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Jul 12, 2023
By Bicycle Colorado

Bicycle Colorado’s new board members

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Jan 15, 2021
By Jack Todd

Can Do Colorado brings eBikes to low income Coloradans

Jul 21, 2020
By Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy

Finding the right gear when things aren’t made for you

Mar 26, 2020
By Mo McCanna

Riding safely during COVID-19, or any time you’re on a bike

Mar 16, 2020
By Pete Piccolo

Bikes make communities more resilient: A message from Pete about COVID-19’s impact on our work

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Dec 5, 2019
By Erica Hine

Help us make Colorado an even better place to ride on Colorado Gives Day

Nov 4, 2019
By Mo McCanna

Bicycling in Bogotá: Experiencing the good and not-so-good of one of the world’s top bicycling cities

Sep 18, 2019
By Pete Piccolo

Turning a regressive social media post into a productive discussion: A letter from Pete

Mar 30, 2018
By Bicycle Colorado

New this year–shorter routes at 2018 Triple Bypass

Nov 21, 2017
By Piep van Heuven

How GO Bond funding builds out Denver’s bike network

Jul 6, 2017
By Claire Peters

My first century ride: A journey of more than just miles

Apr 26, 2017
By Rachel Hultin

Supporting Custer County’s Bike-Friendly Vision

Mar 16, 2017
By Rachel Hultin

Colorado Pedals Project Year 1: CDOT Region 1

In Sept 2015, Governor Hickenlooper announced the Colorado Pedals Project. The goal? To make Colorado the #1 Bike State by 2020. This is part 4 of a 6-part series on projects we’re tracking and supporting that further the Pedals Project. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. It is absolutely achievable but not without the Colorado…

Feb 28, 2017
By Stephanie Leonard

Save the ’Zone: empowering car-lite champions in Lakewood!

Dec 12, 2016
By Piep van Heuven

Incredibly hard and extremely fun

Racing and loving cyclocross at 50 Cyclocross. How does one begin to describe it? It involves racing laps over varied terrain with supportive derision (heckling) and obstacles like sand, mud, barricades, steep ups and downs, ridiculous turns and off-camber things most people wouldn’t choose to ride willingly. Every time I line up…

Dec 7, 2016
By Katherine Fuller

The positive proof just keeps piling up

Quite a bit of research crosses our desks regarding the benefits of bicycling and the infrastructure that supports it. These studies show that encouraging cycling and providing safe ways to do it not only benefit those who pedal, but also the cities in which people ride and even those who do not…

Dec 6, 2016
By Rachel Hultin

Colorado Pedals Project Year 1: CDOT Region 5

In Sept 2015, Governor Hickenlooper announced the Colorado Pedals Project. The goal? To make Colorado the #1 Bike State by 2020. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. It is absolutely achievable but not without the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) locking its proverbial jaws around every opportunity to include and expand investments in active transportation.…

Nov 21, 2016
By Katherine Fuller

Enlightenment at 12 miles per day

I’m new to the Bicycle Colorado staff, but not to bicycle advocacy or riding bikes. That said, the last few weeks have been an education in bicycling on an entirely new level than what has been known to me for two decades. The 12 miles I ride most days give me more…

Nov 11, 2016
By Amy Morfas

Exciting Bicycle Colorado events planned for 2017!

With 2016 quickly wrapping up (where does the time go?), it seems like a great opportunity to share our new and improved roster of events to be hosted by Bicycle Colorado next year. With the addition of an events manager, Claire Peters, to our staff, we have increased capacity to do more…

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Nov 4, 2016
By Madeline Kreider Carlson

Women Bike Colorado night at the movies!

“The worst day on a bike is still a pretty good day.” Spoken by a pro woman cyclist, that was one of the lines that stayed with me from Jennifer Hardacker’s film, The Wind In Our Hair. The documentary, which follows an eclectic and engaging cast of characters–all women and girls who love to…

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Oct 31, 2016
By Ted Heyd

Route finding by bike about to get easier in Jefferson County

You know that frustration. You’re out on a ride getting some miles in or just on a Sunday stroll with some pals. You reach a point on the route or trail and it’s suddenly and abundantly unclear how and where the route continues. No signs, no pavement markings, nobody to follow or…

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Oct 19, 2016
By Mo McCanna

Sterling says yes to becoming a bike-friendly city

One of the many perks of being on Bicycle Colorado’s education team is the opportunity to travel the state beyond the Front Range. Don’t get me wrong, the Front Range is wonderful, but other parts of Colorado have equally beautiful places and lovely people, especially when those people are fans of biking. The small town…

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Oct 14, 2016
By Claire Peters

VeloSwap: Colorado’s annual treasure hunt

Time to mark your calendars, bike fans and gear junkies, because in one week’s time Subaru VeloSwap—the world’s largest buy, sell and recycle bicycling and sports expo—will be here! The event takes place on Saturday, October 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Denver’s National Western Complex. No matter if you are there…

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Oct 12, 2016
By Rachel Hultin

The Seattle :: Denver Mutual Admiration Society

Daydreaming for a more bike-friendly city As an active transportation advocate, professional crushes are fun and necessary. Without inspiration, it’s difficult to see what is possible and help others see it with you. At any given time, my professional crushes include a few people (Jay Walljasper and Gil Penalosa), a couple of organizations (PeopleForBikes and…

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Oct 4, 2016
By Michele Hogan

Consider a bicycle tour for your next vacation

I fell in love with bicycle touring at the age of 27 when I rode my first Ride The Rockies. Experiencing our state via bicycle is a splendid way to spend a week. I have been hooked on cycling vacations ever since. It’s the combination of being outdoors all day, the camaraderie…

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Sep 28, 2016
By Stephanie Leonard

Not your grandma’s school library

Bike libraries are a hot topic in the bike world. Libraries are popping up at recreation centers, city buildings and community hubs. But what about at elementary schools? Buena Vista’s bike library Bicycle Colorado’s education team worked with the town of Buena Vista to develop a bike library at Avery Parsons Elementary School. The…

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Sep 16, 2016
By Madeline Kreider Carlson

Healthy communities, healthy bodies: member spotlight on Dave Lawful

It all began at a city council meeting in 2014. “I stood up and said, ‘I want to call your attention to something. I’m a bike commuter, but there just aren’t enough bikeways for me to get to where I need to go. Does Lone Tree have a plan for making improvements?”…

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Sep 12, 2016
By Piep van Heuven

Bike advocacy, demystified

ad·vo·cate: n. a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace What’s a bike advocate? Since I have a job in bike advocacy, I get asked this question often. Usually it sounds like this: “But, what do you DO? How do you convince…

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Sep 1, 2016
By Justin Millar

Steady progress on Longmont flood repairs

As the calendar approaches the three-year anniversary of the worst flash flood event in Longmont’s history, the city continues to repair and improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that was either damaged or destroyed. It’s a long process, to be sure. Some of the final projects are scheduled to be completed in late 2017,…

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Aug 30, 2016
By Katie Bonomo

Bike innovations: 5 ideas from around the country

We focus a lot on Colorado in this blog (for obvious reasons), but today is different. I regularly read about ways communities are getting more people riding and improving safety for bicyclists, and recently I’ve come across some ideas worth sharing. They’re not all new, but some of them are new to the U.S. Washington, DC:…

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