Hello all Club members and potential Club members!   

Happy New Year!   We start this year humbled and saddened by state-wide and national news, including the loss of life and loss of housing for so many of our neighbors to the north from the Marshall Fire.  Weather and other worries keep us off our bikes from time to time but we are still fortunate to have the usual sunny skies, bike lanes, bike paths, and increasing awareness of the need to share the road that we have here in Colorado Springs.  

We can do much more.  I am listening to the December video presentation by ConnectCOS which is music to my ears as Club President and also as Colorado Transportation Commissioner representing El Paso, Teller, Park and Fremont Counties.  Colorado Springs is continuing to implement its Master Plan adopted in 2019 through more transportation improvements.  Check out the bike and pedestrian safety improvements they are working to plan and install and learn more about ConnectCOS here:   

https://coloradosprings.gov/platteavenue.

Happy New Year!   Let's work together to make it safe and positive for all!

Lisa Tormoen Hickey, current Club President serving expired term --we are still looking for new candidates to serve as President!

Hey all CSCC members!  Don't forget to sign up for the Progressive Dinner Ride on October 17th!  Check your emails for sign-up information.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Good morning Members and Prospective Members -- 

Check out our new rides on the Colorado Springs Cycling Club Meetup site if you haven't visited lately!  New members can join one ride before becoming a member of the Club, so we invite all to check it out!

https://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Springs-Cycling-Club/

We have a new Wednesday evening ride, a Thursday morning ride, along with our favorite Saturday, Sunday and Monday Dinner Rides!  We continue to expand other opportunities throughout the week.   We are incredibly grateful to all of our fun and helpful ride leaders.  PS Ride leaders are eligible for free annual membership.  See a board member for details.   Send any comments or ideas to president@bikesprings.org.

All Club members and new prospective members are invited to join the Club at the Historic Buffalo Lodge for our Annual Summer Picnic on July 11!  We are grateful to Torie Giffin of the Buffalo Lodge for inviting us to join her Brunch and Bands event!   All Club members will also receive a separate email invitation.  Rides start at 8:30 and 9:00 in the morning, with Green and Blue rides available!   Check out our Colorado Springs Cycling Club Meetup webpage for details!  Come one come all to enjoy the fun, with rides, sunshine, a food truck and LIVE MUSIC starting at 10 am.

Hey all bicyclists!  June is Bike Month, all month long this year, as part of Colorado Springs' Sesquisentential Celebration!  (Say that 5 times fast).  Let's all ride together, at least once a week, to help remember our bicycling history!   Events found here:

Bike Month 2021 : Pedal our Past | Colorado Springs

Hey all, we are meeting in person tonight, May 24 at Nancy Lewis Park, 2615 N. Logan Ave., Colorado Springs.  Gathering at 6:30. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on, and snacks if desired.  New members welcome -- come meet us and get to know the oldest and largest bicycle club in the Springs!

Greetings! (CSCC members-- please note that we are reposting this for Bike Colorado Springs on the CSCC website to spread the word about their great work to keep us moving forward towards a truly bike-friendly city!):

Bike Colorado Springs wishes to bring stakeholders together for a discussion about a community driven Safe Streets initiative. We would like to begin to build a coalition of community stakeholders that will collaborate about street safety and a Vision Zero program.

Please check out https://visionzeronetwork.org/about/what-is-vision-zero/ to learn more about Vision Zero communities. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic deaths and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all.

We invite you to be part of the first discussion virtually on:
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 03:00 – 04:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada).

Topic: COS safe streets discussion - Vision Zero
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82915556600?pwd=VktsVjNkY2Q1R3orZjBkQlR0bXhjdz09

Meeting ID: 829 1555 6600
Passcode: 615957
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We look forward to starting this long overdue safety discussion with the community and look forward to seeing you on May 19^th!

Please reach out to members of the Bike Colorado Springs team if you have any specific questions.

Cully Radvillas

Bike Colorado Springs - Communication Committee Chair
Become A Bike Colorado Springs Member

www.bikecoloradosprings.org

Hello all of you enthusiastic bicycling advocates!   The Colorado Springs Citizens' Transportation Advisory Board has vacancies!  Consider whether you would like to provide helpful input related to safe cycling at its monthly meeting and help us improve multi-modal transit in Colorado Springs!  You can attend, even if you are not able to make that commitment.  More info here:  City of Colorado Springs: Boards (granicus.com)

Updating this blog post to clarify that the meeting will be April 12 at 6:30 p.m.!   Send us your input and questions for all Club matters in advance if possible to president@bikesprings.org.  Let us know if you have questions for Kate Brady, Senior Bicycle Planner for the City of Colorado Springs who will join us again for a lively conversation about 2021 plans to continue to improve safe riding opportunities in this fantastic cycling city!!  We will also talk about membership and new mid-week and trail-only rides!!  We look forward to seeing you on Monday April 12 at 6:30 p.m. by Zoom (invite to be emailed to members as the day approaches.)

Hey all CSCC members!  Our Annual Business Meeting will be held virtually on April 12 at 6:30 p.m.   Join now or renew if you have not, by clicking on the link on this webpage!   We are pleased to have Kate Brady, Senior Bicycle Planner for the City of Colorado Springs to join us again for a lively conversation about all things related to how we can continue to work together to make this a fantastic cycling city!!  We will also talk about membership and new mid-week and trail-only rides!! We look forward to seeing you on Monday April 12 at 6:30 p.m. by Zoom (invite to be emailed to members as the day approaches.)  Happy St. Pat's Day!  Enjoy Springtime in the Rockies!