Biking

Bike Plus

The Columbus Bike Plus Plan, unanimously adopted by Council in December of 2024, redefines how bicycling and micromobility fit into a modern transportation system. Far more than a bike plan, it sets a vision for a safe, connected, comfortable, and convenient network for people of all ages and abilities to bike, scooter, skate, and roll.

Developed through an 18-month process, the plan blends robust community engagement—97 outreach activities and 11,000+ touchpoints—with cutting-edge data analysis, peer city research, and best-practice design. Equity was embedded from the outset, with 85 in-person events across 20 neighborhoods, targeted focus groups with underrepresented communities, and performance metrics shaped by public input.

The plan’s outcomes are ambitious yet actionable: a 487-mile Vision Network of low-stress bikeways, 20 miles of prioritized Near-Term Connections, and 26 program and policy strategies addressing infrastructure, safety, culture change, and equity. Innovations such as a week-long planning charette, Replica big-data analysis to pinpoint short trips for mode shift, and lessons from leading bike cities, position Columbus to become a national model for active transportation. Bike Plus developed visionary and implementable action items and is an update to the 2008 Bicentennial Bikeways Plan, advancing the goals of Vision Zero, the Climate Action Plan and LinkUS.

Maps and Routes

In 2016, the City of Columbus partnered with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) to produce the Columbus Metro Bike Map. The map is available as a PDF or as an interactive online map. Visit the Columbus Metro Bike Map webpage for more info. Work is occurring in 2026 to update the metropolitan bikeway map through MORPC and it's regional partners.