Advocacy

Read how Community Cycles is helping to advance bicycling in local and regional planning processes, policies, & standards. We advocate for safe infrastructure for roads, schools, workplaces and shopping centers to increase cyclist & pedestrian safety.
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Polis housing bill pushes alternative transportation

April 25, 2023


You’ve probably heard by now about Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s big land-use reform bill, SB23-213. It’s been covered extensively by…

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Envisioning Iris as a neighborhood-friendly street

March 8, 2023


Iris Avenue is a primary east-west corridor in Boulder that is neither safe nor inviting for bicyclists or pedestrians.  Crosswalks…

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A Grandview Update

March 2, 2023


Advocacy work does not usually result in quick wins.   In our last blog on Grandview, we declared a victory for…

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Dear City Council: Let’s Roll Out eBike Vouchers By May

February 16, 2023


Dear Council members In November Boulder voters passed the Climate Action tax that, among other things, would support an ebike voucher…

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Advancing Cycling in 2022: A Letter from Our Executive Director

January 18, 2023


Hello, Friends of Community Cycles – 2022 was an exciting year where Community Cycles was able to fully embrace and…

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Downtown Streets as Public Spaces – Take the Survey!

January 17, 2023


We all recall West Pearl during Covid times as a place for people. After West Pearl was re-opened to motor…

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A Safer Intersection at Broadway and Grandview is in Sight. Thanks to your Help!

December 20, 2022


As most of you know, we have been fighting a dangerous intersection design at Broadway & Grandview that is being built in…

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Community Cycles Successfully Lobbies for Additional Safe Street Standards

December 15, 2022


Community Cycles has been lobbying for a rewrite of the city of Boulder’s Design Construction Standards (DCS) since 2015. The DCS sets the…

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December Advocacy Update: E-Bikes, CAN and Vision Zero

December 9, 2022


Baseline Protected Bike Lane input opportunity! Boulder will be installing Protected Bike Lanes on Baseline from 30th street to Foothills…

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