• BFC Application and Bike Rack Inventory

    BFC Application and Bike Rack Inventory

    Locate and log your favorite bike rack by map here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacks
    or by form here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacksForm

    The CRBC is in the process of collecting data for an application for Bicycle Friendly Community status for the Centre Region Council of Governments. The council’s executive and transportation committees have endorsed work on the application and SC Boro, and College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris and Patton Townships have all offered resolutions or proclamations doing the same.

    We’ve worked to get rumble strips are mitigated, and they’ve been removed on RTs 45, 192 and 144 (PA Bike Routes G and V). Others will be paved over on the normal paving cycle and no more rumbles will be added. Now that that’s accomplished, we’re working on securing Bike Friendly status and now we  need your help. There won’t be any meetings to attend, no committees to serve on, and no request for monetary contributions.

    Simply, as you’re out cycling, walking, driving, hiking, dining, running errands, etc. if you take note of a bike rack at your apartment, business, church, school, shop, park, or wherever, could you let us know about it? 

    We’ve created a Google Map here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacks, where you can add a pushpin to locate a bike rack and give us the associated info. If you check the map first, you can find out whether we already know about the rack.

    If you can’t check or use the map, you can fill out a form here:http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacksForm

    Or, send an e-mail to Paul Rito with the following info (fill-in as much as you can): 

    Place: (for example, Wegman’s Market, XXX Township Office, Sunset Park, etc.) 
    Address: (full address would be nice, but even an approximate address will help, e.g., “200 Block of W. Hamilton Ave.”
    Capacity: (estimate by number of wheel slots and whether the rack is one sided or two sided)
    Zip: (Optional) 
    Municipality: SC Boro | ClgTwp | FergTwp | PatnTwp | HarisTwp | HalfmnTwp
    Type of Location: School | Government Building | Library | Transit Station | Park & Rec Center | Office Building | Shops | Public Housing
    Rack Type: Grid | Wave | W | U | Bollard | Low Profile | Other  (see examples below) 
    GPS Coordinates, if known: (Optional)
    Is the rack covered? Yes | No



  • PA Rail Trails are an economic driver

    PA Rail Trails are an economic driver

    According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania has more rail-to-trail projects than any other state. Those 138 trails average about 10 miles each, but the state also hosts the first stretch of the longest multi-use trail in the country: the Great Allegheny Passage runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland, where it meets the C&O Towpath Trail to Washington, DC, for a total of 335 miles of person-powered travel.

    Read the full story here: https://www.keystoneedge.com/2011/08/04/the-long-and-winding-road-trails-an-economic-driver-in-pa/ 


  • State College a Top City for Biking!

    State College made #11 in this list of Top Cities for Biking. We’re working to get the Centre Region COG (S.C. Borough, Ferguson, College, Harris, Patton, & Halfmoon Townships) designated as a nationally recognized Bicycle Friendly Community.

    http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/06/americas-top-cities-for-bike-commuting-happier-too/240265/#slide11


Oct
8
Wed
5:30 pm Happy Valley Town Series Expo @ Tussey Mountain
Happy Valley Town Series Expo @ Tussey Mountain
Oct 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Happy Valley Town Series Expo @ Tussey Mountain
Join us for the first-ever Happy Valley Town Series—a one-of-a-kind community event bringing youth and adults together for short-course running and biking races, live entertainment, and family fun under the lights at Tussey Mountain. Community[…]
Oct
9
Thu
5:30 pm General Meeting
General Meeting
Oct 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
October 9, 2025 Meeting is at Centre Region Council of Governments, Planning Room, on the 2nd floor. Our general meeting will be on the 2nd Thursday of January, March, April, June, August, and October Zoom:[…]
Oct
14
Tue
6:15 pm Biking in the Borough State College @ State College Borough Municipal Building, Room 241
Biking in the Borough State College @ State College Borough Municipal Building, Room 241
Oct 14 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
Biking in the Borough State College @ State College Borough Municipal Building, Room 241
Want to feel more confident on your bike? Whether you’re commuting daily or riding for fun, knowing about the local biking infrastructure and rules of the road can make a difference! Join Sustainable State College[…]
Oct
22
Wed
6:15 pm Biking After 50 @ COG General Forum
Biking After 50 @ COG General Forum
Oct 22 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Biking After 50 @ COG General Forum | State College | Pennsylvania | United States
Learn the basic skills to prepare you to get back on your bike and riding! This introductory class covers basic rules of the road, best practices to be safe and comfortable on roads and trails,[…]
Oct
25
Sat
10:00 am State College’s Seventh Annual C… @ Videon Central
State College’s Seventh Annual C… @ Videon Central
Oct 25 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
State College's Seventh Annual Cranksgiving @ Videon Central
Join us at Videon for State College’s 7th annual Cranksgiving, a bicycle powered food drive that benefits the local Centre County Youth Service Bureau! This year’s event was made possible by a 3Dots Awesome Grant![…]
Nov
18
Tue
6:15 pm Winter Riding 101 @ Schlow Centre Region Library
Winter Riding 101 @ Schlow Centre Region Library
Nov 18 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Winter Riding 101 @ Schlow Centre Region Library
Ride your bike even after the temperatures drop! Winter Riding 101 is a free class that offers tips and tricks to help you extend your cycling season for a few weeks in the fall or[…]
Jan
8
Thu
5:30 pm General Meeting
General Meeting
Jan 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
October 9, 2025 Meeting is at Centre Region Council of Governments, Planning Room, on the 2nd floor. Our general meeting will be on the 2nd Thursday of January, March, April, June, August, and October Zoom:[…]