The Bicyclist Safety Act has been signed by the governor, and will take effect July 1.
A League Cycling Instructor’s class in SW Virginia is being held in Roanoke, VA on Friday evening April 8 and Saturday and Sunday April 9 and 10. Eight people have committed to taking the class. Instructors are certified to teach Kids 1, Kids 11, Commuter Cycling, and Traffic Skills.
The minimum for the class is 10 participants. If you know of someone qualified to participate, please encourage them to register through the League of American Bicyclists’ website [continue reading…]
On February 28, Richmond City Council approved the November, 2010 report issued from Mayor Dwight Jones’s, Pedestrian, Bicycling and Trails Commission recommending changes to make the city a more bike and pedestrian friendly city.
The Commission was composed of city staff, business leaders, educators and interested citizens from the area.
According to Ninth District Councilman Doug Conner who sponsored the ordinance calling for adoption of the report, “the City of Richmond has tapped into a group of Citizens that have an abundance of energy and follow through and I look forward to getting more of these folks participating in the City’s Boards and Commissions. They are a great source of talented potential partners.”
Among the recommended changes in the report were hiring a full time bike and pedestrian coordinator, creating an education and safety program and adopting a Complete Streets policy in the city.
The report also recommended a phased implementation of routes and greenways which would connect major attractors and for a capital improvement fund to be created to implement these plans.
Among the findings were results of a citizens survey which indicated that nearly 98% of respondents felt that making Richmond a more bike and pedestrian friendly was, “Important” or “Very Important” to citizens.
RideRichmond is proud to present Richmond’s first annual Bike-Week, a kick-off to a wonderful Spring and Summer filled with biking!
More details, flyers, posters, and other information will be added to this thread as they come available. (Also follow @RideRichmond on Twitter.)
Feel free to download the attached schedule (PDF) but it’s also posted below: [continue reading…]
At the behest of concerned citizens, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution supporting cycling and calling for more human powered facilities in the county at their meeting on February 23.
Among other benefits, the Supervisors felt that, “bike and pedestrian facilities can help curb a national epidemic of chronic obesity and weight related diseases by encouraging our adults and children to walk, run and cycle rather than travel by car.”
This makes Chesterfield the sixth locality in Central Virginia – after Ashland, Hanover County, New Kent Charles City and the City of Richmond – to pass pro-bike/ trail resolutions.
US Bike Routes 1 and the East Coast Greenway pass through the county.
L to R: Heather Higgins (Bike Charlottesville), Champe Burnley (VBF), Sen. Patsy Ticer, Bud Vye (VBF)
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