Bicycle Colorado
Author Highlights Displacement, a Problem the Bike Movement Ignores
When bike advocates push for changes to the streets, they do no analysis on the impact it will have on inequality.
April 5, 2019
Cyclists Can Roll Through Stop Signs in Thornton, a First in Denver Metro
A Denver suburb has just approved a controversial safety plan that will allow cyclists to slow-roll through stops signs — a practice that studies show keeps cyclists safer than coming to a full stop. Bicycle advocates hope that other cities — including Denver — will soon follow Thornton’s lead.
February 15, 2019
Report Drivers and Anything Else Blocking Denver Bike Lanes at This New Website
Bicycle Colorado and BikeDenver just launched ThingsInBikeLanesDenver.Com.
March 19, 2018
Veronica Davis: Of Course People of Color Bike, But Decision-Makers and Advocates Don’t Always Listen
People from all walks of life use bicycles for transportation. But there’s a widely held perception in the United States that biking is a status symbol for elites in Spandex with absurd gear. Informing this stereotype is an assumption that people of color and people without much money don’t bike. There’s the affluent road warrior, … Continued
October 4, 2017
The 2017 Colorado Bicycle Summit Is “Bigger Than the Bike”
This year's keynote is Veronica Davis, co-founder of Black Women Bike, which aims "to build community and interest in biking among black women through education, advocacy and recreation." Davis, an engineer, also started a consulting company aimed at making urban planning more inclusive.
September 14, 2017
Dan Grunig to Step Down as Bicycle Colorado Director
The organization is searching for a new director, with Grunig expected to stay on until December.
August 1, 2017
Wednesday: Lobby Your Legislators for Safe Streets for Biking and Walking
Bicycle Colorado needs everyday people to speak up about safe streets, so that politicians keep their constituents in mind when crafting and voting on legislation, for instance, and prioritizing funding for biking and walking.
February 27, 2017
It Sounds Like Hancock Is Serious About Prioritizing People Over Cars
Mayor Michael Hancock lent his most emphatic support yet to what he called "bold" investments in biking, walking, and transit in a speech he gave at Bicycle Colorado's Moving People Forward conference.
February 7, 2017
Making Colorado’s Transportation System Work for People, Not Cars
At the Moving People conference, Bicycle Colorado will put walking, biking, and transit "at the center of the current rapid evolution of transportation-related technologies."
January 17, 2017
It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Ride a Bike — Just Ask These Women
The city has plenty of barriers that make biking an intimidating way to get around — speeding drivers, shoddy bike infrastructure. But for a group of nine women learning how to ride at Bicycle Colorado’s Bike School on Saturday, there are other obstacles they have to overcome first. Some of the students are immigrants who … Continued
April 25, 2016