The Office of the Governor of Virginia has issued the 2025 May Bike Month Proclamation. The Virginia Bicycling Federation appreciates Governor Youngkin's acknowledgement of the many ways that bicycling contributes to Virginia's economic vitality and quality of life. Please feel free to share this proclamation locally as you prepare for [...]
The Virginia General Assembly has passed two road-safety bills with bipartisan support. Please thank Senators Ebbin and Williams Graves and Delegate Seibold for initiating successful legislation to make Virginia streets safer for all. Senator Adam Ebbin’s SB1416 - This bill, if signed by the Governor, would update the Code of [...]
Action Alert: Submit comments to VDOT by February 21, 2025 concerning Virginia’s adoption of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Action Requested: Submit comments to VDOT by February 21, asking that VDOT completely adopt the new bicycling standards, guidance and options in the 11th Edition [...]
Fewer than five days remain in the 2025 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly. Please ask your Delegate to SUPPORT these two Senate bills that will be voted on in the House of Delegates this week: Senator Ebbin’s SB1416 - Passed the Senate 40-Y 0-N. Creates a Class 1 [...]
With fewer than 14 days remaining in the 2025 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, ACT TODAY to help pass SEVEN VBF-supported bills that crossed over from the originating chamber. 1) Contact your Senator to SUPPORT Delegate Seibold’s HB2041. HB2041 passed the House 54-Y 44-N 0-A and would expand [...]
Take action TODAY to help pass two additional VBF-supported bills before Crossover on Tuesday, February, 4. Please also thank Delegates and Senators who have already supported bills expected to improve bicyclist safety. Contact your Delegate to SUPPORT Delegate Seibold’s HB2041 to expand use of speed safety cameras to high-risk corridors [...]
Four key bills supported by the Virginia Bicycling Federation will be heard this week. Please contact your legislators as indicated below. With Crossover on Feb. 4, this is the last week to get bills out of committee in their chamber of origin. Delegate Seibold’s HB2041--to expand use of speed safety [...]
On December 2, 2024, VBF Board Member Allen Muchnick delivered a public statement at Northern Virginia’s joint annual transportation public meeting before senior representatives of the six state and regional transportation agencies identified above. VDOT's Northern Virginia District, which comprises Virginia's Planning District 8, is uniquely required by state law [...]
In many parts of Virginia, members of the Virginia General Assembly participate in pre-session public hearings or town hall meetings in December or early January to discuss their individual priorities for the coming legislative session and to hear from their constituents. These meetings, which may be organized by the legislators [...]
The Virginia Bicycling Federation's annual meeting is coming up, and all are invited to participate. The annual meeting allows our organization's members to elect directors to available board positions, typically for three-year terms, and the new board to elect its officers for the coming year. We will also spend time [...]
The existing Robert O. Norris Jr. (Route 3) Bridge across the lower Rappahannock River The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is presently studying a replacement for its Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge, which carries Virginia Route 3 across the lower Rappahannock River between Middlesex County (on Virginia's Middle [...]
Dear Virginia Cyclist: Member support and engagement is key to the success of the Virginia Bicycling Federation (VBF) as a non-profit advocacy and education organization working for a more bicycling-friendly Virginia for riders of all ages, abilities, and preferences. As a result of our collective efforts, the League of American [...]
Copied from: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/proclamations/proclamation-list/bike-month-1.html By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution of Virginia in the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is hereby officially recognized: Bike Month WHEREAS, for more than a century, the bicycle has been an important part of the lives of many Americans, and today [...]
On Feb. 1, 2023, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the first round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. The fiscal year 2022 awards include 473 Action Plan Grants, which are listed in this [...]
Multi-lane urban and suburban arterial roads--which plague many Virginia communities--are dangerous and hostile for pedestrians and bicyclists. How can we make these roads safer? That’s the theme of this virtual panel discussion on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 7 p.m., sponsored by our friends at the Fairfax Alliance for Better [...]
Car Free Day Metro DC, organized by the Commuter Connections program of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, is back this year on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Use Transit, Carpool/Vanpool (Car-Lite), Bike, Scooter, Walk, or Telework Take the pledge, even if you’re already car free. Car Free Day is a [...]
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) will host a Northern Virginia Recreational Trails Summit on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 10 am to 2:30 pm at its offices at 3040 Williams Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax VA 22031. This will be a working meeting to identify opportunities to create connections and [...]
Cross posted from the Washington Area Bicyclist Asssociation’s Vision Zero Summit registration page and supplemented with program details from a WABA email. 2022 Washington Region Vision Zero Summit Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Online and in-person A Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) Signature Event – Meetup [...]
Registration is now open for Metropolitan Washington’s Bike to Work Day 2022 on Friday, May, 20. This FREE event features roughly 100 pit stops in DC, MD, and VA, each with FREE giveaways, food, and beverages, while supplies last. The first 15,000 who register for the event online and arrive [...]
The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release on November 22, 2021: RELEASE: CONTACT: IMMEDIATE Kathleen Leonard, VDOT | 703-638-9115 Haley Glynn, DRPT | 804-351-6647 Karen Finucan Clarkson, VRE | 571-255-0931 Erica Hawksworth, NVTA | 571-355-4661 Mathew Friedman, NVTC | 571-457-9516 NOVA-184807 Nov. 22, 2021 Learn about Agency [...]
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is now undertaking its periodic (5-year) update of TransAction, its long-range multimodal regional transportation plan for all of Northern Virginia. According to NVTA, TransAction is intended to guide the development of “safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation projects over a 20-year time frame.” The two-year [...]
