Shaker Heights Named Bicycle-Friendly Community

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Shaker Heights has been named a Bicycle Friendly Community this year.

The Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award is given out by the League of American Bicyclists. Shaker Heights received the bronze-level award. That's the same distinction the city earned during the last round of eligibility in 2016.

“This Bicycle Friendly Community award is the culmination of years of work put in by Shaker Heights and its citizen advocates for better biking,” says Bill Nesper, executive director of the League of American Bicyclists. “Shaker Heights joins 51 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Communities in the movement toward healthier, more sustainable and connected places.”

Only 20 communities in Ohio were named Bicycle Friendly Cities this year. The award was given to 485 communities nationwide.

The award recognizes a city's commitment to bicycle-friendly policies, education and infrastructure. Recent activity in Shaker Heights include the completion of multipurpose paths on Warrensville Center Road and Farnsleigh Road in the Van Aken District.

“We have actively worked to improve bicycle infrastructure and to encourage bicycling in our community,” says Mayor David Weiss. “We are honored to have the League of American Bicyclists recognize our efforts.”

The BFC award must be renewed every four years via a rigorous application process. The city of Shaker Heights thanked Shaker Historical Society, Heights Bicycle Coalition and Bike Cleveland for their aid in the application process and helping Shaker develop further as a bicycle-friendly city.