Your Input Shapes Our Future Did you know most transportation projects are planned 10-25 years in advance? We are always playing a long game here and need your help. Our regional long-range transportation plan identifies priority transportation projects. Specifically, transportation needs for Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Dayton, Mount Crawford, and the surrounding parts of Rockingham County 25 years out.…
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2022 Board Election Update: We have postponed our 2022 elections until later in the year. For more details on why we postponed the election read a letter from the Coalition’s Board of Directors. Building Better Communities in the Valley Interested in applying? Here’s what you need to knowWe are a growing organization with strong grassroots…
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This update was originally sent on Friday, January 21 2022 by Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley on behalf of Shenandoah Rail Trail Partnership of which the Bicycle Coalition is a member. A lot has happened in the last month, bringing the Shenandoah Rail Trail much closer to reality. But we need your help to make sure we don’t lose…
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I rode my bike to Hillandale with our four-year-old last week. It was the first time he had ridden from our house to the Rocktown Trails all on his own. It filled my heart with warmth and joy. We pedaled together down Liberty St in Downtown Harrisonburg, taking the entire right lane and riding over…
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As we wrap up 2021, 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 2021 Pixie Dust goals before January 1? We are asking our members and our broader network to support…
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Friends like YOU provide the support and partnerships fueling the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition’s impact. We need YOUR help to ensure bicycling and walking in the valley is for everyone. Will YOU become a champion to ensure all of us have access to trails, greenways, and safe spaces to bike? As we wrap up 2021,…
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Joy, Community, and Pixie Dust Together, we are reclaiming our streets, trails, and public places for current and future generations of walkers and riders. Please consider helping us continue spreading pixie dust through trails, friendships, bicycles, volunteerism, and community. If you are in a position to donate and help spread the pixie dust we are…
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Donate As we wrap up 2021 we ask you to consider helping us continue spreading Pixie Dust through the Valley with a contribution. After all, change can be playful and we can reclaim space for people walking and biking. In 2021 your Coalition created another new collection of trails on Massanutten’s Western Slope. Like last…
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Thank you @SVBCoalition for organizing @deanna4council first annual bike ride through @HarrisonburgVA! Great way to raise awareness about biking & transportation access. pic.twitter.com/ee0nNAFiPz — Dr. Carah Ong Whaley (@CarahOng) May 18, 2019 What: Our second Harrisonburg Mayor’s Bike Ride will include costumes and the route will be in the spirit of our past Bike Month…
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These photos were taken in August of 2021 on Narrowback Mountain while the relocation of the Narrowback Mountain Trail was in progress. Once finished, the trail will connect from the Wolf Parking lot to the Narrowback ridge top. The project is the result of a $200,000 grant the Coalition secured and is administering on the…
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