Re: Colorado - Banned bike routes requires alternate routes

Black Hawk, Colorado - January 2011 Update
Thursday, January 20, 2011
http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/01/black-hawk-colorado-january-2011-update.html

Last summer we were alerted to a bike ban in Black Hawk, Colorado. Since
our Great Parks South Bicycle Routetravels through Black Hawk, we were
particularly concerned by this ban and posted further information about how
to deal with it and navigate one's way around the town.

The restriction was actively enforced and soon three cyclists, who had been
given $68 tickets for riding through town, took their tickets to court with
the . The outcome was not in the cyclists' favor, but it did serve to keep
the issue at the forefront.

In response to the situation, two Colorado state legislators,
Representative Andy Kerr and Senator Greg Brophy, are introducing the
Open Roads Act in the upcoming 2011 session. This bill would require
local authorities to provide nearby alternative routes if they choose to
restrict bicycling on designated roadways.

If you wish to support Representative Kerr and Senator Brophy on this bill,
please contact them directly. Comments from both residents and
non-residents of Colorado are welcome.

State Representative Andy Kerr
[email protected]
(720) 979-4515

Senator Greg Brophy
(970) 332-5766


> February 02, 2011
> Rep. Andy Kerr Gears Up Cyclists Rights Bill for Second Reading
> http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/02/rep-andy-kerr-gears-up-cyclists-rights-bill-for-second-reading.html

>> Bill requires alternate route for bikes banned from streets
>> By Lynn Bartels
>> The Denver Post
>> Posted: 02/03/2011 01:00:00 AM MST
>> http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_17276968