Building a Bicycle-Friendly Community
Bicycle Bowling Green's mission is building a bicycle-friendly community in and around Bowling Green, Ky.
We measure progress in the "5 E's":
- Encouraging people to ride more
- Educating cyclists and drivers
- Engineering new bike facilities, like bike paths and lanes
- Enforcing laws related to cycling
- Evaluating our progress and planning for the future
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- Bicycle Friendly Community program
- Bowling Green League of Bicyclists (BGLOB) Bowling Green’s original bike club
- Bowling Green Police Department's bike registry Register your bike in case of loss or theft
- City of Bowling Green's bicycling page
- Greenways Commission of Bowling Green and Warren County Builds shared-use paths around town
- League of American Bicyclists
- Safe Routes to School Encourage your kids to walk or ride to school
League of American Bicyclists blog- Bicycling is healthy, now prove it September 1, 2010One constant in policymaking, from the Progressive Era through the New Deal up to today, is the need to support policy proposals with data. Policymakers are expected to quantify the extent of a problem and measure the impacts of policy interventions. Just look at the curriculum of a public policy graduate program today and you [...] […]
- Black Eye for Black Hawk August 31, 2010Imagine my surprise to get an e-mail solicitation yesterday from a casino in Black Hawk, Colo., asking me to bring our business to their facility…. Regular blog readers will know this is the very same town that has banned bicyclists from its streets, making it really quite an unlikely destination for a national bicycling organization [...] […]
- Hate Traffic? Yet Another Reason for Bike Infrastructure. August 25, 2010A ten-day traffic jam stretching more than 60 miles outside of Beijing, China is a nightmare – a nightmare for those in their cars, for the Chinese government, and for its citizens. The jam, noted as the longest in history, formed on August 14 and has caused some drivers to be stuck on the road [...] […]
- Join the League at Pro Walk/Pro Bike August 25, 2010The League is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of this year’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference taking place September 13-17. Bronze Level BFC Chattanooga, TN will be hosting the biennial conference. Along with sharing information on the League’s programs to participants from our booth, we’ll be taking part in several plenaries, panel discussions and [...] […]
- Smart Cycling on the Rise – Be a Part of the Movement! August 24, 2010As bicycling continues to grow across the country, so does the need for increased understanding of how to safely ride a bike. There’s much more to learn beyond the basic balance, braking and shifting. Luckily, with proper training and a bit of practice, it’s not that hard. With our terrific Smart Cycling series of courses, [...] […]
- Bicycling is healthy, now prove it September 1, 2010
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Bike BG 2010 Ride Schedule Announced
Bicycle Bowling Green 2010 Ride Schedule Bike BG has announced its 2010 ride schedule, full of fun events for all kinds of cyclists. Please see the full schedule below. Bike to Work Day – Friday, May 21, 7-10 a.m. Stop by Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green on your way to work and get free [...] -
Basic Safety Tips
Bicyclist Safety PSA: Bicycle Safety Protect Your Head Choose a helmet that fits well, and wear it correctly. Obey Traffic Regulation Bicycles must be driven like other vehicles if they are to be taken seriously by other motorists. Use Hand Signals Signal all turns and stops ahead of time. Look over your shoulder for any traffic, then [...] -
Striving to Become a Bicycle-Friendly Community
Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker talks to a group of riders at the Mayor's Bike Ride in fall 2009. Bowling Green is striving to become a Bicycle-Friendly Community as recognized by the League of American Bicyclists, a national bike advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. The Bicycle-Friendly Community award has been granted to dozens of communities [...] -
The Importance of Helmets
Wearing a helmet while riding a bike is just as important as wearing a seat belt while riding in a car. Think about it: a helmet is like a seat belt for your head. In case of accident, a properly worn helmet protects your noggin and reduces the severity of brain injuries. Helmets are essential for [...] -
Bike Routes Around Bowling Green
Cyclists can create and share their own bike routes at an online forum called Bikely. Click here to see a list of all user-submitted bike routes for Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bicycle Bowling Green has posted a few popular in-town routes on Bikely. For example, there’s a 7-mile loop that goes from Kereiakes Park to Nat’s Outdoor [...] -
Greenways Paths
Bowling Green cyclists can enjoy a series of shared-use, off-road paths that connect schools, parks and other places of interest. To date, the Greenways Commission of Bowling Green and Warren County has built 15 miles of these shared-use paths all around town at a total investment of about $7 million, with another 5 miles of trail [...]