CU Boulder Bike News - July 2022

This past month Colorado celebrated Bike to Work Day, including a month’s worth of activities to promote more sustainable transportation options. CU Boulder hosted a couple of breakfast stations on Main Campus where over 500 cyclists stopped by to grab burritos and free swag. You can keep the spirit of Bike to Work Day alive all summer by participating in the Way to Go monthly challenge!

CU Bike Program News

Since 2003, the Buffalo Bicycle Classic has raised $3.4 million dollars in scholarships for CU students. With nine routes and one virtual ride, the Buffalo Bicycle Classic is an experience for everyone. Find your favorite and register for the September 11th event today! Use code CHANGELIVES for $15 off registration (valid through 9/1/22).  

If you don’t want to join for the ride, but still want to support the event, CU Transportation Services has set up a fundraiser to help raise money for future scholarships: fundraiser link.

CU Bike Program News

• Longmont: Longmont Power & Communications is now offering residents a $500 rebate on the purchase of a new e-bike, increasing to a $1,000 rebate for income-qualified customers.
• Denver will release 2,000 more e-bike vouchers for July and even more throughout summer to expand popular program (The Colorado Sun)

Community News & Events

Paving operations on Boulder county roads began on Tuesday, July 12. Operations will run from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and is expected to last until the end of August. Below is the list of road segments that will be paved (in order):

• 79th Street between CO Highway 52 and Niwot Road 
• Monarch Road between 79th Street and the Diagonal Highway 
• 73rd Street between the Diagonal Highway and Niwot Road 
• Niwot Road between the Diagonal Highway and 73rd Street 
• 63rd Street between Jay Road and the City of Boulder limits 
• 2nd Avenue in Niwot 
• Valmont Road between Boulder Creek and 61st Street 

Work on each segment is expected to last one week, other than 2nd Avenue which should require two to three days. Flaggers will help guide travelers safely through construction zones, but expect delays and please drive with caution. Avoid construction zones if possible; click on the article title to see a map.

• Will the bicycle help us address pressing social issues? (The Conversation)
• USPS already testing mail delivery by electric bike with these neat little US-built mail bikes (Electrek)
• Your guide to group bike rides (Girls Gone Gravel)
• How Colorado plans to spend $12 million in new funding on an e-bike program (The Colorado Sun)

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• Bike Program Website
• Boulder B-Cycle
• Bike Registration
• Campus COVID-19 Updates
• CU Parking and Transportation Website
• Near Miss Website
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