1. [Insert name, affiliation and date] BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

2. A LITTLE BFA PROGRAM HISTORY »Began with the BFC program 1995 »2002: application expanded & framed by Five Es »4 Award levels »Advisory Group »Updates to broaden application (e.g. mtn biking, equitable laws)

3. »Advocacy – Coordination, feedback, setting the bar »Education – Measurement, feedback, hands-on assistance »Promotion – Award designation, media, publications PROVIDING A ROADMAP FOR A BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA

4. APPLICATION CRITERIA Online application questions divided into Five Es: »Engineering »Education »Encouragement »Enforcement (except BFB) »Evaluation & Planning

5. APPLICATION REVIEW »Reviewed by staff and external reviewer »Feedback from local cyclists and advocates »A roadmap and assistance to improve

6. REACHING THE INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

7. STRONG AND FEARLESS

8. ENTHUSED AND CONFIDENT

9. INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

11. BFC SNAPSHOT »600 applications »242 BFCs in 47 states »Three Platinum BFCs – Boulder, CO; Davis, CA; Portland, OR »New Diamond Level

12. BFC SNAPSHOT

13. BFB SNAPSHOT »Started in 2008 »700+ applications »477 BFBs in 46 states 15 Fortune 500 BFBs including: Kimberly- Clark, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Facebook and General Mills

14. BFU SNAPSHOT »Launched in 2011 »Total applications: 67 »44 Designated BFUs in 22 states »Stanford U – only Platinum

15. BFS SNAPSHOT »Launched in 2008 »Annual ranking of the states

16. BENEFITS OF APPLYING We knew this recognition would be important to our civic and business leaders, and that the metrics set out in the Leagues application would be important measures for us. - Allan Crawford, Bike Long Beach PHOTO: ALLAN CRAWFORD

17. GET STARTED Go to: bikeleague.org/community » Use BFC Scorecard for self- assessment » Review the application and resources yourself to see how bicycle-friendly your community is today » Coordinate with your local bicycle advocacy group and contact staff for assistance

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