The program, launched in 2011, recognizes places that support those who ride a bike to their locations with amenities such as secure bike racks, showers, and other accommodating policies and programs.
"The Bike Friendly Destination program is growing stronger each year as we continue to make Greater Cincinnati a more bike-friendly community," said Nern Ostendorf, executive director of Queen City Bike, in a prepared release. "There are many benefits from using bicycle transportation and this program helps us to spread that message."
This year's Gold Certified Destinations include:
- Biowheels Workshop, 6810 Miami Ave, Madeira
- The Brew House, 1047 E McMillan St, Walnut Hills
- Cincinnati Bike Center, 120 E Mehring Way, Downtown
- Cincinnati City Hall and Centennial Two, 801 Plum St and 805 Central Ave, Downtown
- Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Rd, Madisonville
- Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine St, Avondale
- Clark Montessori Junior & Senior High School, 3030 Erie Ave, Hyde Park
- Coffee Emporium, 110 E Central Pw, Over-the-Rhine
- Element Cycles, 2838 Observatory Ave, Hyde Park
- FDA Forensic Chemistry Center, 6751 Steger Dr, Bond Hill
- Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St, Downtown
- Metro Administration Building, 602 Main St, Downtown
- Metro Bond Hill Operating Facility, 4700 Paddock Rd, Bond Hill
- Metro Queensgate Operating Facility, 1401 Bank St, Queensgate
- Mobo Bicycle Coop, 1415 Knowlton St, Northside
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Boone County Health Center, 7505 Burlington Pk, Florence
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Campbell County Health Center, 1098 Monmouth St, Newport
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Community Health Promotion Building, 610 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Grant County Health Center, 234 Barnes Rd, Williamstown
- Northern Kentucky Health Department Kenton County Health Center, 2002 Madison Ave, Covington
- Park + Vine, 1202 Main St, Over-the-Rhine
- Power Inspires Progress, 722 Ezzard Charles Dr, West End
- REI, 2643 Edmondson Rd, Norwood
- Reser Bicycle Outfitters, 1419 Vine St, Over-the-Rhine
- Roebling Point Books and Coffee, 306 Greenup St, Covington
- Scripps Center, 312 Walnut St, Downtown
- Spun Bicycles, 4122 Hamilton Ave, Northside
- TANK, 3375 Madison Pk, Fort Wright
- Team Cycling and Fitness, 7765 Colerain Ave, Colerain Township
- University of Cincinnati Main Campus, Corryville
- VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine St, Corryville
- Xavier University
- YMCA Central Parkway, 1105 Central Pw, Over-the-Rhine
- Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Downtown
- ArtWorks, 20 E Central Pw, Over-the-Rhine
- Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave, Queensgate
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, South Building, 3333 Burnet Ave, Avondale
- Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, 3520 Central Pw, Clifton
- Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, 441 Vine St, Downtown
- Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Ave, Clifton
- Clifton Natural Foods, 169 W McMillan St, Clifton Heights
- Coffee Emporium, 3316 Erie Ave, Hyde Park
- Core Clay, 2522 Gilbert Ave, Walnut Hills
- The Drinkery, 1150 Main St, Over-the-Rhine
- Duke Energy, 139 E Fourth St, Downtown
- Evendale Recreation Center, 10500 Reading Rd, Evendale
- Fidelity Investments, 3805 Edwards Rd, Norwood
- Findlay Market, Elder St, Over-the-Rhine
- Gateway Community and Technical College Edgewood Campus, 790 Thomas More Pw, Edgewood
- Gateway Community and Technical College Urban Center, 525 Scott Blvd, Covington
- Green Umbrella, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Northside
- Groundwork Cincinnati/Mill Creek, 1617 Elmore Ct, Northside
- Hamilton County Administration Building, 138 E Court St, Downtown
- The Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St, Over-the-Rhine
- Macy's, Inc., 505 Vine St, Downtown
- Mammoth Café, 515 Monmouth St, Newport
- Mayday Bar, 4231 Spring Grove Ave, Northside
- MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St, Over-the-Rhine
- Music Hall, 1241 Elm St, Over-the-Rhine
- Newport City Hall, 998 Monmouth St, Newport
- NIOSH Alice Hamilton Laboratory, 5555 Ridge Ave, Pleasant Ridge
- NIOSH, Taft Building, 4676 Columbia Pw, Mount Lookout
- Possible Worldwide, 302 W Third St, Downtown
- Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Main Branch, 800 Vine St, Downtown
- Rohs Street Café, 245 W McMillan St, Clifton Heights
- Sawyer Point Building, 720 E Pete Rose Way, Downtown
- Sitwells Coffeehouse, 324 Ludlow Ave, Clifton
- Stanley's Pub, 323 Stanley Ave, Columbia Tusculum
- Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati, 5030 Oaklawn Dr, Madisonville
- Streetpops, 1437 Main St, Over-the-Rhine
- Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Clifton
- Urban Sites Property Management, 1429 Walnut St, Over-the-Rhine
- WCPO-TV, 1720 Gilbert Ave, Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation, 728 E McMillan St, Walnut Hills
- YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, 898 Walnut St, Downtown
- Mac's Pizza Pub, 205 W McMillan St, Clifton Heights
- Sidewinder Coffee and Tea, 4181 Hamilton Ave, Northside
- CVS Corryville, 17 William H Taft Rd, Corryville
Twenty-four destinations were added to this year's list.
To learn more about becoming a Bicycle Friendly Destination, contact Ostendorf at Nern@QueenCityBike.org.
The program is funded by a grant through the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
Previous reading on BC:
City to apply for grant for one of two bike lane projects (3/13/13)
City issues bike share RFP; OKI updating route guide (2/4/13)
Clean Ohio grants to further Mill Creek improvements (1/2/13)
Kennedy Heights bike lanes in limbo (12/21/12)
ArtWorks accepting applications for sculptural bike rack program (12/19/12)
