by bikefc | Dec 6, 2016 | Support BFC
First of all, I want to apologize for missing our November newsletter. As we mentioned in the newsletter, in October we said a fond farewell to our events/volunteers/marketing/communications/development/membership/advocacy/Bike Share genius Kelly McDonnell. Kelly was...
by bikefc | Oct 3, 2016 | Support BFC
I first got directly involved with Bike Fort Collins a little over a year ago, when, after a series of senseless, heartbreaking deaths of Northern Colorado cyclists on local roads, BFC reached out to me to help lead an emergency bike safety town hall. In attendance...
by bikefc | Sep 6, 2016 | Support BFC
It was a big week for bad news about the future of the human race. In particular, two reports popped up that caught my eye. They’ve fortified some of my thinking about how BFC needs to evolve in the role we play, and in particular how we can leverage...
by bikefc | Aug 4, 2016 | Support BFC
Nearly 5 years ago, back in the Cranknstein era, Dan Porter, editor and owner of YourGroupRide.com, and I hatched a harebrained scheme to put together a regular live bike talk show. The event was born of my affection for Porter’s flagship event RioSwap,...
by bikefc | Jul 5, 2016 | Support BFC
Well everybody, we did it. In May and June alone, we hosted or supported: the Ride of Silence, The One Speed Open, our Bike Art Show, Ride the Rockies, Bike to Work Day, a Bicycle Friendly Business Development workshop, two installments of YGR Live, and kicked off...
by bikefc | Jun 1, 2016 | Support BFC
In my May Letter, I focused on the story of “Michael”, a Lincoln Middle School student who was riding his bike to school for the first time and was hit by a car and ended up with an ER visit and a traffic citation to show for it. In...
