NEWS-BLOG
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The Perfect Ratio – Tour de Pi(e) Ride 2023
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the annual Tour de Pi(e) ride this year. We had a picture-perfect break in the weather to enjoy the perfect ratio of pie and beverages on this wonky math day. As the warm evening set in, riders began arriving at Retreat Bakery and Bar. Geoff, the owner, welcomed riders with a choice of two flavors of pies, Key Lime or Caramel Apple, beautifully baked by...
You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. – Elijah “Eli” Winner
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...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: East Harmony Road and Ziegler Road
In our January 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 Harmony Road and Ziegler 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. Here is...
Hundreds Visit BFC Winter BTWD Station and Attend Bike from Work Bash
Despite the chilly temperatures, BFC estimates a couple hundred of the estimated 2,000+ total BTWD participants came through our Winter Bike to Work/Wherever Day (BTWD) station on Oak Street Plaza on February 10th between 7 and 9:30 a.m. The 2,000+ participants represented a nearly a 20% year-over-year increase from 2022’s winter event, as they visited over 50 stations represented by over 100...
2022 Annual Report
The mission/purpose of the Friends of the Fort Collins Bicycle Program, Inc., d.b.a. Bike Fort Collins is to increase participation in active transportation and advance bicycle culture and policy changes, creating safer streets and communities, while also creating an inclusive and empowering culture for all bicyclists, regardless of ability or identity. At itsessence, More Bikes. Safe...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: W. Mountain Avenue and N. Shields Street
In our December 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 W. Mountain Avenue and N. Shields 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....
BFC Participating in Climate Smart and Future Ready Plan Development
BFC is excited at the invitation to be part of the Phase 3 Implementation Planning Team that has convened as part of Larimer County’s Climate Smart and Future Ready Approach and Planning Process to address climate change through mitigation and adaptation strategies intended to lessen impacts on our community members and the county’s identified priorities and aspirations.The Background In 2020,...
Fort Collins Needs a Bike Park
Back in 2020 BFC got behind our peer organization, Overland Mountain Bike Association’s (OMBA), efforts and vision to bring a Bike Park to Fort Collins. Today anyone within Fort Collins wishing to experience a Bike Park must travel outside the area to do so, like Valmont Bike Park in Boulder. While BFC has been supporting OMBA in meetings with the city’s Parks & Recreation Department, and...
Intersection/Facility Focus – Survey Results: S. Shields Street and W. Stuart Street
In our November 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 S. Shields Street and W. Stuart 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....
A Very ‘Merry’ Grand Opening
Alpine Bank officially opened their first Northern Colorado branch on December 3rd, hosting and helping kick-off the Holiday Season with “Holiday Fest.” Alpine Bank Presents: Holiday Fest featured complimentary, family-friendly holiday activities such as: pictures with Santa, cookie-tasting, mistletoe-making, and prize drawings for tickets to CSU Rams, Colorado Rockies and Denver Broncos games,...