by bikefc | May 31, 2023 | More Bikes, Programs, Safe Routes to School, Safe Streets
As we reported back in March, after what seemed like an especially long, cold winter we were excited to have our Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program back in high gear serving the students of PSD (per our school rotation schedule) with a full menu of bicycle...
by Tim Wooten | May 30, 2023 | Bicycle Advocacy, Intersection/Facility Focus, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
In our April issue of The Pedal Post (eNewsletter), Bike Fort Collins posed the question: “Have you experienced conflict or felt unsafe while traveling through the intersection of South Shields Street and West Laurel Street?” Thank you to those who responded. Below is...
by bikefc | May 26, 2023 | More Bikes, Programs, Safe Routes to School, Safe Streets
While the video below is from Vancouver, British Columbia, “The Why” that it outlines and the supporting data it shares for why kids stopped walking or riding to school resonates and feels very plausible for us–and are some of the exact data points...
by bikefc | May 22, 2023 | Bicycle Advocacy, Community Rides, Events, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
On the third Wednesday of May each year, the Ride of Silence is held nationwide in remembrance and “to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured on America’s roadways.” As the community’s advocacy organization for safe streets, Bike Fort Collins takes ownership...
by bikefc | May 19, 2023 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
Back in January we shared about Bike Fort Collins’ participation in Phase 3 of the Climate Smart Future Ready (CSFR) implementation planning process with the cross-functional group of community members and leaders from government, advisory bodies, business...
by bikefc | Apr 27, 2023 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
While every week is a week of thinkin’ bikes for us, last week was an especially wonderful week of thinking about bikes, as the City’s FC Moves Department brought the ThinkBike Workshop to Fort Collins—all the way from the Netherlands. Naturally, given BFC’s...
