The League of American Bicyclists has awarded Colorado Springs the Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designation, continuing a recognition the city has held since 2008. The award acknowledges the city’s ongoing efforts to improve bicycling infrastructure and promote safer streets.
“We are proud to once again to receive this Silver-level designation from the League of American Bicyclists,” said Kerry Childress, the City of Colorado Springs’ Multimodal Program Coordinator. “We are grateful at earning this distinction once again, and thank everyone on our staff, as well as our bicycle community and stakeholders, who helped us earn this award.”
With this award, Colorado Springs joins over 400 communities nationwide that have been recognized for their work in making streets safer and promoting bicycling for people of all ages and abilities. The recognition highlights the city’s focus on developing transportation options that support healthier and more sustainable choices.
In its application to the League of American Bicyclists, Colorado Springs outlined several recent infrastructure improvements. These include adding seven and a half miles of new bike lanes and enhancing 18 miles of existing lanes. In 2025, the city began work on the Pikes Peak Avenue Bike Boulevard, which features intersection safety upgrades, a pilot bike permeable median, and its first bike box at South Walnut Street and Colorado Avenue. Other projects include a new climbing lane for bikes on West Woodmen Road, three new pedestrian signals at key trail crossings, and a refuge island at Douglas Creek Trail crossing at Flying W Ranch Road.
“Building better places to bike is a shared effort,” said Bill Nesper, executive director of the League of American Bicyclists. “The communities recognized here are part of a growing national movement, taking practical steps to support bicycling as a safe, accessible, and valuable part of everyday life.”
This cycle’s awards saw 79 new or renewed recipients join a total of 444 Bicycle Friendly Communities across all states and Washington D.C. The Silver-level status recognizes investments in education programs about biking for adults and youth, encouragement events such as Bike to Work Day, supportive policies for cyclists, evaluation mechanisms for progress tracking, and physical infrastructure improvements.
Over 900 communities have sought recognition through the Bicycle Friendly Community program. This initiative offers guidance to help municipalities enhance conditions for biking beyond just infrastructure by focusing on education initiatives and community engagement activities.
For further details about the Bicycle Friendly Community program visit https://bikeleague.org/community.
The League of American Bicyclists is an organization with roots dating back to 1880 that advocates nationally for improved cycling conditions by uniting diverse groups in support of cyclists’ rights.
