by bikefc | May 27, 2021 | Bicycle Advocacy, Community Rides, Events, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
Earlier this month, we were excited to bring back the first Ride-Around-Town (R.A.T.) Ride since 2019. The following is a summary of this Ride-Around-Town (RAT) Ride organized and led by Bike Fort Collins. RAT rides are open to the public and their purpose is to...
by bikefc | May 25, 2021 | More Bikes, Programs, Safe Routes to School, Safe Streets
In March, the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program invited area PSD schools to participate in a Walk/Bike-to-School Challenge. Shepardson, Riffenburgh and Dunn Elementary Schools took us up on it. Each launched a challenge to their students to see how many days they...
by bikefc | May 13, 2021 | Bicycle Advocacy, Intersection/Facility Focus, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
In late summer/fall of 2020, as part of our Intersection/Facility Focus initiative, we not only surveyed the community asking about any incidents or unsafe experiences people have had at the intersection of Drake Road & Overland Trail, but also brought the...
by bikefc | Apr 29, 2021 | Events, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Routes to School, Support BFC
“That apple on the tree that’s just out of reach — you know, that event you’ve been eyeing for years — let us springboard you out of your comfort zone and straight to it. Get sideways into a turn.” Zack and Whitney Allison, Fort Collins’s own gravel...
by bikefc | Apr 28, 2021 | Bicycle Advocacy, Programs, Safe Streets
As we’ve reported and have been working on since late 2019, the initiative to get new regulatory and more communicative road signage installed within Larimer County, as well as placed along Highways 34 and 14, is finally coming to fruition. Recall from our last update...
by bikefc | Apr 27, 2021 | Bicycle Advocacy, Intersection/Facility Focus, More Bikes, Programs, Safe Streets
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED CONFLICT? In our March 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 Lemay Ave and Riverside Ave while riding your bike?” Thank you to...
