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Bikes
Bikes Reduce Congestion
Butte County Bike Routes
Chico Awarded "Bicycle Friendly Community" Designation
Other Helpful Links
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| | Commuting by bicycle can help to reduce roadway congestion. On a bicycle, you can ride around stopped traffic, then park quickly and close to your destination, reducing parking congestion. Bicycle commuting saves you parking fees, fuel cost, insurance premiums, and auto maintenance costs ,,, and it keeps you fit too. | |
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| | Bicycling in Butte County can be a pleasurable, non-polluting experience. Riders have a wide choice of routes and levels of difficulty. CSU Chico students (and support staff) can save time and parking fees by riding bikes to, from and around campus. The City of Chico supports bicyclists with numerous bike racks downtown and with dozens of classified bike paths and bike lanes throughout the city. Sightseeing can take on an added dimension and rides to the more rural areas of the county will afford spectacular views, chances of spotting wildlife and a leisurely way to enjoy the countryside.
The following are documented route maps that can help you plan the fastest and safest routes around the Chico and Oroville areas. Or use one of these maps to plan an outing in Chico's more rural areas.
Chico Area Bike Map
Oroville Bicycle Trail (Bradford Freeman Bicycle Trail)
Map of Rural Rides in Butte County | |
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| | In October 2004, The League of American Bicyclists recognized Chico with its prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community designation. Chico was granted the bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award following a detailed audit of the city's efforts to provide safe accommodation and facilities for bicyclists and to encourage residents to bike for transportation and recreation
A press release from the League explained that The Bicycle Friendly Community award recognizes Chico's historic commitment to improving conditions for bicycling and its practice of making focused investment in bicycling programs and facilities. Much of the credit for the award must go to Chico's Bicycle Advisory Committee, which meets every other month to respond to bicycling issues and plan future projects that focus on making the city more bicycle-friendly. | |
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