2009 Archive
Comments by executive director Tim Blumenthal
July 15, 2009
At Bikes Belong, as we work to get more people riding bicycles more often, we have a couple of favorite sayings: When people ride bikes, good things happen. Anybody riding a bike—at any time and for any reason—is a good thing and should be…
Meet Bikes Belong’s new neighbor
July 15, 2009
I provided opening remarks July 16 at a downtown Boulder, CO reception celebrating the new offices of the Pedal to Properties real estate firm. More than 120 people attended. Pedal to Properties is across the street from Bikes Belong's…
LaHood helps kickoff $7 million bike path project in Denver
June 29, 2009
I joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Colorado governor Bill Ritter and close to 100 other government officials, advocates, and construction workers June 30 to kickoff a $7 million bike path repair project near Denver, Colorado. The…
Boulder Bike Month
June 21, 2009
As the city of Boulder, Colorado, prepares to build its 75th bike/pedestrian underpass and break ground on the innovative Valmont Bike Park dirt playground, I participated in two high-profile events during the City of Boulder's annual Bike…
Bikes Belong brings bicycling to the WGA
June 15, 2009
Bikes Belong joined IMBA and Mountain Trails Foundation, a local trail and bike advocacy group, to bring bicycling to the Western Governor’s Association’s annual meeting June 14 - 16. The group convened in Park City, UT for two days of meetings…
