Bicycle Friendly Community
Resources
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Community Profile | General Indicators| Engineering| Education | Encouragement | Evaluation | Enforcement
Community Profile
General Indicators
Engineering
- Zoning Guidelines and Ordinances for Bike Parking
Philadephia, PA
Arlington County, VA
Portland, OR
- Bikes on Transit
How to improve transit accommodation of bikes in the U.S. Information from the FHWA regarding bicycles connection to transit
Sportsworks, a manufacturer of bike racks for buses
- On-Road Bike Facilities and Treatments
The Smart Cycling Program, the League's Position on Bike Lanes and the Bicycle Friendly Community Program
A guide to signing, striping and marking bike lanes on streets
Study: Evaluating the Safety Effects of Bicycle Lanes in New York City
An outline of Cambridge, Massachusetts's bike lane benefits
FHWA's description of arterial streets
Cycle Tracks
Way-finding signage
Contra-Flow Bike Lanes
Bike Boxes
Road Diets
Traffic Calming
Bicycle Signal Heads
Bike-friendly signals, Charlotte DOT video
Bicycle Detection
Bicycle Detection and Signalization
Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design Guidebook
Requirements for Bicycle Traffic Control Devices
Floating Bike Lanes in San Francisco
- Off-Road Trails and Other Recreational Facilities
The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
The Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Trailbuilding Toolkit
Integrating Rail-Trails into Statewide and Metropolitan Long Range Plan
Trailbuilding Resources
Land Managers Mountain Bike Toolkit
Downtown to Dirt: Linking On-Road Facilities to Off-Road Riding
BMX tracks
Velodromes
Mountain bike skills park how-to
The FHWA page of links for publications, design and program guidance
A list of American Trails bike trail-related links
Philly- Wissahickon
San Francisco- Mt Sutro Open Space
Tuscon- Fantasy Island, also one of the best (also one of the few) singletrack riding on a NPS property is in Tucson at Saguaro National Park.
- Bike Parks
NYC- Highbridge Park
Seattle- Colonnade, click here or here
Boulder- Valmont, click here or here
- Singletrack Trail Resources
Find an IMBA Club, Rep, Dealer or Patrol Near You
Information on Trails Tourism and Economic Development
Trailbuilding Resources
Kids and mountain biking
National Mountain Bike Patrol Resources Communications
- Maintenance
An example of Corvallis, Oregon's maintenance procedures
Iowa DOT's trail maintenance recommendations
Seattle Spot improvement program
Minneapolis Snow Removal
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Education
- Adult and Motorist Education
A database cataloging educational materials
Motorist Education
League’s Smart Cycling Program
Ride Better Tips and Presentations
Ticket diversion program
Public service announcements
New resident packet
League Cycling Instructor seminar
Frequent Driver Training Share the road campaign
- Professional Driver Education
TMi Municipal Bus Driver Training DVD Collection
Sharing The Road With Cyclists bus driver training video
- Youth and Education in Schools
Safe Routes to School Guide
Youth bike clubs
Bike Rodeo Manual
Community Cycling Center and Summer recreation programs
Safety town
Earn-a-Bike program
NORCAL Bike League
Encouragement
- Bike Month and Bike to Work Day
Information on Bike Month and Bike to Work Day
For more information about Bike Month and helpful links, click here.
- Bike Commuting
An Employer/Employee Guide to Bike Commuting
Confident Commuting presentation and script
Create-a-Commuter, a program from the Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR
Bike Buddy Program in Spokane, WA Employer Bike Commuter Incentive Guide
Bicycle commuter Mentor Program in Charlotte, NC
- Bike Sharing Program
Bike Share in the United States (NACTO)
- Bike Ambassador Program
Chicago program
Philadelphia program
- Events
League’s National Bike Month & Bike to Work Day Guide
Community Bike Events
Implementation & Advocacy Manual for Summer Streets/Ciclovia/Sunday Parkways
Commuter Breakfasts
Signature Cycling Events Trail Construction or Maintenance Day
- Other Encouragement Groups, Activities, Services, etc.
Bike Month Public Service Announcements
Local tourism board promotion
Recreational Bike Clubs
Mountain Bike Clubs
Friends of the Trail Groups
National Mountain Bike Patrol
Racing Clubs or Teams
Bicycle Co-ops
Specialty bicycle retailers
Recycle a Bicycle
Local Trips for Kids chapters
- Maps
Online bike route finding service
Online map
Print on-road bike-routes map
Print mountain bike trails map
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Evaluation & Planning
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Enforcement
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