Bicycle Friendly Community

Arcata, CA | Bronze Level

Community Highlights: Bicycle commuting in Arcata is more than ten times the national average. The city is home to the Arcata Bike Library, a unique program that makes refurbished bikes available to anyone for a $20 deposit. Currently the city has bike lanes or paved shoulders on 95 percent of its arterial streets,12 miles of bike lanes, bicycle activated signals at every intersection and bicycling events. More sharrows and bicycle boulevards will be implemented soon.

Best Result of Designation: Arcata learned a great deal from the BFC aplication process. The process helped prepare a five year update to their Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan. The feedback the League provided to Arcata’s Transportation Safety Committee and City Council revealed the need for education. Arcata now airs public safety PSAs on the local public access channel.