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Bike Park Collective: A Collective Voice in Support of a Bike Park in Fort Collins
As you know, dating back to the solicitation and opportunity for community input and feedback late last year and early this year, followed by an amazing turnout by the community in support of it at the March City Council meeting, and a subsequent hour-long discussion Council had in a Work Session, the vision for a new Bike Park has gained traction this year, particularly as it relates to the...
Videos Highlight BFC’s Active Living Program Efforts in Partnership with Larimer County
Once again, Bike Fort Collins was excited to engage with the Larimer County Department of Health and the Built Environment this summer to build upon the programs it began in 2021, which back then enabled the continuation of similar Active Living programs that BFC initiated under a grant in 2016. This year, in addition to continuing the 2021 and 2022 programming, BFC was asked to develop two...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: East Horsetooth Road and South Timberline Road
In our May issue of The Pedal Post (eNewsletter), Bike Fort Collins posed the question: “Have you experienced conflict or felt unsafe while traveling through the intersection of East Horsetooth Road and South Timberline Road?” 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 experience....
Vision Support Signature List Nears 1,000 Names
Bike Fort Collins' Vision: "For Fort Collins to be the Amsterdam of the U.S." As a way of rallying support for and helping call awareness to Our Vision that we established and introduced back in 2020, with the screening of the movie Together We Cycle at a virtual Bicycle Film Festival, Bike Fort Collins also began collecting names of people who support and agree with the vision last year. Our...
And the New Priority Bicycles E-Bike Goes To…
The Bike Fort Collins 2023 Raffle was launched on June 15th and ran through this past weekend where the winner was drawn just after the Best Dressed Contest during our annual Bike Prom event. Participants were able to purchase entries in allotments of 10 for $10, 30 for $25, 75 for $50, or 200 for $100, or 500 for $200. Up for grabs were was a brand new Priority Bicycle Current E-Bike valued at...
A Bike Prom to Remember
Once again, Bike Prom brought together Fort Collin's diverse crowd of bike-loving folks in the name of bikes, bikes, and more bikes, with a dance party on top. Bike Fort Collins partnered with the Foco Bike Mob to deliver a loud and proud Bike Prom on July 15th, with the Lyric Cinema again being the quintessential location. Following a late afternoon pre-party at O'Dell Brewing, a large prom...
Bike to Work Day & Bike From Work Bash 2023
, and Sometimes referred to as "Fort Collins' best holiday," the 35th annual Summer Bike to Work Day had over 5,400 participants biking, walking, or using other forms of active transportation to over 150 stations. Once again Bike Fort Collins had our station located at Oak Street Plaza. We are grateful to our breakfast station partners including: FC Utilities, HSD Law, The Rio, Signarama, Sage...
Bike Fort Collins’ Bike Prom to Include Headliner West Side Joe & The Men of Soul
June 20, 2022 -- FORT COLLINS, CO – Bike Prom, the annual bike-themed event celebrating all things “bikes” with live music, dancing and more will be held Saturday, July 15th at the Lyric Cinema beginning at 8:00 p.m. This year Bike Fort Collins is excited to announce that West Side Joe & The Men of Soul will headline the evening, with DJ Specific Heat opening and closing the festivities. The...
Spring 2023 – Safe Routes to School Review
As we reported back in March, after what seemed like an especially long, cold winter we were excited to have our Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program back in high gear serving the students of PSD (per our school rotation schedule) with a full menu of bicycle education programs, including: K - 5 Safety Education and Rodeo Days Elementary School Off-Campus Field Trips Middle & High School...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: South Shields Street and West Laurel Street
In our April issue of The Pedal Post (eNewsletter), Bike Fort Collins posed the question: “Have you experienced conflict or felt unsafe while traveling through the intersection of South Shields Street and West Laurel Street?” 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 experience....