This is an exciting time for bicycles in Cincinnati.  Council recently approved an allocation for our first official bike plan in 32 years. As if that isn't enough, Michael Moore was recently appointed Interim Director of the Department of Transportation & Engineering.  He's cooperative, smart and wants to get things done.

Here's the deal:  Council gave $150,000 for the Bike Plan, which, believe or not, isn't enough.  With the economy the way it is, I'm afraid, even if we get a plan done, there might not be any money left over to make it happen and another pretty, glossy book will sit on the shelf gathering dust.

Bike/PAC is trying to do as much work as possible so we don't have to hire outside professionals.  Maybe we could use some of that money to change our streets, educate the public and put in more bike racks. We've already presented a draft of the plan and met with City Council and the Department of Transportation about what we want to see in our new plan.  We came up with these ideas by looking at plans from other cities (where they did pay the big bucks for the fancy consultants) and stole their best practices.  (We looked at Seattle, Columbus, New York, Toronto, and Charlotte.)

We also need your help. Suggestions come in all shapes and sizes, including relevant quotes to incorporate or articles for an appendix or images that make our ideas pop.

Please pass this on to friends, organizations, groups and cyclists who care. The more brains and hearts we get involved in the future of bicycling in Cincinnati, the better our plan will be.

If you would like to participate in the drafting, please email us at: info@cincybikepac.org. We will then add you to this drafting group so you can post on this site. You can also download the draft and share your comments, or, send a tracked changes version to info@cincybikepac.org