May is National Bike Month. What are you and your organization doing? What are you doing for Bike to Work Day May 16, 2008? Announce your event and share your ideas with everyone in the comments section.
Entries from May 2008
What Are YOU Doing for Bike Month 2008?
April 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Activism
Virginia IMBA Mountain Bike Festival — Memorial Day Weekend 2008
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
[ May 23, 2008 3:30 pm to May 26, 2008 3:30 pm. ] IMBA, the Virginia Mountain Bike Association, and Virginia mountain bike clubs are sponsoring a weekend of rides and fun in the George Washington National Forest near Harrisonburg, featuring rides in roadless areas. The event is a fundraiser for mountain bike advocacy in the mid-Atlantic states.
Tags: Events
2008 Cross-State Ride and Governor’s ‘Bike Month’ Proclamation Ride
April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
[ April 30, 2008 9:00 am to May 5, 2008 3:00 pm. ] VBF’s 2008 annual Cross State Ride will follow US Bike Route 76 from Yorktown through Richmond to Roanoke, where we will present the Governor’s Bike Mont Proclamation to Roanoke city officials. Some riders may continue on Bike 76 to the Kentucky border at Breaks Interstate Park.
Tags: Events
Public Input Hearings for Downsized Six Year Plan
April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
[ April 16, 2008 5:00 pm to May 14, 2008 9:30 pm. ] Public input hearings in April and May 2008 will address Virginia’s scaled down Six Year (transportation) Plan resulting from budget shortfalls.
Tags: Events · Planning and Engineering
2008 Rich Rau Memorial Bike Tour and Pancake Breakfast, Berryville
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
[ May 17, 2008; ] Join the Winchester Wheelmen for the 3rd annual Rich Rau Memorial Bike Tour and Pancake Breakfast in Berryville, VA, May 17, 2008. 15, 30, and 50 mile options. All funds raised by this event will be used for safety programs sponsored by the Town of Berryville and the Berryville Police Department.
Tags: Events
Governor’s ‘May is Bike Month’ Proclamation May 1, 2008
April 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments
[ May 1, 2008; 9:00 am; ] The Governor’s ‘May Is Bike Month’ Proclamation is Thursday May 1, 9:00 AM at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds. BikeWalk will have proclamations available for you to give/receive to/from your elected officials.
Tags: Events
Road 1 Course ‘Cycling With Confidence’ in Arlington, April 2008
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Allen Muchnick will give a Bikeleague BikeEd Road 1 Course in Arlington Monday evenings April 14, 21, and 28, 2008, 6:30-9:30pm at the Arlington Career Center.
Tags: Education
Kimberly Perry Named BikeWalk Executive Director
April 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
BikeWalk Virginia has named Kimberly Likens Perry as its new Executive Director, succeeding founder Allen Turnbull who is stepping down to pursue other interests.
Tags: Uncategorized
Arlington Reads AND RIDES: The Tour des Bibliothéque
April 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments
[ April 19, 2008; ] Arlington offers a bicycle tour of their Central Library and 6 of 7 branches on Saturday, April 19, 2008, 9:30am. 29 miles with shorter options, no registration required.
Tags: Events
Complete Streets Legislation in US Senate
April 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2008, to require that DOTs and MPOs adopt Complete Streets policies to remain eligeable for federal funds. Co-sponsors and supporters of this bill are essential, so please contact your US senator to urge them to support this bill.
Tags: Legislation