The Start of the Congressional Bike Ride to wrap up the Summit If you are interested in any aspect of cycling advocacy then you need to make sure you attend the National Bike Summit. If you ride any type or style of bicycle on a regular or irregular basis, you should attend the National Bike…
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Classroom portion of IMBA Trail Building School at the Lucy Simms Center Harrisonburg hosted a successful IMBA Trail Care Crew visit this past weekend. Steven and Morgan Lommele came to the Burg and brought with them over two years of accumulated knowledge from traveling around the country and working with a broad spectrum of mountain bike…
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Volunteers cutting in the Carr Mountain Trail above German River Road The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition participated in a weekend of work on the Carr Mountain Trail in conjunction with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The SVBC hired Ironwood Outdoors to bring in a machine to help with benching in the southern portion of the trail.…
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SVBC Built Berms on the “Short Track Course” Mike Carpenter knows how to lean… (Photo Credit: Katy Martin-Smith) Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA) February 4, 2012 Section: News-Local Just Add Water When you start asking strangers for water, that’s a sign you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. Last October, Connor and I went to the…
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The Brusher Crew on Red Diamond (Slate Springs Trail) On Sunday Jan 22nd 20+ volunteers from SVBC and CAMBC took to Shenandoah Mountain to help clear several trails. The Slate Spring Trail and Pond Knob Trail were brushed and chainsaw as well as several sections along both trails saw tread work. Hone Quarry Ridge Trail…
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Harrisonburg was very lucky to have two representatives from Alta Planning and Design make the journey to the Friendly City to engage local advocates about local cycling issues and potential for future infrastructure improvements. In the picture above, local advocates talk about the potential for transforming Federal Street into a bike specific (maybe car free?)…
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Daily News Record Article 12/30 HARRISONBURG — Local bicycle advocates hope community support and interest begins rolling in as they attempt to advance the Harrisonburg metropolitan area’s bike and pedestrian development in 2012. Two upcoming events organized by the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition are planned to solicit feedback on the issue. The first, an informational session…
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Narrowboack Reroute – 2011 SVBCoalition Fall MTB Fest from Scott Wootten on Vimeo.Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition hosts the 15th annual Virginia Mountain Bike Festival. As part of the Recreational Trails Program, funded by the Virginia Gas Tax, the SVBC undertakes a major trailbuilding project on Narrowback Mountain. View from the Tillman West Trail looking back…
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Saturday Hillandale Trail Work Saturdays start this Saturday 11/12, 9am-12pm. New trails and major improvements to the pump track are on tap this winter. Interested in helping as a crew leader? Contact Thomas Jenkins: tj@shenandoahbicycle.com
It is with great dismay that we watch the budget battles in Congress target bicycle funding. Vercose to our hearts in the Federal Program known as the Recreational Trails Program or RTP. Last fall, the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition successfully administered a $100,000 grant to improve the trails in the North River District of the…
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