The Cycling Double Header takes place Memorial Day weekend (May 29-30, 2010), with the Wilderness Road Ride on Saturday, and the Mountains of Misery on Sunday.
The Wilderness Road Ride follows part of the historic Wilderness Road, Daniel Boone’s route through the Appalachians to the Cumberland Gap. Five courses offer something for everyone, with 14, 29, 38, 58, and 78 mile options. All routes start and finish in Radford, at the Dedmon Center and Bisset Park. Non-riders can enjoy Bisset Park, the New River, and downtown Radford, while their family and friends are out riding. [continue reading…]
This article originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
By MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
Each morning, Sam Perry dons a helmet, hops on his bicycle and pedals 4 miles from his home to his job at a software company near Broad Street and Parham road.
“It is an effort on my part to find a safe route,” said Perry, who has been commuting to work by bicycle for eight years, riding as far as 27 miles.
“Part of it is my own health initiative,” he said, “and part of it is having one less car on the road.”
With motor vehicles polluting, the planet warming and the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon, wouldn’t we all benefit from fewer cars on the road? [continue reading…]
The Virginia LTAP is offering a workshop on “Low Cost Safety Improvements” in Fishersville. The LTAP, or Local Technical Assistance Program, is a federally-funded tecnical assistance and training initiative for local engineers and planners. Anyone may attend these workshops. VBF encourages all bike advocates to attend, and to encourage their local engineers and planners to attend also.
The Virginia LTAP is offering a workshop on Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodation in Fishersville. The LTAP, or Local Technical Assistance Program, is a federally-funded technical assistance and training initiative for local engineers and planners. Anyone may attend these workshops. VBF encourages all bike advocates to attend, and to encourage their local engineers and planners to attend also.
Congratulations to the City of Charlottesville for earning designation as a “Bicycle Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists. Charlottesville is only the second Virginia locality, after Arlington
County, to receive this recognition.
ACCT has issued a press release, full text as follows: [continue reading…]
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