Editing Black Hawk, Colorado (section)

===Bicycling ban controversy===
In February 2013, the [[Colorado Supreme Court]] overturned a citywide ban on [[bicycle]] traffic through Black Hawk, ruling that the city had failed to comply with state traffic law.<ref name="SupremeCourt"/> In 2010, the Black Hawk banned bicycle use on most of the streets in the city. The ban was prompted by a surge in traffic following the change in maximum casino betting limits from $5 to $100. Black Hawk City Manager Michael Copp said that the city council, which passed the new law, believed it was best for the casinos and their patrons. The penalty for riding a bicycle through Black Hawk was a $68 fine.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/18/black-hawk-colorado-bans-cyclists| title=That's all, spokes: Colorado town of Black Hawk bans cyclists| last=Pidd| first=Helen| date=June 18, 2010| work=The Guardian| publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited| access-date=June 20, 2010| location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23825796/detail.html Bicycles Banned in Black Hawk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209133206/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23825796/detail.html |date=December 9, 2011 }} [http://www.thedenverchannel.com KMGH Denver] June 7, 2010 Retrieved 2010-06-08.</ref> Bicycle advocacy groups challenged the bike ban, with the case ultimately going to the Colorado Supreme Court.<ref name="AP">{{cite news| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna37768244| title=Casino city bans riding bikes through town| last=Banda| first=P. Solomon| date=June 17, 2010| work=NBC News| access-date=June 20, 2010}}</ref><ref name="An Illegal Bike Ban">{{cite web |url=http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2010/06/24/an-illegal-bike-ban-%E2%80%94-and-the-fight-against-it/ |title=An Illegal Bike Ban – Road Rights |access-date=June 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416063204/http://www.bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2010/06/24/an-illegal-bike-ban-%E2%80%94-and-the-fight-against-it |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> State Highway 119 and County Road 279 in Black Hawk are part of the Great Parks Bicycle Route and the [[Peak to Peak Highway|Peak to Peak Scenic Byway]] touring route.