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 [...]
This was our action alert for the week of January 20-24, 2025. See our alert for the week of January 27-31. Last week was the first full week of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session. This is a “short” session, which generally lasts for 45 calendar days, as opposed [...]
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 [...]
Virginia has fallen out of the top 10 most bicyclist-friendly states, and leaders must recommit to planning, investing, and building for better bicycling to remain competitive nationally. National state rankings provide a standardized way to compare quality and performance metrics across different states. Rankings essentially act as a benchmark [...]
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 [...]
VA Bicycling Legislation Update (Crossover) We’re halfway through Virginia’s General Assembly session. Tuesday, February 13th is “crossover” – the day that bills introduced in one chamber must pass in their original chamber and “cross over” to be voted on by the other. Three Virginia Bicycling Federation-led bills and one priority [...]
The Virginia Bicycling Federation (VBF) has been in a leading role for five bills in the House of Delegates for the 2024 General Assembly session that started January 10, and has supported numerous other initiatives for safe streets such as granting authority to allow jurisdictions the option to expand Automated [...]
Wow, it didn't take much more than a day to hit our goal of 1,000 statewide signatures to support our long list of bike bills this year. Thanks to everyone for signing and sharing. With five days to go, let's double our goal and shoot for 2,000! With more than [...]
It's that time of year again. The work of our advocacy committee, chaired for another year by Jim Durham, over the summer and fall has prepared us to hit the ground riding for the upcoming session of the General Assembly. What we know, and what we know we don't know, [...]
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 [...]
Arlington, Falls Church, Harrisonburg, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach have applied to be recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as Bicycle Friendly Communities. The following survey is for residents, local area bicyclists, and bike advocates to learn of experiences and perceptions of bicycling in the community. Please complete this survey by [...]
Let's help the newly created State Trails Office at VDOT to engage with people across Virginia to develop the best regional, multi-use, and high impact trails we can. Please share with your organizations, listservs, and on your social media to make sure they get a great sample pool and show [...]
Virginia Bicycling Federation's annual member meeting is Sunday November 19, 2023 at 7 PM. This meeting features a reportback from the previous year and election of new and returning board directors by the membership. Login credentials will be sent to the membership later this month - this post serves as [...]
Primary elections in Virginia are being held on June 20, with early voting starting May 5. The Virginia Bicycling Federation, in partnership with local bicycling organizations, invited 2023 Virginia General Assembly candidates for nomination in competitive elections to complete a brief questionnaire by April 30 about their bicycling experience [...]
Heads up, members! We are offering 13 FREE (virtual) REGISTRATIONS to the National Bike Summit for members of VBF and the League of American Bicyclists. This is a $100 value! The League is our national partner for advocating for bike policies at the federal level, and they are responsible for [...]
PLEASE ACT TODAY. Virginia Senate and House committees are finalizing their respective budgets, with interim deadlines coming February 5th and 9th. Three multi-use trail budget amendments have been submitted. While these specific trail projects are in two parts of the Commonwealth, they will complement the statewide trails budget from the [...]
Friends, the General Assembly is starting to heat up. We expected several of the bills we are championing to be heard last week, but many were delayed to this week. That means they are going to come hot and fast in subcommittees and committees. Act quickly! - If you do [...]
From their joint press release, here: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-and-kaine-successfully-secure-over-200-million-for-virginia-in-newly-released-fy2023-budget-bills The budget bill still remains to be passed by the Senate and House at time of announcement. "Strengthening Transportation and Recreation Infrastructure: Provides $150 million for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in addition to $45 million for the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, [...]
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly session starts next week! Here's a quick preview of what we expect. 2023 is an election year for the entire 140 member General Assembly, so legislators will focus much of their effort on legislative issues that will benefit them at the polls in November. It [...]
Virginia Bicycling Federation's annual member meeting is the first Sunday in November, holding with our recent practice. This year it is November 6 at 7pm on Zoom. Login credentials will be sent to the membership in October - this may serve as a reminder to make sure you are a member in good [...]
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the first budget of his term today, June 21, 2022, drawing to a close an unusually long budget process for Virginia just 9 days before the end of the fiscal year. The good news: $93 million for multi-use trails made it into Virginia’s budget for the [...]
