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Both Mines and the City of Golden are highly bicycle friendly. In 2010, Golden
                                                    Cyclists and awarded the bronze award for its efforts to improve infrastructure
                                                 was selected as a “Bicycle Friendly Community” by the League of American
                                                           In 2014, Golden’s efforts in implementing a “complete streets” policy were
                                                             again rewarded by the League of American Cyclists, but this time with a
                                                       for bicyclists following the 2008 Bike Task Force Recommendations.




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                                                                  silver award designation. Among the efforts earning this bump in status are  added bike lanes on roads and additional bike/pedestrian bridges connecting  neighborhoods to a major transit center. The Silver Bicycle Friendly  Community Award puts Golden in an elite group of just 326 other cities in the  13th Street turns into 32nd Street as it passes by the Coors Brewery heading  east. This is a main bicycle route that co
                                           BICYCLE CIRCULATION             country who are transforming their communities.  Road, another popular route for recreational riders.  132
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