by Tim Wooten | Apr 29, 2025 | Bicycle Advocacy, Newsletters, Press Releases, Safe Streets, Worth the Read
Thank you to Dan Porter at Your Group Ride for the original story and details. Sunday afternoon brought tragedy to the Fort Collins cycling community. At approximately 1:21 p.m. on Larimer County Road 38E near Horsetooth Mountain Park, a cyclist was killed and a...
by Tim Wooten | Apr 25, 2025 | Newsletters, Press Releases, Support BFC, Uncategorized, Worth the Read
Love King Soopers? Love Bikes? Let’s Team Up! Did you know that every time you shop at King Soopers, they’ll donate a little something to Bike Fort Collins? It’s super easy, Shop like usual + Link your King Soopers card = Free money for Bike Fort Collins! Every dollar...
by Tim Wooten | Mar 27, 2025 | Bicycle Advocacy, Events, More Bikes, Newsletters, Press Releases, Safe Routes to School, Safe Streets, Support BFC, Uncategorized, Worth the Read
Nearly 400 advocates for better biking gathered in Washington, DC, on March 11-13 for the 25th National Bike Summit. With current threats to federal funding for bicycling and walking projects, this was a critical time to raise our voices. Over the course of three...
by Tim Wooten | Mar 27, 2025 | More Bikes, Newsletters, Press Releases, Safe Streets, Support BFC, Uncategorized, Worth the Read
It’s with great sadness that we share the passing of our dear friend Chris ‘CJ’ Johnson on March 5th in his adopted home of Honolulu, Hawaii. CJ was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer, on February 13th, 2025. CJ was a passionate and dedicated individual—a...
by Tim Wooten | Mar 25, 2025 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Newsletters, Press Releases, Safe Streets, Support BFC, Worth the Read
In Colorado, roughly 36 crashes per day involve a distracted driver. In fact, last year 77% of Colorado drivers admitted to using their phone while driving. It’s not hard to believe — it seems everywhere you look while on the road, a driver has their eyes and hands on...
by Tim Wooten | Dec 20, 2024 | More Bikes, Newsletters, Press Releases, Safe Streets, Support BFC, Worth the Read
A jury has found Amy Weiss, a middle school teacher in the Poudre School District, guilty of careless driving resulting in the death of 10-year-old Oliver (Ollie) Stratton. The tragic incident occurred on the evening of August 2, 2023, in Timnath, Colorado, when Ollie...
