Urbana named a Bicycle Friendly Community

The City of Urbana is proud to announce that we have been named a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) by the League of American Bicyclists.  Receiving this recognition demonstrates that the City of Urbana knows the importance of promoting bicycling to improve public health, improve quality of life, protect the environment, and provide better transportation choices.

The application process to become a Bicycle Friendly Community is rigorous. The BFC application provides a comprehensive picture of a community by asking questions across five categories often referred to as the Five Es - Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, and Evaluation & Planning. A community must demonstrate achievements in each of the five categories in order to be considered for an award.  Currently only 140 of the 359 total applicants have a BFC four-year designation.  Urbana was the only city in the state of Illinois to receive BFC status this round and is the first downstate city to receive recognition. 

A press conference was held on Tuesday May 4, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. where the City of Urbana Mayor Laurel Lunt Prussing announced the City's Bicycle Friendly Community award.

The League of American Bicyclists recognized Urbana as a Bicycle Friendly Community in a ceremony on July 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

To learn more about bicycling in Urbana visit Bike Urbana.