As Cleveland and the Ohio Department of Transportation make plans for a reconstruction of an urban stretch of highway without a bike lane, it seems the transportation agency doesn't care about the quarter of the city's residents who don't drive cars.
A group of bicycle activists believe including a lane for them on the highway bridge across the Cuyahoga River could connect downtown with one of its trendiest neighborhoods, thereby making a viable opportunity for pedestrian or bicycle commuting. But ODOT doesn't seem to be listening.
"A handful of bicycle advocates are hoping ODOT will make walking or pedaling across the Innerbelt safe and legal by integrating bike and pedestrian lanes into the planning of the bridge."
"By the time Innerbelt reconstruction is finished, about 20 years in the future, the transportation agency will have spent approximately $1.5 billion on the stretch of highway between Tremont and Dead Man's Curve. Bike and pedestrian advocates think that the taxpayers who don't own cars - and in Cleveland that's one household out of four - ought to benefit too."
Thanks to Michael Gill
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