Fresno Is Officially Bicycle Friendly

Posted by I Bike Fresno Tuesday, June 21, 2011

We are honored to share that the League of American Bicyclists (National Organization) has awarded the Bronze Medal Designation to the City of Fresno as a Bicycle Friendly Community.

The City of Fresno is the first City in the San Joaquin Valley from Sacramento to the Tehachapi Mountains to receive this prestigious honor. This achievement and award is a credit to the leadership of the City of Fresno with our Mayor, City Council, City Managers and Public Works Department Director and Assistant Director/City Engineer, Measure C funding, the many volunteer hours by the bicycle community, public and private partnerships, and all the effort that went into the City of Fresno Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) and the award winning I Bike Fresno campaign.   

The fact that we led the State of California and 48 other states with implementation of the most new bike lanes of any city in 2010 with 30 miles, in addition, to completing the 3 miles of trail on  the Sugarpine Trail alignment to connect the City of Fresno and Clovis, and one grade separation on Fresno Street north of Nees helped immensely.

The Bike Happy Foundation and Fresno County Bicycle Coalition have been instrumental in community advocacy and encouragement.