St. Clair Avenue consistently ranks among our most dangerous streets citywide and statewide for traffic safety. We're working to improve safety on St. Clair. It's also an important link in our bike network. As of fall 2025, this webpage is focused on the section of St. Clair between East 101st Street and East 156th Street.
Why St. Clair?
St. Clair Avenue consistently ranks among our most dangerous streets for traffic safety in Cleveland. From 2020-2024, at least 15 people were killed and 80 were seriously injured between East 55th Street and East 156th Street.
St. Clair is also a key connection in our growing bike network for many northeast side neighborhoods. Separated bike lanes on St. Clair will eventually connect to separated bike lanes on East 55th Street, which will connect to the lakefront, the Superior Midway, the East 66th Street shared use path, and more. You can learn more about our bikeway vision network on our Cleveland Moves webpage.
Project Goals & Values
In line with our commitment to Vision Zero, we are working to end crashes that result in fatal and serious injuries. This project is rooted in safety. This project will:
- Prioritize safety and accessibility for all by:
- Designing the street for safe vehicle speeds
- Adding and improving pedestrian infrastructure like raised crosswalks and pedestrian refuge islands
- Creating a high comfort bikeway connecting neighborhoods along St. Clair to the rest of the city's bikeway network
- Understand and support the area's current and future development needs
- Promote health, equity, and sustainability
Design
We will implement safety tools proven to reduce the types of crashes seen on St. Clair. You can review the conceptual plans below, which include a road diet, separated bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands, a center-running turn lane, raised crosswalks, and more.
Studies show us that a "road diet", where we remove extra vehicle lanes, can reduce crashes by 19-47%. Fewer crashes means our neighbors can safely travel to where they need to go.
Separated bike lanes provide a horizontal buffer and vertical barriers between vehicles and people riding bikes or using the sidewalk. They are proven to improve safety for everyone on the road, not just bike riders. Separated bike lanes:
- Reduce average maximum vehicle speed by 28%
- Reduce crashes for all modes by 30-50%
Updates
2025 - Design begins for St. Clair between E 101 and E 156
We began detailed design for St. Clair Avenue from E 101st to E 156th Street in fall of 2025. We will share updates on this page as we advance the design and hold in-person opportunities to share your thoughts.
2025 - Cleveland Moves
We adopted Cleveland Moves in 2025. Cleveland Moves is our citywide transportation plan, required by our Complete and Green Streets Ordinance. We spoke with Clevelanders all over the City about their experiences to guide the planning process. People expressed concerns about dangerous driving and speeding, and asked for solutions to make streets safer. Many constituents also asked for high comfort bikeways that provide separation between vehicles and people riding bikes or using the sidewalk.
The plan also created a bikeway network that prioritizes connecting neighborhoods and high comfort facilities. Explore the map below to see how bike lanes on St. Clair will connect to separated bike lanes on East 55th Street, which will connect to the Mandel Trail, Superior Midway, Payne Avenue separated bike lanes, and more.
2023 - Federal and State Funding Awards
We were awarded $2.1 million in U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All funds to demonstrate a road diet on St. Clair.
We were awarded an additional $5 million in funds from the Ohio Department of Transportation to implement the results of our safety study. The funds, part of the Target Speed pilot program, prioritize achieving safe speed through roadway design on high crash corridors.
2022 - Vision Zero Commitment
In 2022, we finalized our Vision Zero Action Plan, committing to end serious and fatal injuries from traffic crashes in Cleveland. Through the Vision Zero planning process, we analyzed crash data citywide to understand where crashes happen. The dashboard below ranks our corridors with the highest number of crashes over the last ten years. Six consecutive one mile corridors from St. Clair Avenue are highlighted on this map.
2021 - ODOT Safety Study
We worked with the Ohio Department of Transportation to conduct a Formal Safety Study for St. Clair Avenue between E 101st and E 156th Street. The study looked closely at crash patterns, speeds, traffic volumes, and potential safety measures that could be installed.
