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BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

A LITTLE BFA PROGRAM HISTORY

» Began with the BFC program 1995

» 2002: application expanded & framed by Five E’s

» 4 Award levels» Advisory Group» Updates to broaden

application (e.g. mtn biking, equitable laws)

»Advocacy – Coordination, feedback, setting the bar

»Education –Measurement, feedback, hands-on assistance

»Promotion – Award designation, media, publications

PROVIDING A ROADMAP FOR A BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA

APPLICATION CRITERIAOnline application

questions divided into Five E’s:

» Engineering» Education» Encouragement» Enforcement (except

BFB)» Evaluation & Planning

APPLICATION REVIEW

»Reviewed by staff and external reviewer

»Feedback from local cyclists and advocates

»A roadmap and assistance to improve

REACHING THE INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

STRONG AND FEARLESS

ENTHUSED AND CONFIDENT

INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

BFC SNAPSHOT

»600 applications»242 BFCs in 47

states»Three Platinum

BFCs – Boulder, CO; Davis, CA; Portland, OR

»New Diamond Level

BFC SNAPSHOT

BFB SNAPSHOT

» Started in 2008» 700+ applications» 477 BFBs in 46

states15 Fortune 500 BFBs including: Kimberly-Clark, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Facebook and General Mills

BFU SNAPSHOT

» Launched in 2011» Total applications:

67» 44 Designated

BFUs in 22 states» Stanford U – only

Platinum

BFS SNAPSHOT

» Launched in 2008» Annual ranking of

the states

BENEFITS OF APPLYING

“We knew this recognition would be important to our civic and business leaders, and that the metrics set out in the League’s application would be important measures for us.”

- Allan Crawford, Bike Long Beach

PHOTO: ALLAN CRAWFORD

GET STARTED

Go to: bikeleague.org/community

» Use BFC Scorecard for self-assessment

» Review the application and resources yourself to see how bicycle-friendly your community is today

» Coordinate with your local bicycle advocacy group and contact staff for assistance

ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY

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