by bikefc | Dec 21, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, Programs, Safe Streets
On Friday, there was an article in The Coloradoan about the sentencing of Jose Piñon in the death of local cyclist Steve Studt. Last month, Piñon pled guilty to felony negligent homicide only days before his trial was scheduled to begin. He was sentenced to a...
by bikefc | Dec 6, 2016 | Support BFC
First of all, I want to apologize for missing our November newsletter. As we mentioned in the newsletter, in October we said a fond farewell to our events/volunteers/marketing/communications/development/membership/advocacy/Bike Share genius Kelly McDonnell. Kelly was...
by bikefc | Oct 6, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, Programs
Over the last couple of months, in my “Letter from the ED” I’ve leaned pretty heavily on a couple of surprising statistics about the relationship between public safety and city planning. The first, in my September letter, was a traffic fatality study...
by bikefc | Oct 3, 2016 | Support BFC
I first got directly involved with Bike Fort Collins a little over a year ago, when, after a series of senseless, heartbreaking deaths of Northern Colorado cyclists on local roads, BFC reached out to me to help lead an emergency bike safety town hall. In attendance...
by bikefc | Sep 22, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, Programs, Safe Streets
Everyone is a pedestrian. Whether you drive a car, ride a bike, or take a bus, at some point you get off and walk. The walkability of a city has been tied to improved health, increased real estate prices, more money staying within the community, and greater overall...