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What Car Insurance Should a Cyclist Have?
Guest Writer – Gordon Hadfield, Hadfield Stieben Doutt, LLC Happy New Year to all the cyclists! I was going to write about winter riding, but that didn’t make much sense because winter weather never arrived in Northern Colorado (thanks, global warming—just another reason to ride your bike rather than drive.) Instead, I want to focus on something weirder than the warm weather. That is the...
New Road Signage Installation Continues
As we’ve reported back in April of this year, the initiative to install new more communicative road signage within Larimer County and up Highways 34 and 14, the installation process continues. Again, this is all the culmination of a nearly 2-year effort that was first primarily driven by the need to wait for an official, CDOT approved, standardized sign format to communicate the “3-feet to pass”...
A Jolly Crew For Bike the Lights 2021
With temperatures in the 50s and a mild wind in the air, better weather could not have been had for Bike the Lights 2021. Gathering on the evening of Thursday, December 23rd at Alleycat Coffee House, riders arrived in the spirit of the holidays decked out with various forms of joyful illumination. What started out as a rather small group at 5:45pm, grew to a crew of 70 strong by our 6pm (ish)...
CSU Students Tackle Intersection Design
Bike Fort Collins was excited to hear that a group of CSU Engineering students selected the intersection of Elizabeth Street and College Avenue for a class project this fall. Recognizing the same problem that BFC brought to the attention of the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and Transportation Board via a presentation in a joint meeting with both groups this past February, as well...
2021 BFC Holiday Gift Guide
Back again for 2021, Bike Fort Collins is happy to offer our annual bike-themed, holiday gift guide showcasing some well loved local businesses and their wares. Find that perfect gift for folks who love bikes and support local businesses while you're at it! Happy Holidays from Bike Fort Collins!
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Initha Stuckey, MD
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...
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...