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Connect Our Schools to Council

City of Harrisonburg Public Works has been making great progress on the Connect Our Schools (Garbers Church Shared Use Paths) initiative and there is another important opportunity for you to help us make it a reality. City Council will vote on Tuesday, January 23 on whether or not to authorize Public Works to grant Right…
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January 20, 2018 0

1/13: Massanutten Western Slope Trails Open for Daily Use

1/13/2018: Massanutten Western Slope Trails are now open daily for regular trail use and are closed for hunting until November 2018. Thank you for respecting the trail closure and see you out on the trails real soon now. Online resources for mapping can be found here: MTBproject and Open Cycle Maps. The Massanutten Western Slope is private property,…
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January 13, 2018 0

2/4: Superbowl Sunday Ride

When: Sunday, February 4 @ Riding at 10:00 AM Where: Park at Briery Branch Community Center and bike up to Flagpole Knob (Highest point in Rockingham County) Why: To enjoy winter mountain biking with 100 of your closest friends before watching the big game Option: A group will ride from town up to Flagpole and back. They will leave Mr J’s…
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January 7, 2018 0

1/8: January Monthly Social

Monday, January 8, 2017, We will meet at our regular time of 7:00pm and will be in our typical location of Ruby’s Lounge in the basement of Clementine. More Details on Location  Join Us! Read the Agenda by clicking here: December 2017 SVBC Social Agenda Most folks arrive around 7:00 pm, order food, and/or drinks, hang out…
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January 6, 2018 0

35 Years-Building Better Communities in the Valley

2017 was another great year for smiles and bicycles but just wait until 2018… Back in May, our Board of Directors sat down to try and make sense of the dizzying array of amazing activities your coalition tackles. With help from Pine Knot Projects, we developed a narrative to better explain just why it is…
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December 14, 2017 0

1/1: Annual Icicle Ride on New Years’ Day

What: An annual tradition. The SVBC Icicle Ride is always on New Year’s Day and always leaves from Bridgewater. When: 12 NOON Where: Wildwood Park – Bridgewater See the park on a map Ride Description: (social ride – approx 2 hrs – route determined by weather conditions) Most folks will be on road bikes but all bikes are welcome. Contact…
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December 12, 2017 0

Announcing our Trail Adopters!

Adopted Trails! Hillandale Trails: Women of Harrisonburg on Wheels – WHOW (Gretchen Sallah) Hillandale Powerline and Pumptrack: Sam Rhoads Kaylor’s Ridge: Bluestone Bike and Run Massanutten- Upper Laird’s: Karl Waizecker and Dusty Burchnall Boone’s Run: Massanutten Mountain Biking- Jonathan Albert and Scott Wootten Tillman West: SHEN-ROCK youth mountain bike team (Mike Bowen) Timber Ridge: Take Aim…
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December 11, 2017 0

Thanks You! We are almost there….

Thanks to the 26 volunteers who helped contribute over 200 hours in reclaiming the Red Diamond Trail. We would like to do one final push to finish up the brushing on Red Diamond. We are looking at potentially Friday or Saturday morning  12/8 or 12/9. If you can help on either of these days or…
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December 5, 2017 0

Adopt-a-Trail Today

Schedule: Fill out the online form below and submit your trail adoption requests by Thursday, November 30. We will then announce the trails at the December Coalition Monthly social on Monday, December 11. The goals of the Trail Adoption Program (TAP) program is to empower local organizations, businesses, and individuals to engage, support, and manage the challenge of…
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November 29, 2017 0

Support Your Coalition with a Year-End Gift

Please think of your Bicycle Coalition as 2017 comes to a close and help us reach our December fundraising goal of $5,000. With your help and by DONATING TODAY, we can do even more in 2017. We are a 501c3 non-profit and your donations are tax-exempt. Donate TODAY What did we do in 2017?   21…
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November 27, 2017 0