Bicycle Education Soon To Be Pedaled In Fort Collins
Kris Swanson, a bike mechanic from Brave New Wheel bike shop works at a bike fix station on the CSU campus in February. A new Bicycle Ambassador Program soon will help to educate cyclists in Fort Collins . V. Richard Haro/Coloradoan library More bicycle education and information is about to hit the streets of Fort Collins with a new Bicycle Ambassador Program coming to local neighborhoods. In an effort to take Fort Collins to the next level as a bicycle community, the city, along with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Coali-tion, or BPEC, is launching the Bicycle Ambassador Program. Bicycle ambassadors will be trained and equipped volunteers riding Fort Collins' streets and trails, offering education, assistance and advice about the rules of the road. To launch the Bicycle Ambassador Program, the city and BPEC are launching a weeklong series of bicycling events beginning April 17. The new program is aimed, in part, at the casual cyclist who might ride every once in...