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The Eastside Greenway seeks to connect the east side of Cleveland with 16 Greater Cleveland municipalities through a unified trail network.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Planning is underway for the Eastside Greenway -- 30 miles of new bike routes that would link 30 miles of existing trails in 17 communities in Cleveland's eastern suburbs.

The Cuyahoga County Planning Commission has partnered with LAND studio to study and map out a preliminary plan for new pathways, to create a network of paved trails and bike lanes on existing roads. Cuyahoga County officials are holding a series of public meetings before finalizing plans next year.

The network will link Cleveland Metroparks and existing paths, such as the bike routes through the median of Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights, Beachwood and Pepper Pike.

Preliminary plans include:

Connecting Warrensville Center Road to Horseshoe Lake in Shaker Heights.

A route on Belvoir Boulevard, from Shaker Boulevard north through University Heights and South Euclid.

A path on East 222

A Euclid Avenue connector from Lake Shore Boulevard in Euclid to University Circle in Cleveland.

A path on Chardon Road that would connect the north entrance of the Euclid Creek Reservation to Euclid Avenue in Richmond Heights.

Connecting Belvoir to the Euclid Creek Reservation's south entrance.

Connecting the northern part of the Euclid Creek Reservation to East 222

A new path on Gates Mills Boulevard from Brainard Road to SOM Center Road, connecting to the North Chagrin Reservation.

Communities within the study area include East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Beachwood, Pepper Pike, University Heights, Richmond Heights, Highland Heights, Mayfield Heights, Mayfield Village, Euclid, South Euclid, Lyndhurst, Bratenahl, Orange Village and Warrensville Heights and eastern portions of Cleveland.

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