and showers between 7am and 9:30am. Free bike parking all-day.
After work, ride over to East 4th Street to enjoy discounts on great food and drinks and to hang out with other cyclists!
More bicycle parking has become available in addition to that at the "Y." Special for Bike to Work Day, the City of Cleveland will open the future Bicycle Station at Gateway to provide extra parking for participating bicyclists. There are no showers yet, but you can leave your bike there all day and it will be guarded. The Bicycle Station at Gateway is located at the corner of East 4th Street and High Street, just south of Prospect, in the Gateway Garage. When it is completed, It will offer safe, secure bike parking as well as showers, changing rooms, and other amenities for bicyclists.
Check out the Bike to Work Days forum on this site to look for a ride leader riding your route. Please also register on the Ohio Bike Buddies website (offered by ODOT and NOACA) to find riding partners for Bike to Work Days and beyond. Create an account on the Bike Buddies site there and enter your route.
Bike to Work Day doesn't end with Cleveland Bicycle Week! Cleveland celebrates Bike to Work Day the last Friday of every month -- see ClevelandBikes for more.
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