by bikefc | May 23, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
Sometimes it’s not what’s said, but what’s left unsaid, that speaks volumes. When there’s a belief, or a behavior, that is generally consented to without the need for speech or direction, that’s a bias. It might not be the bias of every...
by bikefc | May 17, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs
Colorado State University wants to take credit for all our bicyclists. Doesn’t matter if you are heading to class or enjoying the cut through campus. We want to know our bicycle trails are serving the needs of the campus and community. At CSU, our Bicycle Master...
by bikefc | May 2, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
Making your ride along Mason more comfortable Tessa Greegor, FC Bikes Program Manager, City of Fort Collins When I first started with FC Bikes, nearly three years ago, one of the first projects I reviewed was the striping plan for Mason Street that would be...
by bikefc | Apr 29, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, Community Rides, Events, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
May 18 marks another year that we take a slow, silent ride through Fort Collins: reflecting, mourning, celebrating the lives that we have lost to traffic violence. A cyclist is hit and killed in the U.S. at a rate of 21 deaths in 100 million trips. Despite this low...
by bikefc | Apr 19, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
To “take the lane” means riding right smack in the middle of a travel lane in a single file line with cars. It can seem pretty scary, but there are times when it is THE safest place to be on the road. Once you understand why it can be safer, and how to do it, you can...
by bikefc | Apr 15, 2016 | Bicycle Advocacy, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
EDIT 4/19 – After speaking to the Parks Department, they wanted me to make clear that the North (yellow) route is actually not a trail and is technically private property. To that end, I want to clarify that this map is not an official city communication. ...
