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BFC Teaches Safe Routes to School Curriculum in Loveland
Bike Fort Collins was excited and proud to have been invited this week by the Thompson School to deliver an Education & Encouragement program to Ponderosa Elementary School in conjunction with one of their recent CDOT SRTS infrastructure grants. The grant covered a new raised pedestrian crossing equipped with a Rectangular-Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) (“Raised Crossing”) on Kincaid Drive,...
Cycling Community Rallies for James Bethea
Many thanks to all the amazing, beautiful, incredible folks from the cycling community who have come together in support of our nominaton of James Bethea into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Read statements and letters of support below: Nelson Vails Micah Rice Roger Ray Bird Laird Knight Jimmie Hawkes Nedra Deadwyler/Civil Bikes Cy Foppe Miguel Rosales Brandon Rockers Jared Handson...
BFC To Continue Active Living Program Work With Larimer County
Building on our engagement with and the work we did with the Larimer County Department of Health and the Built Environment (LCDHBE) last summer that included developing Spanish Bicycle Resources, as well as providing Bike Tune-ups and Repairs for North Fort Collins neighborhoods, Bike Fort Collins is grateful to announce that it will be continuing those projects this spring/summer, in addition...
James Bethea – Mtb Hall of Fame Nomination
To understand why James Bethea deserves a place in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame as the first professional black cross-country mountain bike racer takes some background. We must first understand how much we do not know of the life experience of a person of color or of the obstacles James faced in developing his love of the sport. Due to the lack of diversity in mountain biking, these...
Winter Bike to Work Day & Bike From Work Bash
Winter Bike to Work Day (BTWD) 2022 certainly did not disappoint! Even in the face of frigid temperatures and icy winds our community of folks on bikes showed up with all the earnest enthusiasm you could ever hope for from one of the most bicycle friendly communities in the nation. How we have missed this event for the last two years of COVID! Two years of virtual gatherings makes us all the...
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Tamene Abebe
Bike Fort Collins first launched You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. Back in 2009 as a broader awareness campagin featuring local residents active in our bike loving community. Beginning in 2021, we are excited to reintroduce this bio-series, recognizing one new Fort Collins resident each month here on our news-blog/website, The Pedal Post eNewsletter and BFC social channels, and highlighting their love...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: Prospect Rd. & Welch St
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED CONFLICT? In our January 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 Prospect Rd. and Welch St. while riding your bike?” Thank you to those who responded. Below is a recap of the results. WHAT HAPPENED? In addition, for those who reported conflict, we asked them...
Major Taylor
Guest Writer – Dr. Ray Black Over the course of Black History Month 2022, we have highlighted a different cyclist of color each week in our small but earnest attempt to increase diversity, equity, and inclusivity in cycling. On the last week of Black History Month, we are most grateful to Dr. Ray Black, professor of African American Studies at Colorado State University, for taking the time to...
2021 Annual Report
The mission/purpose of the Friends of the Fort Collins Bicycle Program, Inc., d.b.a. Bike Fort Collins is to increase participation in active transportation and advance bicycle culture and policy changes, creating safer streets and communities, while also creating an inclusive and empowering culture for all bicyclists, regardless of ability or identity. At itsessence, More Bikes. Safe Streets....
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Nate Turner
Bike Fort Collins first launched You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. back in 2009 as a broader awareness campagin featuring local residents active in our bike loving community. Beginning in 2021, we are excited to reintroduce this bio-series, recognizing one new Fort Collins resident each month here on our news-blog/website, The Pedal Post eNewsletter and BFC social channels, and highlighting their love...