Our hearts are heavy. No one should lose their life while riding a bicycle. We pride ourselves on our safe roads, friendly drivers, and culture of slow-moving vehicles on the roads of Western Rockingham County. This tragic crash left us heartbroken. On Tuesday, April 11, Kenneth Zimmerman rode his bicycle east on Ottobine Rd, pedaling…
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board is holding a public hearing tonight to give citizens the opportunity to review and provide comments on projects and programs to be included in the Fiscal Year 2015-2020 Six-Year Improvement Program, including highway, rail and public transportation initiatives. This meeting is especially important for Rockingham County Residents and the County’s roadways. Since VDOT manages…
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11/19: We learned today that the Public input meeting planned for Tuesday December 3 has been postponed with a date to be announced in the not too distant future. From the MPO: “We have decided it will be necessary to postpone the Public Meeting scheduled for December 3rd as well, in order to give the consultant…
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Wednesday night, March 13, the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the creation of a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the entirety of Rockingham County. After a vote on the plan was tabled by the Board of Supervisors on February 27 (Read our previous post about the meeting) , the bicycle community redoubled our…
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