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Community Pulls Together for Paint Pot Success
Bike Fort Collins is excited to report the successful completion of three Paint Pot street murals and the lasting community connections that will remain long after the paint has dried. The Paint Pot project is a grant-funded partnership with Bike Fort Collins and the City of Fort Collins made possible through the city’s recently formed Asphalt Art program. Funding for the project was made...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: Prospect Road & Remington Street
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED CONFLICT? In our September 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 Remington 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...
Impressive Turnout for Second SRTS Walk/Bike-to-School Challenge
Building off the success of our Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program's Challenge last spring for students in area PSD schools to see how many days they could walk or ride their bike to school, BFC initiated the Challenge again this fall. The same three schools took us up on the Challenge as in the spring: Shepardson, Riffenburgh and Dunn Elementary Schools. Each launched a challenge to their...
Three more Opportunities Shared with Bicycle Advisory Committee
Once again, this month Bike Fort Collins shared a presentation featuring three more infrastructure/intersection improvement opportunities to the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. The opportunities included: Spring Creek Trail Tunnel/Mason Trail Intersection Jackson Avenue Crossing (at Mulberry) Elizabeth Street (between Lemay Avenue & Stover Road) Here are summaries of the opportunities we...
Last RAT Ride for 2021
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 explore and discuss the strengths and weaknesses in bicycle infrastructure and connectivity in Fort Collins. Date: October 21st, 2021 Time: 5:30 p.m. BFC Ride Leaders: Anna Kelso, Bruce Henderson, Dave Dixon # Attendees: 11 THE ROUTE...
Over 350 Bikes Go To Students in 2nd Year of Wish for Wheels FoCo
Back in late summer Bike Fort Collins announced the continuation and a 2nd year of Wish for Wheels FoCo, in partnership with fellow nonprofit, 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. We funded nearly 260 of our 400 bike goal in 2020, and were seeking the same goal again this year--so every second-grader...
Park Refresh Encourages More Active Living, Provides Access to Nature
Bike Fort Collins formally wrapped up its Active Living Grant program in April 2020, a multi-year grant program underwritten by Kaiser Permanente engaging the north Fort Collins community–specifically the Poudre Valley Mobile Home Park (PVMHP), where we reported on how we were able to move the needle on active living within the community. However, we also reported in March 2020 about receiving a...
Tour de Farms Ride Sells Out in its Return
With the return of Tour de Farms for 2021, Bike Fort Collins welcomed back many familiar faces and celebrated the new friends we made along the way. Extra support from our sponsors HSD Law, Recycled Cycles, Ottercares and Stodgy Brewing Company meant that we were able to bring a quality event to our participants while also building financial backing for the essential programs and services we...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: Mulberry Street and Remington Street
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED CONFLICT? In our August 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 Mulberry St & Remington St?" 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 to describe their...
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Kristen Arnold
Bike Fort Collins first launched You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. back in 2009, where we featured local residents, for whom riding bikes is big part of their life in a broader awareness campaign. Beginning in 2021, we are excited to reintroduce this bio-series, where we feature one new Fort Collins resident each month here on our news-blog/website, as well as through The Pedal Post eNewsletter and...