Bike Friendly Bexley

Between the fall of 2019 and the spring of 2021, leaders and residents of Bexley dedicated time and creativity to imagine and plan for a more bicycle friendly community. Clearly creating a more bicycle friendly is a priority, and the 2021 Bike Friendly Bexley Plan helps steer bike infrastructure and education initiatives.

Since it's adoption, a Bike Friendly working group has continued to develop concepts contained in the plan.

Create Bike Boulevard routes and meaningful wayfinding signage Create a pedestrian and bicycle bridge south of Main Street Advocate for bike trail underpasses at Main Street and Livingston Avenue Advocate for/facilitate bike trail maintenance Increase Main Street bike parking Install sharerows/signage on Main Street Open streets trail events and programs Consider bike lanes for Drexel and Cassady Install “fix-it” stations in key areas of Bexley Consider eliminating some STOP signs or allowing cyclists to treat STOP signs as YIELD Create and perpetuate bicycle encouragement and education programming for all

Upcoming Events:

Bi-weekly Bike Friendly Bexley Working Session
(every other Thursday at 11:30 am)

Current Project Focus:

Bike Boulevard Planning and Installation
status: planning underway, installation targeted for Spring, 2024

Calm Corridor Project Planning
status: preliminary engineering review is underway

Dedicated bike lane infrastructure
status: community engagement underway for proposed bike lanes on Cassingham and Roosevelt between Main and Fair

Trail Town Designation
status: Bexley has completed a Trail Town plan, and is now working with MORPC on a regional Trail Town framework

Resources:

Bike Friendly Bexley Plan
adopted 2021

Bike Boulevard Route Map (DRAFT)

What is the "Calm Corridors" Project?

The "Calm Corridors" Project is a citizen-initiated project that has been embraced by the City of Bexley, designed to build traffic-calming infrastructure into the corridor that connects Bexley's three elementary schools (Cassingham Road, jogging over to Remington at Sherwood). Some of the proposed infrastructure concepts have included table-top intersections at strategically appropriate points (such as Cassingham and Elm, and Cassingham and Maryland); additional enhancements to intersections along the route; and bike infrastructure such as bike boulevard improvements and dedicated bike lanes where possible. As of late 2024, the corridor is being studied by the City Engineer to determine which of the concepts can feasibly be incorporated, and to provide any additional recommendations.