This Tuesday the School Board will be asking the City Council to move forward on plans for the new middle school near Harrisonburg High School. We want bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure included in the planning and the funding of this project. Please come out to show your support on Tuesday, March 28th at 7pm. Bring…
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08/19/2013 update: Thanks to the enthusiasm generated by Ben and Carl’s service, the information in this post is moving to a permanent page on our website, under the “Valley Riding” –> “Bike Commuting” drop-down menu items: https://svbcbackup.dreamhosters.com/our-riding/help-finding-bicycle-friendly-route/ If you are new to bicycle commuting or new to town or just think there must be an easier…
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You are invited to attend an open, public meeting about how we can work to ensure bike and pedestrian infrastructure from day 1 at the newly proposed middle school. The middle school’s location will make biking/walking very difficult to do, especially in a safe way, without infrastructure from the beginning. Planning to Bike on Opening…
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SVBC is soliciting applications for the 2013 SVBC Harrisonburg Business Bicycle Rack Grant Program from now through May 25, 2013. SVBC will award up to five grants to local businesses to assist with the purchase and installation of bicycle racks for employees and patrons of the businesses. Businesses located within the city of Harrisonburg are…
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IMBA GWNF documents Background on the Plan Every 15 years or so the National Forest creates a new plan under which a specific Forest will be managed. The plan greatly influences how district rangers and Forest Service Employees manage their individual forests and make day to day decisions. The George Washington National Forest Plan stalled…
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This weekend opportunities abound for feeding your competitive spirit. For those who couldn’t/didn’t get enough of the gravel roads and grass-roots style competition at the Harris Roubaix, check out Shenandoah Mountain Touring’s Virginia’s Rough Roubaix happening on Sunday (https://www.bikereg.com/Net/18857). For those interested in a different sort of racing experience, or those wanting to take advantage of…
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Join the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition, the Northend Greenway, the City of Harrisonburg, and your neighbors for Harrisonburg Bike Month! Bike Month is a national event that celebrates the bicycle; a unique, fun, and green form of transportation. Bike Month is a way to bring awareness to the friendly citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County to the…
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Kickoff Bike Month 2013 in proper First Fridays style on May 3 in Downtown Harrisonburg! Grab your favorite costume and get on your bike for the Costume Bike Parade, a slow, safe, family friendly cruise around downtown to celebrate cycling in Harrisonburg. The parade will be leaving from Turner Pavilion at 6:30PM and finishing at…
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For the last five years, the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition has been giving back to mother earth by picking up trash in our precious George Washington National Forest on Earth Day. We’re making it six. Saturday, April 20 Meet 8:15 am at Mr. J’s/Food Lion on 42 South or 9 am at Dog Grave Yard on…
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Brand new post from our friends at Playing Outside in the Shenandoah Valley: “We set out mid-morning on Saturday and rode towards Deerfield Valley on a combo deal of pavement and dirt/gravel forest roads. We could not have asked for more pleasant weather…. We had all day to get to our camping spot, and I enjoyed…
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