Formerly the Vision Zero Flex Fund, Boulder is installing innovative quick-build improvements including curb extensions, traffic calming, and crossing treatments on city streets in 2020 and 2021 to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety and comfort. The first of 12 this year has been installed on Aurora near the school at 38th, 39th, and Gilpin curb extensions to … Read More
Walk and Bike Month: Success!
Walk and Bike month, while not what we were envisioning at the beginning of 2020, nonetheless, was a resounding success. We found new ways to explore Boulder with a Scavenger Hunt, retracing the B360 route and followed the StreetWise map to see lots of murals. You can visit walkandbikemonth.org anytime and find these and other … Read More
Try out an eBike
I recently had the opportunity to go on an electric bike tour with Joel Davis, whose company JD’s Joyrides offers bike tours on RAD ebikes in Boulder. I took the Wall To Wall Boulder Mural Tour, which took us to murals painted during the Streetwise Boulder Mural Festival. He’s also happy to customize a tour for you. There is … Read More
Walk and Bike Month 2020- COVID Edition
Sadly, Bike to Work Day breakfast stations will not be happening this year as part of Walk and Bike Month. But we will still be celebrating walking and biking in Boulder! We have re-envisioned what Walk and Bike Month can be in the time of COVID. Community Cycles, working with our partners at Boulder Transportation … Read More
More Neighborhood Greenstreets for Boulder!
Neighborhood GreenStreets are low-traffic streets where walking and biking have priority. This fall, we’ll see improvements on Grove Street (from 15th to 23rd Streets). Improvements are also in the works on 23rd Street (from Spruce Street to Arapahoe Avenue). That will mean this street can be an effective alternative to busy Folsom and Arapahoe. These … Read More
Jay Road Improvements & Boulder-Erie Regional Trail
Community Cycles Advocacy Committee has been busy providing input on the proposed the Jay Road Improvements (US36 to CO119) and the Boulder-Erie Regional Trail. See our comments on Jay Road and the regional trail . Jay Road improvements at 30th Boulder-Erie Regional Trail
Vision Zero Projects Move Forward
The City of Boulder Transportation Department has agreed to fund several Vision Zero projects, working in partnership with the Transportation Advisory Board and Community Cycles. These projects are innovative, quick-build, impactful improvements to our streets to increase pedestrian and bicyclist comfort and safety. Learn more here . Community Cycles is excited that intersection improvements at 26th and Spruce … Read More
DIY Shop is Baaaaack!
Welcome back DIY shop — in a small way. While we still cannot have people inside the building because of COVID square-footage-per-person rules, we will begin offering some limited DIY hours outside. What is DIY? Work on your own bike with advice and oversight from a Community Cycles mechanic. Beginning August 29, two sets of … Read More
Bike to Work Day 2020 is canceled, but…
From the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG): DRCOG, the convener of our region’s Bike to Work Day, announced on July 31st: “After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel all in-person Bike to Work Day 2020 festivities. But that doesn’t mean the fun is canceled! We’re challenging you to a Bike to Wherever… week! … Read More
Workshops are Coming Back!
They won’t be quite the same, but workshops are coming back! Our plan is for all to be held in our parking lot, where there is plenty of room to socially distance. Classes will be smaller and in the mornings to take advantage of a large shady area. Instructors and students will be required to … Read More
