In case you haven’t come across it yet, there’s a petition going around to get Google to add a “bike there” feature to Google Maps. For a few locales there’s a “take public transit” option, which gives you the exact bus/train routes, transfers, and times to get to your destination. Similarly, the “bike there” option could be offered to give you the preferred route for biking, and estimated travel time. It’s rumored that Google is planning this anyway. It’s certainly possible, as demonstrated by third party bike map websites.
The main holdup [continue reading…]
VBF’s board meeting and work session at James River State Park last weekend was very productive! We missed Bill, Chris, and James, but we still got a lot done.
James River State Park was a new venue for all of us. We were pleasantly surprised by its quality, and what it has to offer. Our cabin was superb, and almost new. Besides river access for small boats, the park has many miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking, plus several miles of roads within the park, and ideal biking roads all around it. We had a great ride on surrounding roads Saturday afternoon.
The most important topic from the meeting is membership. Please check to see if your membership needs renewing. We’ll have a proper membership form and online payment available soon. In the meantime, you can refer to our membership page, and mail us a check. More about this soon. [continue reading…]
Enjoy a relaxing springtime tour through the scenic (and flat!) salt marsh country of Mathews County. The Tour de Chesapeake is a 3 day event, with organized rides on just 1 day. Saturday has organized rides of 15, 20, 35, 50, and 62 miles — on scenic and flat back roads along Chesapeake Bay, the East River, and North River. Participants are encouraged to spend an extra day on Sunday, exploring the region on their own. [continue reading…]
The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold three informal meetings in southwestern Virginia to provide information about its bicycle and pedestrian program and allow people interested in bicycling and walking to discuss the program with VDOT representatives.
VDOT’s bicycle and pedestrian program was formed to ensure that bicycling, walking and other modes of nonmotorized transportation receive the same consideration as motorized transportation in the planning, design, construction and operation of Virginia’s transportation network.
The meetings to discuss the program will be held [continue reading…]
Today’s Collegiate Times ran a story about biking in Blacksburg — more and more Virginia Tech students are turning to bikes for transportation and exercise. While biking has always been big in Blacksburg, there are a lot more bikes downtown these days, and bike culture is more visible everywhere. All over town, I see people riding fixed gear bikes, tall bikes, and funky old “ten speeds” and retro-racers. Every day, the front of Bollo’s Cafe looks like a new page from Fixed Gear Gallery. Messenger-chic fashion is starting to creep in. The Blacksburg Bicycle Collective and the people behind it have been a big influence, getting more new riders rolling every week. But even they seem part of a bigger trend — young people becoming interested in biking again. I don’t think it’s just $3/gal gasoline. Something else is happening. What’s happening in your town?
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