Originally Posted by
kbbpll
Bicycles are banned on College Ave (= state hwy 287) in downtown Fort Collins, but there are reasonable alternative routes. There are probably valid safety reasons for this. I don't know what the specific CO law is but it would appear to be legal and "constitutional". There was a similar huff regarding DIA and Pena Blvd a few years ago - there was no legal way to cycle to or from the airport. They ultimately removed the restriction.
Look at a map of Black Hawk's no bikes zone -- it appears to block the only north-south through route though town. The principle is quite simple: if someone wants to ban bicycle traffic, they must provide a reasonable alternate route. Black Hawk has failed to do this. I am normally not a Critical Mass fan, but Black Hawk could certainly use a few CM demonstrations.
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