NEWS-BLOG
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2018 Election: County Commissioners and State Transportation Propositions
This Year Election Day is Tuesday November 6! County clerk's throughout the state have already begun mailing out ballots. While Coloradans can register and vote through Election Day, October 29 is the last day to register and receive a mail-in ballot. As your local bicycling nonprofit, Bike Fort Collins feels informed voters are an important mechanism to support safe enjoyable...
Safe Routes to School: Always (Safely) Rolling
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program isn't just busy in the school year, the summer is also a crazy time of year as we strive to get more kids on bikes safely! Read on to learn more about all we were up to this summer. Summer School: Preschool Safe Routes This summer SRTS provided safety lessons to preschoolers in the Fullana program at Bauder and Beattie elementary schools....
We are excited to announce our new logo
Just like a bike that needs tuning, sometimes an organization needs one too. As Bike Fort Collins looks to grow and provide even more opportunities to get more people on bikes, we thought it was time to spruce up our image a bit. Why this design? Thanks to local graphic designer Jarad Heintzelman’s creative gears, this logo was created to embody what Bike Fort Collins is: fun, modern and...
Stacy Sebeczek: From Bike Library to Pace Bike Share
Stacy Sebeczek loves costumes. She also loves bikes. And she really loves biking in costumes. Stacy is one of those people who makes you want to bike. Her energy is contagious, her ideas inspiring and her passion for this community of Fort Collins infectious. While her road to Local Market Manager at Zagster was a ride she didn’t intentionally mean to start, once she set the pedals in motion,...
Fort Collins Bike Share is Now Pace
Bike Sharing in Fort Collins will be easier than ever before thanks to Pace, the nationwide dockless bike sharing service for smart cities and colleges. Originally launched in 2016 as an evolution of the Fort Collins Bike Library, the Fort Collins Bike Share has expanded and improved to become Pace Fort Collins - a modern, dockless bike sharing platform. Pace, a product of Zagster, is now live...
Looking Ahead to Big Opportunities and Big Changes for BFC in 2018
The news has been trickling out for some time now, but in an effort to not crowd out our other exciting December news like our Bohemian Foundation Pharos Grant award, and our end of year fundraising, I held off on making this formal announcement till now. Today, January 5th, is my final day at Bike Fort Collins. In December, I accepted a position in San Jose with California Walks. I’ll be...
Executive Director Chris J. Johnson to Step Down in January
Chris J. Johnson, Bike Fort Collins’ first executive director, will step down and leave Northern Colorado in January of 2017. Originally hired in October of 2015, Johnson’s oversaw a period of growth in vision and revenue at Bike Fort Collins. Earlier this year, BFC was recognized by BizWest as one of the fastest growing small businesses in Northern Colorado. They received a number of new...
One BFC Board Member’s Reflections on Untokening
by Katherine Vega - BFC Board Director [su_button url="https://squareup.com/store/bike-fort-collins" target="blank" background="96d3bd" color="#000000" size="8" center="yes" radius="5" desc="Click Here to Support Bike Fort Collins"]GIVE TODAY[/su_button] There were two things I loved most growing up as a kid in Lincoln Heights, a neighborhood 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. The...
Cyclocross is Here!
With summer winding down the road racing season is over which means it's time for cyclocross! Cyclocross racing, or “cross” for short, is one of the best disciplines for spectators. Thanks to generous land owners and hard-working volunteers Fort Collins has a steady stream of races over the next two months. Cross is essentially a hybrid between road and mountain biking. The bikes look like...
Shiny Tape for your Shiny Bike
Here at Bike Fort Collins we take a very broad, long term view of bike safety and how to improve it: we’re more concerned with land use and city planning than bike helmets and safety vests. That work will ultimately provide a safer, more pleasant community for everyone. In the meantime, we’re well aware of the immediate safety concerns that cyclists encounter, so here’s a handy trick to make...