Durango Bicycle Friendly Community!
Durango Receives Bicycle Friendly Award
In May of 2008 the League of American Wheelmen designated Durango as a Bicycle Friendly Community at the Silver level. This effort was put forth by the Bicycle Friendly Task Force - a group formed by Mary Oswald and Mary Monroe which consisted of Trails 2000, concerned individuals, the Safe Roads Coalition, and Healthy Lifestyles La Plata, which culminated in a Bicycle Summit that was attended by representatives from all aspects of our community.
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to review the subsequent Multimodal Transportation Recommendations of
the Bicycle Friendly Task Force for the City of Durango and La Plata
County.
Bicycle Safety Bill Passes
May 12, 2009- Governor Ritter signed the Bicycle Safety Bill into law in Colorado Springs on Monday evening. Now the bill is an official "Act" and will take effect on August 4, 2009. Bicycle Colorado is now working with statewide law enforcement training groups to make sure officers get details on the new law and with the Department of Revenue to update the Colorado Driver's Manual.
Bill Sponsors Senator Greg Brophy and Representative Michael Merrifield deserve much credit for taking on this much needed bill. Their leadership is making Colorado's traffic laws into some of the best in the country.
Bike to Work Day Commuter Challenge Winners Announced
The Third Annual Trails 2000 Commuter Challenge winners were announced Wednesday night at the Awards Ceremony held on the patio at Carver Brewing Company.
Challenge scores were based on percentage of participation, and included three categories: small companies (under 25); medium companies (26-199) and large companies (200 plus). Due to the increasingly large turn-out and participation rate, final winners were determined by the best story finalized by a Reaux Sham Beaux (rock, paper, scissors) stand-off officiated by the City of Durango multi-modal coordinator, Amber Blake.