A great place to start to find in-town biking resources in our community is the Centre Region Planning Agency — they have local bike route maps, tips for staying safe on town roads, and current plans for road improvements: http://www.crcog.net/bikes
Want to go out on longer recreational rides on roads or mountain bike trails?
➡️ Local Bike Rides and Clubs.
➡️ Local Bike Shops.
➡️ CentreBike’s Happy Valley Ride with GPS – Verified bike routes with navigation!
➡️ Purple Lizard Maps – High Quality maps of our surrounding areas!
➡️ HappyValley360 – Google Street View of local bike infrastructure!
Organizations
➡️ Centre Region Bicycle Advisory Committee (CRBAC)
Website: http://crbac.weebly.com/
Meetings: Third Tuesday at 4:00 PM. Generally February, April, September, and November
➡️ State College Borough Bicycle Ambassador Program
Website: https://statecollegepa.civilspace.io/en/projects/bicycle-ambassador-program
Government
➡️ Centre Region Council of Governments (CRCOG)
Address: 2643 Gateway Drive, State College, PA 16801
Website: https://www.crcog.net/
Bike Information: https://crcog.net/bikes
Bike Events Calendar: View
Bike Map Spring – Winter
Interactive Bike Map: View
Centre Region Bike Plan: View
General Forum: Fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 PM.
Campus
➡️ Penn State University
Bike Registration: https://bikeindex.org/psu
Bike Den Website: https://transportation.psu.edu/bike-den
Bike Den Address: Ground-level of the West Deck Map
Bicycle Policy: PS03 (Formerly SY16)
Facilities Map: View (Interactive)
BEEP: Bicycle Education and Enforcement Program View
Transportation Services Website: https://transportation.psu.edu
Transportation Services Address: 1 Eisenhower Parking Deck, University Park, PA 16802
Master Bike Plan: View
Municipalities
➡️ Borough of State College
Address: 243 S Allen Street, State College, PA 16801
Website: https://www.statecollegepa.us/
Next Generation Safety & Mobility Plan
Bike Page: https://statecollegepa.us/285/Bicycling-in-State-College
Borough Meetings: First and third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM.
Transportation Commission: Second Tuesday of the month at 12:15 PM (When needed).
Projects:
Easterly/Westerly Parkway Shared Use Path
➡️ College Township
Address: 1481 E College Avenue, State College, PA 16801
Website: https://www.collegetownship.org/
Township Meetings: First and third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM
Parks and Recreation Board: Meets at 7:00 PM on the second Monday of each month in January, February, *March, April, *May, June (6:00pm), August, September, *October, November (*If needed)
Projects:
Walkable (Full Plan)
East College Avenue Connector
Spring Creek Park
➡️ Ferguson Township
Address: 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801
Website: https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us
Township Meetings: First and third Tuesday of each at 7:00 PM
➡️ Harris Township
Address: 224 East Main Street, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Website: https://www.harristownship.org/
Bike/Ped Map: View
Township Meetings: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 PM.
Parks and Recreation Board: Third Wednesday of every month at 4:30 PM.
➡️ Patton Township
Address: 100 Patton Plaza , State College, PA 16803
Website: https://twp.patton.pa.us/
Township Meetings: Second and fourth Wednesdays and on the third Wednesday in June, July, and August at 5:30 PM.
Recreational Advisory Committee (RAC): 5:30 pm, except for the Spring (May) and Fall (September) Parks Tours which begin at 4:00 pm third Tuesday of each month.
Projects:
Patton Parks and Paths Plan 2020-2029
➡️ Halfmoon Township
Address: 100 Municipal Lane, Port Matilda, PA 16870
Website: https://halfmoontwp.us
Township Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM.
State Transportation Information
- PA Bicycle Driver’s Manual
- PA Department of Transportation
- PA Driver’s Manual (pdf)
- PA Vehicle Code (html)
- PA Vehicle Code (pdf)
Parts of the vehicle code relating to pedalcycles:
3301(b), 3301(c), 3303(a-3), 3307(b-1), 3331(e), 3336, 3353, 3364(b-2), All of section 35, 3711(b), 4303(a), 4303(c),4537 - PA Rails to Trails
- PA Highways Bike Routes
- Allegheny Cycling Association
- Bicycle Access Council
- Bike Pittsburgh
- Blair Bicycle Club
- Coalition for Alternative Transportation
- Lancaster Bike Club
- Lebanon Valley Bicycle Coalition
- Lehigh Valley Velodrome
- The Montour Trail
- PA Interscholastic Cycling League
- Pennsylvania Cycling Association
- Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition
- Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen
- Potomac Pedalers Touring Club (D.C.)
- Washington Area Bicyclist Association (D.C.)
- Delaware Bicycle Council (DE)
- Bike Maryland (MD)
- One Less Car (MD)
- New York Bicycling Coalition (NY)
- Bicycle Long Island (NY)
- Transportation Alternatives (NY)
- Ohio Bicycle Federation (OH)
- Bike Miami Valley (OH)
- Virginia Bicycling Federation (VA)
- Adventure Cycling Association
- Cycle America
- Dirt Rag Magazine
- East Coast Greenway
- International Mountain Bicycling Association
- League of American Bicyclists
- National Bicycle Greenway
- USA BMX
- People for Bikes
- Rails to Trails Conservancy
- USA Cycling
- US Bicycle Route System News
- VeloNews
Bicycle Commuting Resources (type “Commuting” in this page’s search box to find local articles)
