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Bicycling in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs affords many opportunities for residents to enjoy time outdoors and one pleasant way to do so is to go for a bicycle ride. In 2007, more than 53 miles of on-street bicycle lanes, 118 miles of urban bicycle trails and about 61 miles of un-paved mountain bike trails were available to bicyclists in Colorado Springs. And, in 2007 alone approximately 32,000 bicycles were sold within the City. To serve the community’s desire to expand bicycling opportunities, the City has an active bicycle program that is guided by a Council-adopted a Bicycle Plan and funded it by a Bicycle Tax.

The City’s network of trails, lanes and routes are designed to interconnect for a variety of riding options. Bike trails are non-motorized, paved routes. Bicycle lanes, marked by signs and street markings, provide a bike-specific lane to travel in. Bike routes, marked by signs, are streets with less traffic and lower speed limits that make them conducive to bicycle travel. Click here for a 2004 PDF map of these biking options. Click here for a PDF report on 2008 Bicycle Transportation Improvements.

Good news for people who ride bicycles:
  • The City added approximately 17 miles of bicycle lanes in 2008.
  • In 2008, the City of Colorado Springs became a "silver" ranked Bicycle Friendly Community.
  • The Dash (Downtown Area Shuttle) has bike racks on all their shuttles.
  • 35 more bike racks are coming to downtown Colorado Springs in Summer 2008.
  • Construction of a fifth BMX/Skatepark facility is under construction at Memorial Park.
  • The wayfinding mile marker and map signs currently along the Greenway trail are being expanded to portions of Midland, Rock Island, and Cottonwood trails in 2008.
  • The City was awarded $15,000 Bicycle Friendly community grant in 2008.
  • TOPS funding included in a Stormwater Enterprise Cottonwood Creek project will enable the final Cottonwood Creek Trail link from Vincent to Academy.
  • As part of the Constitution/Circle congestion and safety PPRTA improvement project, TOPS funding is including construction of a trail tunnel, called a "trunnel" which may set precedence for additional tunnels along the Rock Island Trail in the future.

Did you know that . . .

Document Resources:
2001 Intermodal Transportation Plan, Section 8: The Bicycle Element
AASHTO Design Guidelines Construction Trail Detour Standards
PPACG Regional Non-Motorized Transportation Plan
Rules for Riding Roundabouts
Trail Design Standards

Local Unaffiliated Resources:
Bicycle Colorado, bicycleocolo.org
Colorado Springs, Cycling Club, bikesprings.org
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, medwheel.org
Pikes Peak Area Bikeways Coalition, trailsandopenspaces.org
USA Cycling, usacycling.org