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LAND studio, Bike Cleveland and theCharter One Foundation announced thatCleveland Metroparks is the winner of a competition to determine the location for the final bike box to be placed in Cuyahoga County.
 
The bike box will be placed at Edgewater Park in the new Lakefront Reservationthis spring. It's a repurposed, locally sourced shipping container that provides a safe public parking space for cyclists in heavily trafficked areas. 

“We are thrilled to be chosen as the recipient for the final bike box,” said Brian Zimmerman, Cleveland Metroparks CEO, in a statement. He added, “Edgewater Park is part of the Cleveland community and we can't wait to have innovative, locally sourced bike parking for park users to enjoy. We look forward to working with LAND studio, Bike Cleveland and Charter One throughout this project and appreciate their creative efforts to improving our community very much.” 

The bike box project dates to August 2012, when the Charter One Foundation provided a grant to LAND studio through the bank's Growing Communities initiative, which aims to revitalize low- to moderate-income neighborhoods with projects that “demonstrate innovative solutions to community development, incorporate collaborative partnerships to improve life for residents, promote economic development through job creation and demonstrate a plan for long-term sustainability.”

The concept for the original bike box, located on West 25th Street next to Nano Brew, “grew out of Ohio City's fondness for cycling and the growing need for more bike parking,” according to a news release. In 2012, LAND studio and Bike Cleveland, with funds from the Charter One Foundation, worked with local artisans at The Rustbelt Welding Co. to design and build the first bike box. Since 2012, the Cleveland neighborhoods of Tremont, Ohio City, Detroit-Shoreway and St. Clair-Superior have received bike boxes. 


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