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4/6: Northend Greenway Celebration / Community Build / Tour

Read the latest update about the Northend Greenway in the Harrisonburg Citizen: Click Here You’ve heard about the Northend Greenway for a decade. You know our communities need more safe spaces to bike and walk separately from cars. Finally, the time has come! Thanks to the tireless work of many community advocates, The Northend Greenway…
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April 3, 2019 0

How Bicycle Friendly is Rockingham County?

Rockingham County recently applied to be recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) with the Leauge of American Bicyclists. As someone who is dedicated to promoting and protecting bicyclists’ rights, we want to hear from you about how welcoming Rockingham County is to cyclists. Please follow this link to fill out our survey about Rockingham…
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March 21, 2019 0

2019 Board of Director Elections

Your Bicycle Coalition relies on our Board of Directors to help steer and guide the organization on our quest to Build Better Communities in the Valley by using the Bicycle as a catalyst for change. The Board consists of nine directors who each serve a three-year term. Loading…


March 18, 2019 0

Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Reporting

Crashes between cars and bicycles are NOT “accidents.” We are sorry that you were involved in a crash (or witnessed a crash) and we hope that you are safe and OK. We know that our local governments do not have mechanisms in place to always properly track bicycle and pedestrian crashes. Therefore, we hope to…
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March 18, 2019 0

3/11: March Social w/Special Guests

***Special Guests for our 3/11 Social*** We will hear from Harrisonburg’s first bicycle powered compost pickup service, Soil Cycles as well as Lacey Dean from the Virginia Wilderness Committee who works on issues in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Read about Virginia Wilderness Committee’s position on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and also their…
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March 10, 2019 0

SHEN-ROCK Youth Mountain Biking Sign-UP Deadline 3/14

Youth Mountain Biking is thriving in the Shenandoah Valley. The SHEN-ROCK Team operates under the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition and is about to start up the Spring 2019 Season. Our spring season is open to all Middle and High School Students grades 6-12 AND elementary school students who are 9 years old by April 1,…
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March 7, 2019 0

2019 Board of Director Elections

Your Bicycle Coalition relies on our Board of Directors to help steer and guide the organization on our quest to Build Better Communities in the Valley by using the Bicycle as a catalyst for change. The Board consists of nine directors who each serve a three-year term. We have three seats up for election each…
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February 20, 2019 0

Coalition Position on City of Harrisonburg Scooter/Bike Regulations

2/19 UPDATE: The City of Harrisonburg passed the proposed regulations without any modifications. Want to read the City of Harrisonburg’s full permit proposal? It is on the City of Harrisonburg Council Agenda for 2/12 and can be found online by CLICKING HERE. The proposed permit is found on 7.b. While we have a number of concerns…
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February 11, 2019 0

2/11: Annual Coalition Potluck

Join us for our annual potluck on Monday evening February 11 in Ruby’s (Basement of Clementine). This is an annual tradition where we transform our February social into a potluck at dinner time. We will meet at 6 pm rather than the usual 7pm time. Please bring a dish to share (ideally label it) and plan to buy drinks from the bar.…
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February 10, 2019 0

1/14: January Social in Ruby’s Arcade

***Location Change***Monday, January 14, 2019, We will meet in Ruby’s Arcade while Clementine is temporarily closed. We will meet at our regular time of 7:00 pm. More details on Ruby’s Arcade: https://www.rubysarcade.com/  What it looks like: Most folks arrive around 7:00 pm, order food, and/or drinks, hang out and chat.  Somewhere between 7:30 and 8 pm, we…
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January 13, 2019 0