Heart of Virginia Century & Bike Festival

by admin on September 2, 2010

2010 Heart of Virginia Century and Bike Festival - Ashland, VA - RABA

Ride in the footsteps of Patrick Henry, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant! The Heart of Virginia Bike Festival has something for everyone: a 30 mile Family Ride, a 37 mile Short Ride; a 35 mile Historic Ride; a Metric Century; a Metric Century Plus; and a challenging, 100 mile English Century course with enough hills to give you a real workout! As always, there will be fully-stocked rest stops, and an outstanding barbecue with hand-dipped ice cream at the finish. Sept. 18-19 at the Patrick Henry Family YMCA in Ashland.

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State Bicycle & Pedestrian Planner, VDOT

by admin on September 2, 2010

Virginia Department of Transportation - VDOT

The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking a new statewide bike and pedestrian planner, to replace Jake Helmboldt who left in Dec. 2009. This is a full time position in Richmond. Here’s the job description, from the state jobs website:

VDOT’s Transportation and Mobility Planning Division is seeking a successful candidate to lead, coordinate, administer, implement and monitor the Commonwealth’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. The position will be responsible for championing the integration of bicycling and walking into the local, regional and statewide transportation planning processes, coordinating and managing program communications, policy implementation and design criteria and bicycle and pedestrian studies; assisting with the development of the Surface Transportation Plan, Statewide Multimodal Long-Range Transportation Plan (VTRANS 2025), and other statewide planning initiatives as necessary. This position will coordinate with VDOT transportation planners, other VDOT divisions, stakeholder groups, local governments, and MPO and PDC staff.

Here are the minimum qualifications:

The successful candidate must have demonstrated knowledge of: transportation planning; traffic, bicycle, and pedestrian engineering principles and analysis techniques; statewide/metropolitan/federal transportation planning policies, guidelines and procedures; bicycle and pedestrian facility design; project development and management; and relational databases. Experience using ESRI GIS software and spatial analysis techniques; and Microsoft Office applications including Access, PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Ability to assist in evaluation, development, and maintenance of innovative solutions for planning and mobility initiatives; ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision; provide exceptional customer service; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Strong computer skills is a must.

VDOT’s preferred qualifications are:

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Safe Routes to School Coordinator, VDOT

by admin on September 2, 2010

Virginia Department of Transportation - VDOT

The Virginia Dept. of Transportation is seeking a new statewide coordinator for the Safe Routes to School Program, to, “Administer the development, implementation and monitoring of the Commonwealth’s Safe Routes to School Program and other pedestrian/bicycle safety initiatives which encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk or bike to school.”

This is a full time position in Richmond. Salary range is $41-65k. Degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Policy, or Public Administration or related experience may substitute. Master’s degree preferred.

We encourage anyone who is interested in this job, and thinks they can do it well, to please apply.

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VA Seeks Bike Experts

by TheWalkman on September 2, 2010

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking qualified candidates for two, full-time,  bike related positions in the Commonwealth.  VDOT has posted openings for the Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner  and Safe Routes to School Coordinator .

Deadline to apply for these positions is September 16.  The jobs are based in Richmond.

The VBF urges people who are passionate about cycling and pedestrian issues to apply for these positions and help us work to make Virginia a bike friendly state for all of our citizens.

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Richmond Police Bike Officers Show Streets & Trails Prior to National Convention

August 23, 2010

The International Police Mountain Bike Association, who are responsible for police officers’ bike training, are having their national conference in Richmond, April 9-16 2011. In this video, Assistant Chief McCoy highlights the city’s trails, to show officers what a great time they’ll have riding in Richmond.

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Draft State Bike Plan Released — Your Input Needed

August 13, 2010

Public Comment Open Until September 17

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)  has released a draft copy of  Virginia’s State Bicycle Policy Plan for public comment and input.
VDOT developed the plan  to ensure bicyclists are an integral component of Virginia’s multimodal transportation system, and to provide bicycle policy recommendations that will guide the planning, design, construction, operation [...]

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VTrans 2035: Submit Your Comments TODAY

July 29, 2010

The deadline to submit comments for VTrans 2035 — Virginia’s long-range transportation plan — is Friday, July 30. VBF representatives attended several public meetings to offer input, but the bicycle parts are still very weak. In fact there is almost no bicycle content at all. Needless to say, with bicycling an increasingly [...]

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Coast Guard City Century Ride & Historic Waterfront Tour

July 22, 2010

[ August 7, 2010; ]

Don’t miss the Coast Guard City Century ride in Portsmouth on Saturday, August 7. Four separate rides will depart from Ntelos Pavilion:

100 Mile Century Ride – 7 am
65 Mile Metric Century Ride – 7:30 am
50 Mile Half Century Ride – 8 am
10 Mile Fun Waterfront Ride – 8:30 am until 10 am

The 100 mile [...]

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New Guide for Reviewing Bicycling Facilities in Road Projects

July 16, 2010

Reston, VA, July 14, 2010 – Virginia bicycling advocates have a new resource to help them review and comment on public road projects. The new guide, prepared by Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB) in consultation with the Virginia (VDOT) and Fairfax County departments of transportation, outlines ways bicycling proponents can get involved in [...]

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Anthem Moonlight Ride

July 13, 2010

[ August 21, 2010 6:00 pm to August 22, 2010 12:00 am. ]

Come howl at the moon and celebrate the joy of cycling at night! The Anthem Moonlight Ride is presented by Richmond’s Sportsbackers, and sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, along with VCU Medical Center.

The ride begins on Saturday, August 21 at 8pm, with two course options, an 8-mile “Half Moon” [...]

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