December 2022 Issue
Happy New Year!
Bike Fort Collins hopes you've had a Happy Holidays and with the 2023 just a couple of days away, we want to be one of the first to wish you the happiest of New Years!
Bike the Lights Ride - CANCELLED
Looks like the Mother Nature is not cooperating. Thus, after rescheduling once already, due to the snow, icy streets, and cold temperatures we are canceling the Bike the Lights ride tonight. If you would still like to ride the route (at your own risk--and please be careful), here is a link to the ROUTE. We will look forward to resuming the ride next year. In the meantime please follow us on Social Media for other events and rides coming in 2023. READ MORE
A Very 'Merry' Grand Opening
BFC welcomes Alpine Bank to the community. They officially opened their first Northern Colorado branch on December 3rd, hosting and helping kick-off the Holiday Season with “Holiday Fest." As we helped promote, the event was open to public and fun was had by all who attended. BFC was especially grateful to be a beneficiary of the event. READ MORE
Did You Know?
Did you know.... that you can support Bike Fort Collins when you shop on amazon? Simply go to smile.amazon.com (instead of amazon.com) next time you shop. The shopping experience is the same as on amazon.com.

On your first visit you be prompted to select a charity. Simply select Friends of the Fort Collins Bicycle Program, Inc. (which is Bike Fort Collins' official name) and amazon will donate 0.5% of all eligible purchases to Bike Fort Collins.

For each visit after that, as long as you continue to visit smile.amazon.com to shop
(vs. amazon.com), your purchases will continue to automatically support Bike Fort Collins. Thank you in advance for making us your organization of choice.
Intersection / Facility Focus - W. Mountain & N. Shields
For this month's intersection/facility focus we look at the intersection of W. Mountain Ave.
and N. Shields St., but we want to know any/all experiences you've had. What has your experience been at this intersection? Do you feel comfortable using this intersection as it is intended? Have you experienced any bicycle/vehicle conflict here or near misses? Please take the survey, your voice matters!
In our November issue, we conducted the same survey and posed the same questions for recent infrastructure improvements at the intersection of S. Shields Street and W. Stuart Street. Thank you to those who responded. READ RESULTS SUMMARY
Mark Your Calendars
Bike to Work / Wherever Day - Friday, February 10th
We’re the City’s biggest fans of its Bike to Work/Wherever Day (BTWD) event. Mark your calendars for Winter BTWD on February 10, 2023. This year will mark 16 years of winter bicycling as an integral part of our community culture. Feel free to RSVP for your planned participation on the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE.
Business Partner Profile

Membership Business Partners are business members of BFC, who also provide a special incentive (i.e. offer, discount or perk) for our individual and family members. 

This month we highlight Membership Business Partner: Full Cycle CFO

Full Cycle CFO offers outsourced accounting and CFO services ranging from bookkeeping, accounting and advisory services. For any BFC members who become a Full Cycle CFO client, they will generously donate 5% of that new client's 1st quarter billings to Bike Fort Collins in the client/member's name.
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We represent you and the next generation of cyclists by advocating for more funding, education, stronger policies, and better bikeways at the city, county, and regional level.
Callout Corner
A special callout and thanks to the following BFC Business Members. We invite you to support these businesses/organizations whenever and however you can, as they support a similar passion for bicycling as we all do.

Thank You for reading, and for your interest in and support of Bike Fort Collins.
Our mission is to increase participation in active transportation and advance bicycle culture and policy changes, creating safer streets and communities, while also creating an inclusive and empowering culture for all bicyclists, regardless of ability or identity.