Simsbury: Silver Bicycle Friendly Community

In November 2014, Simsbury was recognized as a Silver Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) by the League of American Bicyclists. The BFC program is revolutionizing the way communities evaluate their quality of life, sustainability and transportation networks, while allowing them to benchmark their progress toward improving their bicycle-friendliness. There are 326 BFCs in all 50 states.

The Silver BFC award recognizes Simsbury’s commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investment in bicycling promotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies. To learn more about the BFC program, visit http://bikeleague.org/community.

Register for the National Bicycle Challenge

After a top 5 finish in the National Bike Challenge in 2015, the Simsbury Bike Challenge is back and bigger than ever. New this year, we will be welcoming all adults and teens who live, work, or volunteer in Simsbury to participate. Simsbury businesses can also join the fun by registering their workplace in the challenge and using the challenge as a free wellness and team-building initiative. To learn more about the Simsbury Bike Challenge and how businesses can participate, go to www.simsbury.bike or contact simsburybikechallenge@gmail.com.

Take time to be safe on your bicycle

The Simsbury Police Department recently published the updated 20-page Bicycle Pedestrian State Law Guide on its Facebook page, to see a copy or to download it, click here

To connect with other Simsbury bicycling information see below:

Simsbury Free Bike

Simsbury.bike

For suggested bicycling routes from the Farmington Valley Trails Council:

Simsbury

Simsbury Center

Simsbury North

News

To see the Bike Trail Tariffville Village Meeting published on June 16, 2015 on SCTV, click here.