This piece is written by Bob Bersson, resident of Rockingham County, who is working with many partners to create an extensive greenway network in southern Harrisonburg and Rockingham County called “Southend and Cooks Creek Greenway”. Bob shared an update of his team’s work at the 2015 Harrisonburg & Rockingham Bike-Walk Summit. Stage One of the Dayton Greenway…
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More national press and attention for Harrisonburg area mountain biking. In this brief Mazda car clip you can see shots from Reddish Knob, the trails at Stokesville Campground, the Narrowback Tillman West Trail and more. You can even see SVBC’s own Collin Vento high up in the air on Tillman West Trail.Featured on GrindTV December…
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Bicycle EIA Survey Complete! An update from the Central Shenandoah Valley Planning District Between April and November 2015, the CSPDC conducted a survey for the “Bicycling in the Shenandoah Valley” Economic Impact Analysis (EIA). Over 1,500 residents and visitors participated in the survey, 45% of which were visitors and 55% residents. Preliminary survey results indicate…
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The Fourth Annual Harrisonburg & Rockingham Bike-Walk Summit was a hit with our local elected representatives, city/county staff, JMU/EMU, and many of the wonderful volunteer advocates who make it all happen. For 2015 we enlisted the help of SVBC member Scott Wootten and his Adventure Seen Videos to create three short videos to help us recap…
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We have some new and exciting energy focused on the Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park. Many of you know that the Power line trail was completed this fall and the pump track has seen some much needed love over the past few months. We have had many loads of dirt delivered thanks to Partners Excavating,…
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*The November ride was such a success with over 50 in attendance, we’ve decided to make it a monthly ride! Come out and enjoy the Bluestone Trail, Harrisonburg’s family biking destination! All kids and adults are welcome at any skill level and pace. When: December 13 from 3pm-4pm Cost: Free What to bring: Your bike, a helmet,…
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Open for comments until December 4, 2015 The City of Harrisonburg wants to know what more can be and needs to be done to increase biking and walking in our community. This timely discussion was posted in tandem with the Fourth Annual Harrisonburg & Rockingham Bike-Walk Summit that was held last Friday 11/13. Since…
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December 2015 Update: The survey is closed and we are anxiously awaiting the results. For now you can read a brief recap of the data that was received on SVBCoalition.org This is your last opportunity to take our survey and show the world how much money bicycles bring into our region. Tell us about your…
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WHEN: November 12, 2015 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm WHERE: Three Notch’d Brewing Co. Harrisonburg, 241 E. Market St. Harrisonburg WHAT: Book release party and update on the Northend Greenway progress From the good folks working on the Northend Greenway: We are delighted to invite you to our Northend Greenway Fall event. While we (and the City and…
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The Harrisonburg bike community and the SVBC is always excited to learn about new programs and initiatives where we find bikes doing awesome things for people or people doing great things with bikes. It is especially exciting to see new programs that incorporate bikes outside of our typical group rides and events. In this case, SVBC…
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