Bicycle Friendly Business awards announced; 4 silver, 2 bronze, 6 HM

Today the League of American Bicyclists announced the Bicycle Friendly Business awards for Missouri.

These are businesses that go out of their way to encourage and promote bicycling and make it easier for employees and patrons to bicycle.  They also support and promote bicycling and bicycle advocacy.

Currently there are 196 designated Bicycle Friendly Businesses at Bronze level or above in 31 states, including 8 in Missouri.

Bicycle Friendly Business awards announced today:

SILVER

360 Architecture 
Kansas City, Missouri 
www.360architects.com 

Big Shark Bicycle Company 
St. Louis, Missouri 
www.bigshark.com 

Family Bicycles, LLC 
Kansas City, Missouri 
familybicycleskc.com 

Peckham & Wright Architects, Inc 
Columbia, Missouri 
www.pwarchitects.com

BRONZE

Urban Eats Cafe 
St Louis, Missouri 
www.urbaneatscafe.com

Walt's Bicycle, Fitness, and Wilderness Company 
Columbia, Missouri 
www.waltsbikeshop.com 

HONORABLE MENTION

Boone County Lumber Co. 
Columbia, Missouri 
www.boonecountylumber.com

Daniel Boone Regional Library 
Columbia, Missouri 
www.dbrl.org

Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) 
Kansas City, Missouri 
http://www.marc.org

Trailnet 
St. Louis, Missouri 
www.trailnet.org

Tribune Publishing Co/Columbia Daily Tribune 
Columbia, Missouri 
www.columbiatribune.com

UMB Financial Corporation 
Kansas City, Missouri  
umb.com

These newly designated Bicycle Friendly Businesses join existing BFBs in Missouri: REI St Louis (Gold) and Velocity Cafe & Cyclery, St Louis (Bronze).

We encourage businesses in Missouri to apply for Bicycle Friendly Business status.  Information and forms for applying are here.