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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)
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
APPLICATION CRITERIA
Online application questions
divided into Five E’s:
» Engineering
» Education
» Encouragement
» Enforcement (except BFB)
» Evaluation & Planning
APPLICATION REVIEW
» Reviewed by staff and
external reviewer
» Feedback from local
cyclists and advocates
» A roadmap and
assistance to improve
REACHING THE INTERESTED
BUT CONCERNED
STRONG AND FEARLESS
ENTHUSED AND CONFIDENT
INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED
INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED
BFC SNAPSHOT
» 600 applications
» 242 BFCs in 47 states
» Three Platinum BFCs
– Boulder, CO; Davis,
CA; Portland, OR
» New Diamond Level
BFC SNAPSHOT
BFB SNAPSHOT
» Started in 2008
» 700+ applications
» 477 BFBs in 46 states
15 Fortune 500 BFBs
including: KimberlyClark, Hewlett Packard,
Apple, Facebook and
General Mills
BFU SNAPSHOT
» Launched in 2011
» Total applications: 67
» 44 Designated BFUs in
22 states
» Stanford U – only
Platinum
BFS SNAPSHOT
» Launched in 2008
» Annual ranking of the
states
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
GET STARTED
Go to: bikeleague.org/community
» Use BFC Scorecard for selfassessment
» 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
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Thank you!