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Come see Rebecca Rusch at the Colorado Bicycle Summit!

This year's Summit is headlined by 7x World Champion and Emmy Award-winner Rebecca Rusch. With Rebecca and other advocates from around the state, we’ll focus on building the movement, shaping what it means to be a bicyclist and much more.

We hope you’ll join us for a day full of engaging panels and speakers on October 7. Click below to save your seat today.

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Senate State Affairs Committee ends funding for Safe Routes to School

We are sad to announce, on the eve of Bike to School Day, that the Senate State Affairs Committee voted to kill the Safe Routes to School program yesterday. A huge thank you to everyone who replied to our Action Alert to contact their Senator. Senators reported hearing from you, but alas, we came up short.

In a 3-2 vote, Senators Hill, Scott and Sonnenberg voted to postpone the bill indefinitely, effectively ending funding for the program in the state’s budget.

We would like to thank Representatives Tyler and Mitsch Bush and Senator Todd for their sponsorship of this bill. And we thank all of the organizations that supported this bill.

We believe this is a program that saves lives, improves health and builds better communities, and we will seek ways to continue helping kids across the state. Grants have been awarded for the 2015-16 school year and funding is in place for those programs. This bill aimed to continue the funding into the following school year.

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Bicycle Colorado is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Denver. We use advocacy, education and passion to make Colorado one of the most bicycle-friendly states in the nation. We encourage and promote bicycling, increase safety, improve conditions and provide a voice for people who ride bicycles in Colorado. With the support of our members and numerous partnerships across the public and private sector, we’ve made significant strides in improving bicycling since 1992.

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