Biggest Round of Applications Since Program’s Inception<\/p>\n
Ten new communities were honored with the League of American Bicyclists prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community designation. This was the program\u2019s biggest application cycle to date\u201451 communities applied for the designation. There are one gold, one silver and eight bronze communities awarded, and 19 communities renewed their designations. Boulder, Colo., a renewing community, was promoted to Platinum, joining Portland, Ore. and Davis, Calif. as the only cities in the U.S. to have earned this top designation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are tremendously excited by the results of the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community designations,\u201d said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. \u201cNot only has Boulder broken through to the Platinum level but four great bicycling communities \u2013 Fort Collins, Colo., Seattle, Wash., Jackson, Wyo., and Stanford University, Calif. \u2013 have received the Gold designation. Each community has high levels of bicycle use and has demonstrated a commitment to improving conditions for all types of cyclist from the student and avid mountain biker to the casual visitor and everyday commuter.\u201d<\/p>\n
All BFCs enjoy quality of life benefits to which many other communities aspire. We are delighted the BFC program is providing a helpful road map for communities to make that transition. Biggest Round of Applications Since Program’s Inception Ten new communities were honored with the League of American Bicyclists prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community designation. This was the program\u2019s biggest application cycle to date\u201451 communities applied for the designation. There are one gold, one silver and eight bronze communities awarded, and 19 communities renewed their designations. Boulder, … <\/p>\n
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