NEWS-BLOG
Welcome to the Bike Fort Collins News-Blog. Browse or search below for articles, news, press releases and content by category–or you’ll find that we link to content here from other web pages, eNewsletters and our other digital communications.
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: N. Mason Street & Cherry Street
In our August 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 N. Mason Street and Cherry 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. Here is a...
Past Newsletters & Email Communications
In the event you may have missed them, we keep this page updated with past issues of The Pedal Post e-Newsletter, our Volunteer Updates, and other email communications that we've put out to our subscribers and volunteers.2023Newsletters The Pedal Post e-Newsletter - August 2023 Issue (August 31, 2023) The Pedal Post e-Newsletter - July 2023 Issue (July 31, 2023) The Pedal Post e-Newsletter - May...
Tour de Fat: Legendary as Ever
Grab your handlebars and fasten your seatbelts (metaphorically, of course), because we're about to take you on a ride down memory lane, reliving the unforgettable annual Tour de Fat that had our town buzzing with excitement, laughter, and a whole lot of quirky creativity. This event wasn't just your run-of-the-mill fundraiser; it was a pedal-powered carnival that left a trail of smiles and...
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Zack Allison
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...
Entering 4th Year, Bike Fort Collins’ Wish for Wheels FoCo Program Helps Ensure Access to Bicycles for All 2nd Graders
August 31, 2023 — FORT COLLINS, CO – For the fourth consecutive year, Bike Fort Collins and Wish For Wheels, are once again aiming to help ensure every second-grader in Poudre School District’s Title 1 schools has access to a bicycle so they can learn to ride, be active, and establish a lifelong habit of bicycling. With continued community support, the Wish for Wheels FoCo program provides every...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: West Swallow Road and Mason Trail
In our July 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 West Swallow Road and Mason Trail?” 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. Here is a...
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...