Safe Routes for Everyone
Safe routes to schools, work, stores, and home create connected communities.
Connect Our Schools Update
On Tuesday, January 23rd, City Council met to discuss the plans for the Connect Our Schools project (also known as the Garbers Church Shared-Use Path project). Many residents came forward to offer their opinions on the most recent proposal of the project, including residents of the Wyndham Woods neighborhood, individuals in neighboring communities, and the…
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Connect Our Schools Update
From the Daily News Record on January 25, 2018 “Council OKs Shared-Use Path In City” Click to read the article on the DNR webstie ELLIE POTTER Daily News-Record HARRISONBURG — City staff got the go-ahead Tuesday to begin negotiating with property owners along the proposed Garbers Church Road shared-use path. City Council voted unanimously to allow staff to…
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Safer Walking and Biking to Thomas Harrison Middle School
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — Volunteers and students in Harrisonburg are working on a big project in honor of “Walk and Bike to School Day” on Friday. Volunteers from Renew Rocktown and Safe Routes to School broke ground on a new connector path for students at Thomas Harrison Middle School. It runs off of Route 33 and…
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You Bike. You Walk. and You VOTE! H-Burg School Board Info
Learn more about our local candidates who are running for Harrisonburg City School Board. You can find out where you vote on the Harrisonburg Voter Registrar Office website and Google provides an easy to use map to help you find your polling place. Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and does not…
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Connect Our Schools in the Daily News Record
Multiuse Path Petition Gaining Momentum Posted: February 1, 2016 By RYAN CORNELL Found online here: http://www.dnronline.com/article/bike_paths02012016 HARRISONBURG — A campaign to build a sidewalk and several shared-use paths around the city’s future elementary school and Thomas Harrison Middle School is gaining traction. The Connect Our Schools petition, organized by the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition, recently opened to…
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Why We Walk To School
The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition wants you to be aware of all the great things going on in our area for biking and walking. Especially as it involves children. We are fortunate to have a robust Safe Routes to School Program. Thanks to the help of Sentara RMH Community Health, SVBC member, Nathan Barge is our…
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100 Bicycles for our Area Schools!
December 2015 Update: Turns out that bikes don’t do much good for students if they can’t be kept at the school where they need to be used. Waterman Elementary and Thomas Harrison Middle Schools both needed a place to store their bicycles as they were completely out of space. The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition came…
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Building a Better Bike Community
As we wrap up 2022, we are asking for your support to help us Spread Pixie Dust in the Valley and ensure everyone has access to safe accessible biking and walking. Can you help us reach our 2022 Pixie Dust goals by midnight on December 31? Please consider a donation to the Coalition. Donate Originally published…
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Board of Directors Elections
Election season is upon us! Unlike the state of Virginia, we didn’t move our elections to November. You can vote by scrolling down to the bottom of the page past our four candidates. VOTE TODAY Your Bicycle Coalition relies on our Board of Directors to help steer and guide the organization as we work towards our mission…
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