Vote goes against pleas of deceased boy’s mother
BY CAROL VAUGHN
FROM FRONT

PARKSLEY — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday failed to endorse a grant application that would fund the study of widening Chincoteague Causeway.

The vote against the project came despite the impassioned plea of the mother of a boy who died in a horrific crash there last August and the support of Del. Lynwood Lewis. [continue reading…]

The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) will conduct a Bicycle Friendly Community workshop in Roanoke on January 8, 2008. Municipality staff and elected officials from Roanoke and the New River Valley should attend this workshop, to help them work toward achieving the LAB’s Bicycle Friendly Community award. Besides the obvious benefits to cyclists, this award has tremendous PR value for any municipality that earns it. Please contact your local government officials and staff, and urge them to attend this workshop.

Andy Clarke, the Bikeleague’s Executive Director, will conduct the workshop personally. Later that day, Mr. Clarke will travel to Blacksburg, to give a presentation at the Town Council meeting.

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Bike Virginia is the state’s largest bike event, with over 2000 participants. A multi-day tour and celebration of bicycling, Bike Virginia is a movable feast, held in a different part of the state each year. For 2008, Bike Virginia comes to southwest Virginia — the cities of Bristol, Abingdon, and Kingsport, TN — featuring the Crooked Road Music Trail. Details can be found at the Bike Virginia website. 2008 will be the 21st anniversary of Bike Virginia.

Thunderhead Alliance, a national coalition of bike/ped professionals, advocates, and organizations, is seeking an executive director. Download and view the job description at the Thunderhead jobs page.