This page provides links to important advocacy related articles, documents, and news items that CAMBA has published on this website. The purpose of this page is to provide a quick summary of our advocacy work for those new to CAMBA.
- Conversancy for the CVNP: East Rim Mountain Bike Trail (Fall 2015 – Winter 2016)
- East Rim Cuyahoga Valley National Park mountain bike trail (June – November 2015)
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park opens first mountain bike trail (November 2015)
- Riding High in the Cleveland Metroparks (September 2015
- New Touch Stone Loop at the Bedford Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail (September 2015)
- Summit Metro Parks taking steps to add mountain biking to Hampton Hills Metro Park (Nov 2014)
- IMBA Awards 100 REI/IMBA Outdoor Stewardship Toolkits (Nov 2014)
- Mountain biking, ’hot rodding’ and nature: strong opinions offered on CVNP (Oct 2014)
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park Considering More Mountain Biking Trails (Oct 2014)
- Support Mountain Bike Access in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Fall 2014)
- Adventure awaits: Camp Tuscazoar event highlights new natural surface trail system (Sept 2014)
- Beat Cycles: Mountain Bikes 101 (Sept 2014)
- Dirt Line advocacy group making progress in trail development at Camp Tuscazoar (Aug 2014)
- See what is on tap in the Cleveland Metroparks this summer (July 2014)
- Cycling pros share their favorite east side spots, local trails (April 2014)
- City of Cleveland Awarded $10,000 through IMBA Bike Park Initiative (Feb 2014)
- City of Cleveland Awarded $10,000 Through IMBA Bike Park Initiative (Feb 2014)
- CLE Cycling News: Cleveland up for a cycling award and receives grant for new bike park (Feb 2014)
- Bikeway Master Plan: Cleveland Cycling Information (Jan 2014)
- Why Do We Race Mountain Bikes? (Dec 2013)
- Trails United News from Cleveland Metroparks (Nov-Dec 2013)
- More Good News for the CLE MTB scene (Nov 2013)
- Metro Parks Cleveland – Cool Cleveland (Oct 2013)
- Trails United News from Cleveland Metroparks (July-Aug 2013)
- Mountain Bike Racing Is On (June 2013)
- Metro Parks eager to add mountain biking at new Hardy Road Area (June 2013)
- 2013 State Trail Worker Awards (April 2013)
- Parks Paradigm Shift (Oct 2012)
- Cleveland Metroparks Royalview Mountain Bike Expo is a peddler’s dream (June 2012)
- New mountain bike trail will pedal into Strongsville June 17 (June 2012)
Older Reports:
Significant Writings:
- Getting 100 miles of world-class trails closer to reality (June 2007)
- CAMBA’s Vision: 100 miles of world-class trails in Northeast Ohio (May 2007)
- The State of Mountain Bicycling In Cleveland (2003)
- Illegal Riding: CAMBA’s Policy, Responsibility and Perspective No date
- Mountain Bikers: What’s our image? No date
- 250,000 mountain bikers and less than 25 Miles of trails (Feb 2005)
- The Rise and Fall of Rising Valley (Oct 2004)
- Life beyond racing-Why I’m a CAMBA leader (Dec 2005)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- CVNP to study trails, including mountain biking (Oct 2008)
- CVNP Input Session Recap (Apr 2007)
- How to open a trail in Cuyahoga Valley to mountain biking (March 2007)
- Advocacy Update: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Feb 2005)
- IMBA Signs Breakthrough Agreement with National Park Service (May 2005)
- CVNP responds to IMBA/NPS general agreement (May 2005)
- Cuyahoga Valley selected as IMBA/NPS Pilot Program (Jan 2006)
- First Letter from CAMBA to CVNP (Aug 2004)
- Second Letter from CAMBA to CVNP (Feb 2005)
Cleveland Metroparks
- A tale of two parks systems (Dec 2008)
- The Epic Struggle to Ride a Bicycle in the Woods (Sept 2008)
- Cleveland Metroparks declines to consider expansion of mountain biking (Sept 2008)
- CAMBA to build trail for mountain biking in Cleveland Metroparks (Oct 2006)
- Cleveland Metroparks West Creek Preserve Master Plan Finalized (Jan 2005)
- Donation to Cleveland Metroparks leads to new ball fields (Apr 2006)
- Vote “Yes” on Issue 120, A REPLACEMENT Levy (Oct 2004)
- More Information: Issue 120, Cleveland Metroparks Levy (Oct 2004)
Metroparks Serving Summit County
- Tiffany Kenny not permitted to speak to Summit Metroparks due to technicality (May 2008)
- CAMBA speaks to Summit Metroparks board (Apr 2008)
Other Advocacy Reports
- Northeast Ohio bicycle retailers request access for mountain bikes (May 2008)
- CAMBA visits the Ohio Statehouse (Feb 2008)
- CAMBA Travels To Washington D.C. (Apr 2005)
- CAMBA Washington D.C Visit Recap (June 2004)
- CAMBA Travels to Washington D.C. (June 2004)
- Can CAMBA take care of my park? No date
- CAMBA Obtains 501c3 (Apr 2004)
- Bicycling ban in Wilderness areas: should Cleveland care? (Feb 2005)