By Sue Prant . Dear City Council: Community Cycles strongly supports the multi-use path (MUP) easement requirement for annexation of the property at 2350 Norwood Avenue. When eventually completed as shown on the City’s Transportation Master Plan, this short MUP will provide a non-motorized link between the residential neighborhoods to the … Read More
Portland: another take on bicycling
By Kurt Nordback Portland, Oregon is rightly famous for beer, tattooed hipsters, and bicycling. Among large metropolitan areas, Portland has by far the highest rate of people biking to work (6.1%), almost double that of the next contender. While this is well below Boulder’s bike-to-work rate (10.6%), small cities with large universities, like … Read More
Community Cycles Advises City on Future Bike Projects
The City of Boulder has produced a list of possible future bike projects to ask for funding from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG, or “Dr. Cog”). Our bicycle cooperative’s Advocacy Committee reviewed and ranked the 15 possible projects (only a few will get funded). Almost all the projects were underpasses or other work … Read More
New Parking-Protected Bike Lanes on University
Boulder cycles forward! The City of Boulder has built parking-protected bike lanes along University Avenue between Broadway and 9th. The city basically swapped the positions of the existing standard bike lane and the curb-side car parking. The bike lane now runs in a safe, quiet corridor between the curb and the row of parked cars. There … Read More
League of American Bicyclists Recognizes Community Cycles
In the latest round of Bike Friendly Businesses, Community Cycles was recognized as a gold level Bike Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists. Community Cycles improved from our previous designation as a silver level business. One of 800 businesses around the country designated as bike friendly, Community Cycles is one of only nine gold level … Read More
Transportation Master Plan Action Plan
A major focus on the Community Cyles Advocacy Committee is to monitor, comment on, and support the Boulder Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Action Plan . We encourage all Boulder cyclists to be familiar with this plan, which will guide Boulder’s annual work programs and budgeting to bring the various policies and concepts identified in the updated TMP to life.
City Ordinance Change Clears Way for Protected Bike Lane
Working with Community Cycles, the City of Boulder passed a number of ordinance changes that will help clear the way for innovative traffic treatments, including protected bike lanes and shared streets, in a win for bike advocacy efforts. “We are particularly excited about more protected bike lanes in Boulder,” said Community Cycles Director Sue Prant. … Read More
Coming Soon: Bus-then-Bike Program Expansion
The City of Boulder, Boulder County, RTD and Colorado Department of Transportation are partnering to expand the Bus-then-Bike program in coming months. Community Cycles, a local bicycle non-profit, supports this project whole-heartedly for its new secure bike parking and expansion of bike/transit travel for area commuters. A big splash will be made at the … Read More
Earn-A-Bike
Earn-A-Bike creates lifelong cyclists and teaches basics of bike care and repair, while participants build their own refurbished bicycle. We seek to make access to bicycles equitable for everyone in our community. Learn More
Way of The Path Campaign
Community Cycles is working with the City of Boulder on the Way of the Path campaign. This campaign promote safety for all users of the multi-use path. Community Cycles staff and volunteers are at the Fa