VA Bicycling Legislation Update (Crossover) We’re halfway through Virginia’s General Assembly session. Tuesday, February 13th is “crossover” – the day that bills introduced in one chamber must pass in their original chamber and “cross over” to be voted on by the other. Three Virginia Bicycling Federation-led bills and one priority [...]
The Virginia Bicycling Federation (VBF) has been in a leading role for five bills in the House of Delegates for the 2024 General Assembly session that started January 10, and has supported numerous other initiatives for safe streets such as granting authority to allow jurisdictions the option to expand Automated [...]
Wow, it didn't take much more than a day to hit our goal of 1,000 statewide signatures to support our long list of bike bills this year. Thanks to everyone for signing and sharing. With five days to go, let's double our goal and shoot for 2,000! With more than [...]
It's that time of year again. The work of our advocacy committee, chaired for another year by Jim Durham, over the summer and fall has prepared us to hit the ground riding for the upcoming session of the General Assembly. What we know, and what we know we don't know, [...]
Arlington, Falls Church, Harrisonburg, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach have applied to be recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as Bicycle Friendly Communities. The following survey is for residents, local area bicyclists, and bike advocates to learn of experiences and perceptions of bicycling in the community. Please complete this survey by [...]
Let's help the newly created State Trails Office at VDOT to engage with people across Virginia to develop the best regional, multi-use, and high impact trails we can. Please share with your organizations, listservs, and on your social media to make sure they get a great sample pool and show [...]
Virginia Bicycling Federation's annual member meeting is Sunday November 19, 2023 at 7 PM. This meeting features a reportback from the previous year and election of new and returning board directors by the membership. Login credentials will be sent to the membership later this month - this post serves as [...]
Heads up, members! We are offering 13 FREE (virtual) REGISTRATIONS to the National Bike Summit for members of VBF and the League of American Bicyclists. This is a $100 value! The League is our national partner for advocating for bike policies at the federal level, and they are responsible for [...]
2023 General Assembly Wrap-up Three Virginia Bicycling Federation (VBF)-backed bills passed the General Assembly. If signed by the Governor, these three initiatives will become effective July 1, 2023. Senator Dick Saslaw’s SB 1069 clarifies that drivers are required to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks and enables VDOT and jurisdictions to [...]
PLEASE ACT TODAY. Virginia Senate and House committees are finalizing their respective budgets, with interim deadlines coming February 5th and 9th. Three multi-use trail budget amendments have been submitted. While these specific trail projects are in two parts of the Commonwealth, they will complement the statewide trails budget from the [...]
Friends, the General Assembly is starting to heat up. We expected several of the bills we are championing to be heard last week, but many were delayed to this week. That means they are going to come hot and fast in subcommittees and committees. Act quickly! - If you do [...]
Virginia Bicycling Federation (VBF) is excited to pursue bicycling safety initiatives in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly session that begins tomorrow. We are optimistic that, with your help, new and improved bicycling safety laws will be enacted this year. ACT TODAY TO SUPPORT SAFER BIKING: Bicyclists May Proceed on Walk [...]
From their joint press release, here: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-and-kaine-successfully-secure-over-200-million-for-virginia-in-newly-released-fy2023-budget-bills The budget bill still remains to be passed by the Senate and House at time of announcement. "Strengthening Transportation and Recreation Infrastructure: Provides $150 million for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in addition to $45 million for the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, [...]
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly session starts next week! Here's a quick preview of what we expect. 2023 is an election year for the entire 140 member General Assembly, so legislators will focus much of their effort on legislative issues that will benefit them at the polls in November. It [...]
VBF will host a live webinar via Zoom next Thursday, December 29 at 6:00 PM to preview the upcoming legislative session and discuss our goals. It will be recorded and posted to our YouTube, as well. Please attend and share as you like! We will give an overview of what [...]
Virginia Bicycling Federation's annual member meeting is the first Sunday in November, holding with our recent practice. This year it is November 6 at 7pm on Zoom. Login credentials will be sent to the membership in October - this may serve as a reminder to make sure you are a member in good [...]
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the first budget of his term today, June 21, 2022, drawing to a close an unusually long budget process for Virginia just 9 days before the end of the fiscal year. The good news: $93 million for multi-use trails made it into Virginia’s budget for the [...]
It's National Bike Month, and we are hosting webinar Thursday evening! A host of heavy hitters in Virginia's bike advocacy world are joining a panel to dish on Virginia's recent improvement in the Bicycle Friendly State Rankings! It's great news for Virginia, but we have a long way to go. [...]
Join VBF before May 1 and use april2022 for a 50% discount off the regular membership price across all levels! It's March, which means it's time for the National Bike Summit! VBF has a long track record of contributing to this national gathering of expert policy analysts, advocates, organizers, bike [...]
The family and riding friends of Bud Vye have organized a memorial ride for him this Saturday. Details from RABA below: [RABA's] March Ride of the Month will be held on Saturday March 19, 10 am departure from Dorey Park (2999 Darbytown Road, Henrico, VA 23231) at the end of [...]
Trails update: The House and Senate budgets will be finalized by the end of the weekend, with February 20 being the deadline. This very moment is a great time to send a supportive note to members of the appropriations committees. Use this handy link to send to your delegate or [...]
Most of the bills we’ve been watching or working on have made it as far as they will before crossover. The General Assembly is often likened to drinking from a firehose, and this year has certainly been no exception. The bills Summary: 2-abreast reversion passes Senate - Stop Sign targeting [...]
As the session starts to wind up to speed, the two anti-cycling Senate bills go before the transportation committee tomorrow, Thursday January 20, 2022. The House has yet to convene its committees following the transition of leadership and establishment of new committees and subcommittees. Meeting Schedule: Senate Transportation (chair Marsden): [...]
In a year of transitions, the 2022 General Assembly session starts tomorrow. Three days before Governor-elect Youngkin is sworn in, the legislative session will begin with the swearing in of newly elected delegates, and leadership will be taken by a new Republican Speaker of the House who will establish membership [...]
Thanks to a new law that took effect this year after Delegate Betsy Carr's HB1903, the "15mph bill", passed the General Assembly this past session, Norfolk is lowering speed limits in residential and business districts. This is a great step for biking and walking safety, as automobile speed is the [...]
