Virginia Bicycling Federation

This article originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
By MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
Each morning, Sam Perry dons a helmet, hops on his bicycle and pedals 4 miles from his home to his job at a software company near Broad Street and Parham road.
“It is an effort on my part to find a safe route,” said Perry, [...]

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Charlottesville becomes the second Virginia locality to earn the Bikeleague’s ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’ designation, with a bronze-level award.

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Soon (or perhaps already), Washington DC will have its own Euro-style bike sharing program, the first of its kind in the US. SmartBike DC will provide racks of bikes, conveniently located throughout the city. Cyclists will be able to rent bikes for one-way trips by taking them from one rack and leaving them [...]

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Phoenix Bikes in Arlington eliminates the cost barrier to cycling with its earn-a-bike program for kids, as well as teaching valuable leadership and business skills, in addition to riding, repair, and safety skills.

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ad the Virginia Governor’s ‘May is Bike Month’ proclamation for 2008 and download a copy in PDF form.

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BikeWalk Virginia has named Kimberly Likens Perry as its new Executive Director, succeeding founder Allen Turnbull who is stepping down to pursue other interests.

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Fed up after taking 2 hours to drive 4 miles through northern Virginia, Allen Muchnik rides his bike to meetings of the Virginia Transportation Safety Board, on which he serves. Bloomberg reports on the nothern Virginia transportation crisis, and Virginians’ failure to raise money to solve the problems.

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A report from Bud Vye on the trip to the 2008 Bike Summit in Washington, DC. Includes some notes about Congressman Jim Oberstar, this year’s National Bike Leadership Award recipient, the Virginia Capital Trail and Cap2Cap ride, the BikeMS ride, BikeWalk, and the 2008 Bike Virginia.

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VBF’s board meeting and work session at James River State Park last weekend was very productive! We missed Bill, Chris, and James, but we still got a lot done.
James River State Park was a new venue for all of us. We were pleasantly surprised by its quality, and what it has to offer. Our [...]

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Today’s Collegiate Times ran a story about biking in Blacksburg — more and more Virginia Tech students are turning to bikes for transportation and exercise. While biking has always been big in Blacksburg, there are a lot more bikes downtown these days, and bike culture is more visible everywhere. All over town, I [...]

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