Home→News→AdvocacyBenefits of a 4:3 conversion Building bicycle lanes with physical barriers to protect cyclists from fast moving cars is an increasingly standard solution to our unsafe roads. Also becoming standard is reconfiguration of four-lane roads into three-lanes, where there are two travel lanes and one center turning lane. This increases safety by eliminating lane-change-jockying and allowing construction of safer crossings … Read More
Why Change is Needed
Home→News→AdvocacyWhy Change is Needed At present, Iris Avenue, a primary east-west route, is dangerous to drivers, not welcoming to pedestrians, and completely unsuited to and unsafe for bicycling. The City notes that average speed on Iris (between Folsom and 19th) is 45 mph, 10 miles an hour over the speed limit of 35 mph, meaning that many drivers are going … Read More
Comparison Table
Home→News→AdvocacyCommunity Cycles’ Comparision Table Community Cycles’ Comparison of the AlternativesThe table below summarizes our analysis of the options. We will update this table as additional data becomes available. However, enough of the most important information is now available for Community Cycles to reject options C or D because the delay associated with implementation of these options is tantamount to inaction … Read More
Getting it Right on Iris
Home→News→AdvocacyGetting it Right on Iris The City of Boulder’a Transportation and Mobility department announced their recommend alternative B in July 2024 and Council approved in September. The details of this option (a 2 way protected bike lane and a center turn lane) are provided below and in their storymap. This option prioritizes the Iris Avenue improvements for all travelers offers … Read More
Show Up April 30th for a safer Iris for All, take the Survey of the design options, plus the release of Boulder for All website!
Iris Avenue is slated for redesign. A lot is at stake and your voice will matter a lot. Please plan to attend the Iris Open House on April 30th! Open House: North Boulder Rec Center: Tuesday, April 30, 4-6pm Virtual Open House: April 27th to May 27th – North Boulder Rec Center North Boulder Rec Center The options presented at … Read More
Ray’s Soapbox: Boulder’s Bike Theft Problem and What You Can Do to Protect Your Bikes
Submitted by: Russ Chandler, owner of Full Cycle. Thanks to Russ, and feel free to submit your own cycling opinion. You could be featured next! I’m Russ Chandler, owner of Full Cycle, a bike sales and repair shop here in Boulder. Like many university towns, bike theft has been a problem here for decades, but gotten worse in recent years. Bikes are … Read More
B4A – Applicability & Adaptation to Boulder
Home→News→AdvocacyApplicability and Adaptation to Boulder It is common for those who’ve observed first-hand just how much better transportation works in places like Amsterdam or Copenhagen to wonder if we can enjoy the same success by simply copying their approach. There is no reason to think that, with a few tweaks, their basic approach would not work in Boulder. Here are … Read More
B4A – Success Elsewhere
Home→News→AdvocacySuccess Elsewhere and in the U.S. It is possible to transition away from car dependence. It is possible to transition away from car dependence. Many cities in Europe and Asia have accomplished this. Some cities in North America are getting close.North American CitiesEven in North America, cities like Montreal, Vancouver, Davis, and Minneapolis are taking huge strides. Vancouver already has … Read More
B4A – A Two Part Solution
Home→News→AdvocacyA Two Part Solution A two-part problem calls for a two-part solution, one focusing on those who commute to/from Boulder and another, solution for those traveling within Boulder.Commuting into BoulderMany of those who work in Boulder cannot afford to live here. These workers need a time-efficient and affordable means of transit into and out of the city. The main ingredients … Read More