Bicycle Friendly Communities

Becoming a Bicycle Friendly Community℠
Bicycling is more than a practical, cost-effective solution to many municipal challenges. It’s an opportunity to make your community a vibrant destination for residents and visitors — a place where people don’t just live and work, but thrive.
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1,900+ communities have applied
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501 BFCs are currently certified (as of December 2022) |
73,000+ people have given feedback on bicycling in applicant communities |
- FIND BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES NEAR YOU
- DISCOVER RESOURCES FOR BUILDING A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
- READ THE LATEST BFC AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT (12/14/22)
Learn about the 2022 BFC Updates on our blog and in our recent webinars:
- Webinar Recording and chat: General Overview of BFC Application Updates
- Webinar Recording and chat: Introduction to the BFC Program
- Webinar Recording and chat: Deep-Dive into BFC Equity Updates
Using the 5 E Framework, the Bicycle Friendly Community program provides a roadmap to improving conditions for bicycling and guidance to help make your community's vision for a better, bikeable community a reality.
A BFC welcomes bicyclists by providing safe accommodations for bicycling and encouraging people to bike for transportation and recreation. Making bicycling safe and convenient are keys to improving public health, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality and improving quality of life.
Testimonials
“It built recognition of what we have done, which helps getting funding for the very long list of what we still have to do. Having the honor actually made it easier for us to give a frank assessment of where we lag and help build political support for future phases.”
—Wayne Feiden
Director of Planning and Development, Northampton, MA
“We knew this recognition would be important to our civic and business leaders, and that the metrics set out in the League’s application would be important measures for us.”
—Allan Crawford
Bike Long Beach
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