Proceeds Allocated Posted February 16, 2011 12:00 AM EST Money Raised From DR100 Event To Fund Several Local Projects By Jeremy Hunt HARRISONBURG – By the time the next DR100 cycling event rolls into town, participants and donors should be able to scope out how proceeds from the inaugural affair were used. About $13,500 in…
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Bad news: The Shenandoah Valley Bike Coalition (SVBC) and The Doctor ride, run, walk event (DR100) did not receive a grant from BikesBelong (see emails below for further details). Good news: We still have $20,950 to spend (thanks to matching funds from the City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County) on expanding bike/pedestrian lanes on public…
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The following article appeared in the Harrisonburg’s Daily News Record Paper on Saturday, January 29. It is a decent recap of the Shenandoah Valley’s $100,000 Trail Work project in the North River District of the George Washington National Forest. Needless to say a few of the quotes are not verbatim… However, it gives good press…
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Tonight was the first organizational meeting for “May is Bike Month” and the big “Bike to Work Day” event. The crew meet at Shenandoah Bicycle Company and recapped last years events and decided which events to include for this years celebration. Last year was the first year the local bike community mobilized to participate in…
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First assess the worksite and make it a safe area to workMake a plan that can be completed successfullyStart digging the foundation for the rock crib wallAfter cutting the backslopeSpread the soil on the trail treadTamp the ground to compact the soilTake a moment to appreciate your hard work that will last forever Lynn Trail…
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Chestnut Ridge has been rehabilitated. It wasn’t total tread reconstruction for the whole 7 mile section of trail. We only had enough money in the grant to have Trail Dynamics install rolling grade dips where they were going to help keep water from running down the trail. Use caution if you ride it, there are…
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Log and debris covers the old trail on Tearjacket as the trail turns halfway down from the Ridge. Not only has the turn been exaggerated from the previous 90 degree turn but it also has a rise after the turn to slow riders momentum. The new relocation allows the tread to shed water and slows…
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The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition is currently applying $100,000 of Federal Recreational Trail Program funds to improve the trails of the George Washington National Forest. Trail Dynamics is on the ground in the Forest improving the sustainability of our trails as we speak. Stay tuned for before and after photos as well as video footage.