Cleveland has painted bike lanes on streets. Most of them begin without context and end without warning, connecting nothing to nothing. A cyclist cannot cross the region safely on a continuous protected route. This is infrastructure as gesture.
From the county line at Lorain and Cuyahoga counties, there are countless laws with no safe transit. One of the worst intersections in Ohio is in Westlake Ohio at the Center Ridge and Cantebury Road intersection. Why? Cars often speed and cyclists cannot see because of the “natural ridge.” Keep the ridge. Make Center Ridge or Hilliard one lane each way and open a full lane for use by cyclists.
What a Real Network Looks Like
- Protected lanes physically separated from traffic, not painted lines
- Continuous corridors from residential neighborhoods to employment centers
- Safe crossings at every major arterial intersection
- Winter maintenance so lanes are usable year-round