by bikefc | Dec 3, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, Events, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Routes to School, Support BFC
Earlier this fall, Bike Fort Collins announced a joint effort with fellow nonprofit and Denver-based, Wish for Wheels to bring a new bike and helmet to every second-grader in each of Poudre School District’s (PSD) six Title 1 schools. Called Wish for Wheels FoCo,...
by bikefc | Nov 22, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, Contributors, More Bikes
Alisha Zellner reflects on her BIPOC focused virtual learning clinic and what it means about representation: Representation matters. This summer I had an opportunity to create an initiative that allowed me to find my voice and honor the Black community while riding my...
by bikefc | Nov 20, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, Intersection/Facility Focus, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED CONFLICT? In our October issue of The Pedal Post (eNewsletter), Bike Fort Collins posed the question: “Have you experienced conflict, or right-of-way confusion at the intersection of Magnolia Street, Sherwood Street and Canyon Avenue while riding...
by bikefc | Nov 20, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, Intersection/Facility Focus, Programs, Safe Streets
Recently Bike Fort Collins began to aggregate a growing list of intersection and facility improvement opportunities that it has either observed, or received feedback about from the community. In an effort to ensure we’re acting on this feedback (on behalf of the...
by bikefc | Nov 17, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
Did you know that Northern Colorado has a regional active transportation plan? In fact, it is in the process of being updated it for the third time. The initial Regional Bicycle Plan was developed in 2013 and that was then revised as the Non-Motorized Plan in 2016....
by bikefc | Oct 29, 2020 | Bicycle Advocacy, Programs, Safe Streets
The efforts continue from Bike Fort Collins, YourGroupRide.com (YGR) and the Scott Ellis Memorial Fund to coordinate the replacement of existing “Share the Rules, Share the Road Signs,” or “Share the Road” signage with “Bikes May Use Full Lane” and/or “Motorists Must...