The Bicyclist Safety Act has been signed by the governor, and will take effect July 1.
As promised, the VBF will host its annual fall retreat on Saturday, November 17 at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
The meeting will take place from 1:00 to 4:30 in the meeting space located in the basement of the facility at 621 S. Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA 23220
The meeting will include annual election of officers as well as determining strategy for the upcoming year. The meeting is open to the public.
A van supported ride for up to six cyclists will be offered by Virginia Bicycling Federation ECG State Committee Member Joe Morgan on Thursday, November 15 and Friday, November 16.
The trek will begin in the Raleigh / Durham, NC area on Thursday, November 15, traveling through Greenville, NC and pedaling the Tar River greenway that is proposed for the ECG, stopping at both the NC and VA ECG sections on the Dismal Swamp Canal trails and ending for an overnight stay in Norfolk at the Morgans’ Chesapeake Bay condo, with access to the Elizabeth River Trail and Norfolk Light Rail.
The trek will resume on Friday, November 16, taking in the Suffolk Seaboard Coastline Trail and Prentis Street side path, continuing on the Scotland / Jamestown Ferry across the James River to the Virginia Capital Trail and ending in Richmond in time for the ECGA 4:00 PM Canal Walk. [continue reading…]
Cracked helmet, post-crash.
Out of the blue, the girl jogging on the trail in front of me turned right into my path. There was no time to react. I hit her in a glancing blow, which knocked me off balance. I went down — hard.
My head slammed into the ground. I swear I felt my brain squash against the inside of my skull.
Fortunately my head is still in one piece. I may have a minor concussion, but two days later I’m able to dial a phone number, and to post this article.
I’m sure glad I was wearing my helmet.
The rest of me is not so lucky. [continue reading…]
CityWorks (X)po – Roanoke – Oct. 18-20, 2012
On Saturday evening, in Roanoke, Virginia, the second annual CityWorks (X)po concluded three days of nationally renowned speakers talking about placemaking and bringing out the humanistic elements of small cities. Why should Virginia’s bicycling community be interested in the (X)po? Let me tell you.
Speaker after speaker shared their visions of a livable place and what sorts of elements attract people to public spaces. Almost every talk offered streetscape images that exemplified their vision – and what do you think appeared in most of these images? Bicyclists, bike lanes, cycle tracks, bike parking – bikes, bikes, bikes! While the bicycle may or may not have been the focus of their talk, the presence of bicyclists in these images was essential to the overall sense of placemaking. [continue reading…]
2nd Annual Roanoke Tweed Run
From Beth Lohman:
“The Roanoke Tweed Run was founded by Street Style photographer and blogger A. David Verde in 2011. Combined with his life long love of cycling, he took cue from tweed rides happening around the globe and brought one to Roanoke Virginia. The ride itself produces no revenue, and the ride chooses a local or regional charity to donate to each year.”
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