It would be an active transportation link to the Metroparks and downtown for Lakewood and the West side of Cleveland.

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Lake Ave, Lakewood 2018-2019 West Shoreway Lakefront Path 2017 Lake Ave, Cleveland Clifton Blvd Extension 2017 Neighborhood street bike boulevards Proposed Lake Connector Existing Bike Trails Trails

1 Lake Ave, Lakewood West Shoreway Lakefront Path 2017 Lake Ave, Cleveland Clifton Blvd Extension 2017 Neighborhood street bike boulevards Proposed Lake Connector Existing Bike Trails Trails - Funded Trails - Proposed West Side Greenway The West side needs a safe and easy bike path connection between the new Shoreway Lakefront Path at Edgewater Park and the Rocky River Reservation Path. It would be an active transportation link to the Metroparks and downtown for Lakewood and the West side of Cleveland. Re-connecting Cleveland TIGER Project

2 Lake Ave, Lakewood Clifton Blvd Extension 2017 West Shoreway Lakefront Path 2017 Lake Ave, Cleveland Neighborhood street bike boulevards Proposed Lake Link Trail Existing Bike Trails 1 Trails - Funded Trails - Proposed 4 miles of new off street path or protected bike lanes 0.5 miles of new bicycle boulevards miles of Lake Ave in Cleveland (off street path) 2.7 miles of Lake Ave in Lakewood (off street path) 4 5 Re-connecting Cleveland TIGER Project 0.2 miles on Lake/Clifton rd (neighborhood street bike boulevard) 0.5 miles on Clifton Blvd Extension (2017 protected bike lanes) 0.5 miles on Lake rd and Sloane Ave (bike boulevard / protected lanes)

Biking on Lake Ave in Lakewood and Cleveland is unsafe for all except experienced and fearless riders because cars pass at high speed and lanes are undefined.

A safe and easy bike path connection between the new Shoreway Lakefront Path at Edgewater Park and the Rocky River Reservation Path would provide Lakewood and Cleveland residents with an active

3 Biking on Lake Ave in Lakewood and Cleveland is unsafe for all except experienced and fearless riders because cars pass at high speed and lanes are undefined. Lake Ave should have safe protected bike infrastructure, separated from cars, to make it safe for all people on bikes, age 8 to 80. A safe and easy bike path connection between the new Shoreway Lakefront Path at Edgewater Park and the Rocky River Reservation Path would provide Lakewood and Cleveland residents with an active link to Lakewood Park, the Metroparks, and downtown. Bike lanes separated from car traffic have been proven to make the road safer for people driving, walking and biking. Protected bike lanes and bike paths also increase property values, since people want to live close to good biking and walking routes.

1 Lake Avenue in Cleveland Off street path on the North side of Lake Ave connecting to the Shoreway Lakefront Path at Edgewater park e.g. Off-street path.

4 1 Lake Avenue in Cleveland Off street path on the North side of Lake Ave connecting to the Shoreway Lakefront Path at Edgewater park e.g. Off-street path. Part of Lake Link Trail on Fairhill Rd Current: 4 ft sidewalks on North side 24 feet of existing treelawn Proposed: 12 foot path 16 foot treelawn Metroparks Trail Friendship Trail - Fort Erie, Canada

5 2 Lake Avenue in Lakewood Off street path on the North side of Lake Ave e.g. Off-street path. Part of Lake Link Trail on Fairhill Rd and Freedom Trail in Fort Erie, Canada Current: 4 ft sidewalks on North side 24 feet of existing treelawn Proposed: 12 foot path 16 foot treelawn On-street protected bike lanes are also an option. Lake Ave in Lakewood resurfacing planned for

6 3 Lake Rd & Clifton Rd Bicycle boulevard connecting Lake Ave path to Clifton Blvd Extension protected lanes 0.2 mile bicycle boulevard on low-speed residential streets, connecting to Clifton blvd extension protected bike lanes.

7 4 Clifton Boulevard Extension Lakewood is installing 10 foot bike lanes with 4 foot stanchionprotected buffers on both sides of the street in August 2017.

8 5 Lake Rd & Sloane Ave 0.25 mile bike boulevard on residential streets Lake Rd and Sloane Subway 0.25 mile off-street path or protected bike lane on Sloane Ave. Bike signal to cross Detroit Ave and connect to Rocky River Metropark path

Our vision for Chicago s bike network focuses on three types of routes:

Our vision for Chicago s bike network focuses on three types of routes: Bikeways for All In recent years, bicycling in Chicago has been transformed from a fringe activity to a mainstream mode of transportation, thanks in large part to investments made by city leaders in new