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Bicycle friendly America program overview

Bicycle friendly America program overview. [Insert name, affiliation and date]. 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).

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Bicycle friendly America program overview

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  1. Bicycle friendly America program overview [Insert name, affiliation and date]
  2. 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)
  3. Providing a roadmap for a bicycle friendly America Advocacy – Coordination, feedback, setting the bar Education –Measurement, feedback, hands-on assistance Promotion – Award designation, media, publications
  4. Application Criteria Online application questions divided into Five E’s: Engineering Education Encouragement Enforcement (except BFB) Evaluation & Planning
  5. Application Review Reviewed by staff and external reviewer Feedback from local cyclists and advocates A roadmap and assistance to improve
  6. Reaching the Interested but Concerned
  7. Strong and Fearless
  8. Enthused and Confident
  9. Interested but Concerned
  10. Interested but Concerned
  11. BFC Snapshot 600 applications 242 BFCs in 47 states Three Platinum BFCs – Boulder, CO; Davis, CA; Portland, OR New Diamond Level
  12. BFC Snapshot
  13. BFB Snapshot Started in 2008 700+ applications 477 BFBs in 46 states 15 Fortune 500 BFBs including: Kimberly-Clark, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Facebook and General Mills
  14. BFU Snapshot Launched in 2011 Total applications: 67 44 Designated BFUs in 22 states Stanford U – only Platinum
  15. BFS Snapshot Launched in 2008 Annual ranking of the states
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Online resource library
  19. [Your contact info]
  20. Thank you! Text
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