Bicycle Commuting Archives - Bicycle Colorado

Jul 1, 2025
By Bicycle Colorado

In Their Words: Siblings Log Thousands of Miles by Biking to School

Guest Blog Post: By The Williams Family It sounds like a scene from a bygone era: a brother and sister set off on bicycles to school each and every morning, sometimes stopping at the public library or the ice cream parlor on the way home after school. For Denver residents Luella and…

Apr 5, 2022
By Jack Todd

$12 Million for eBikes: A Transformational Investment

May 11, 2021
By Bicycle Colorado

The good, the bad and the weird in Colorado’s 2021 transportation funding bill

Apr 15, 2021
By Bicycle Colorado

An interview with the editors of Cycling for Sustainable Cities

Jan 15, 2021
By Jack Todd

Can Do Colorado brings eBikes to low income Coloradans

Nov 19, 2020
By Bicycle Colorado

Guest Post: Strava Metro working to inform active transportation

Oct 13, 2020
By Bicycle Colorado

Colorado Energy Office and Bicycle Colorado team up to launch electric bikes pilot program for low-income essential workers

May 6, 2020
By Bicycle Colorado

How do we get more people to bike for transportation? Proactive leadership.

Apr 24, 2020
By Bicycle Colorado

Bike commuting: The best way to take your biking to the next level

Nov 4, 2019
By Mo McCanna

Bicycling in Bogotá: Experiencing the good and not-so-good of one of the world’s top bicycling cities

Sep 18, 2019
By Pete Piccolo

Turning a regressive social media post into a productive discussion: A letter from Pete

Jun 18, 2019
By Bicycle Colorado

Lessons from one of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities

May 1, 2019
By Bicycle Colorado

Guest post: Where should new schools be built to encourage walking and wheeling?

Sep 14, 2018
By Bicycle Colorado

Denver’s 2019 budget includes more than $7 million for bicycle network

Mar 27, 2018
By Bicycle Colorado

Bicycle Colorado awarded competitive Innovation Grant by Road to Zero Coalition

Mar 19, 2018
By Bicycle Colorado

Things in the Bike Lane campaign launches in Denver

Mar 2, 2018
By Bicycle Colorado

Bicycle Colorado provides strong voice for Safety Stop

Nov 21, 2017
By Piep van Heuven

How GO Bond funding builds out Denver’s bike network

Jul 24, 2017
By Bicycle Colorado

Bicycles under threat again in Colorado

Well before the 2018 legislative session convenes in Colorado on January 10, bicyclists around the state are being threatened by proposed legislation. On Wednesday, July 19, Senator Ray Scott, from Mesa County, “floated” the idea of taxing bicyclists in Colorado after a similar measure was passed in Oregon–typically a model state for…

Feb 28, 2017
By Stephanie Leonard

Save the ’Zone: empowering car-lite champions in Lakewood!

Dec 7, 2016
By Katherine Fuller

The positive proof just keeps piling up

Quite a bit of research crosses our desks regarding the benefits of bicycling and the infrastructure that supports it. These studies show that encouraging cycling and providing safe ways to do it not only benefit those who pedal, but also the cities in which people ride and even those who do not…

Nov 21, 2016
By Katherine Fuller

Enlightenment at 12 miles per day

I’m new to the Bicycle Colorado staff, but not to bicycle advocacy or riding bikes. That said, the last few weeks have been an education in bicycling on an entirely new level than what has been known to me for two decades. The 12 miles I ride most days give me more…

Nov 8, 2016
By Katherine Fuller

New study quantifies benefits cycling offers Colorado

A new study released by multiple state agencies found that bicycling contributes significantly to Colorado’s economy ($1.6 billion in 2015), and that almost half of the state’s adults rode a bicycle in the past year, making Colorado one of the most active states in the nation. Bicycle Colorado partnered with several agencies and…

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Nov 7, 2016
By Bicycle Colorado

CDOT Launches $500,000 Bicycle and Pedestrian Challenge

Do you think you can design a better transportation system? Do you have great ideas for moving pedestrians and cyclists more safely? If so, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) wants to hear from you. You could win thousands of dollars simply for offering a great idea, or for providing and executing a concrete…

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Oct 31, 2016
By Ted Heyd

Route finding by bike about to get easier in Jefferson County

You know that frustration. You’re out on a ride getting some miles in or just on a Sunday stroll with some pals. You reach a point on the route or trail and it’s suddenly and abundantly unclear how and where the route continues. No signs, no pavement markings, nobody to follow or…

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Oct 19, 2016
By Mo McCanna

Sterling says yes to becoming a bike-friendly city

One of the many perks of being on Bicycle Colorado’s education team is the opportunity to travel the state beyond the Front Range. Don’t get me wrong, the Front Range is wonderful, but other parts of Colorado have equally beautiful places and lovely people, especially when those people are fans of biking. The small town…

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Sep 16, 2016
By Madeline Kreider Carlson

Healthy communities, healthy bodies: member spotlight on Dave Lawful

It all began at a city council meeting in 2014. “I stood up and said, ‘I want to call your attention to something. I’m a bike commuter, but there just aren’t enough bikeways for me to get to where I need to go. Does Lone Tree have a plan for making improvements?”…

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Sep 1, 2016
By Justin Millar

Steady progress on Longmont flood repairs

As the calendar approaches the three-year anniversary of the worst flash flood event in Longmont’s history, the city continues to repair and improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that was either damaged or destroyed. It’s a long process, to be sure. Some of the final projects are scheduled to be completed in late 2017,…

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Aug 19, 2016
By Amy Morfas

Rollout of new protected bike lane big success

Denver’s first two-way protected bike lane was unveiled on Monday, August 15 and we—and plenty of others!—were on hand to celebrate. The City and County of Denver installed the lane, which runs along South Broadway between Bayaud and Virginia Avenues. Monday evening, hundreds of cyclists gathered at Illegal Pete’s on Broadway to…

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Jul 19, 2016
By Justin Millar

Longmont underpass projects under construction now

As a resident of southwest Longmont, I’m excited to see construction beginning on two underpasses that aim to increase safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. Today, crossing at both Hover Street and SH 119 (Ken Pratt Boulevard) and Dry Creek Drive and Hover Street is a multi-step process involving up to nine lanes of traffic (depending on which direction…

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