Virginia Bicycling Federation
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Virginia Bicycling Federation
@vabike.bsky.social
VBF is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of dedicated individuals, from diverse communities & backgrounds, who want Virginians to appreciate bicycling as safe, healthy, and beneficial modes of transportation, recreation, & sport.
VDOT seeks public feedback on its proposed intersection improvement alternatives for its Langston Blvd STARS study in the Rosslyn area. Several of the proposals are meant to address safety issues along the Custis Trail. www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Arlington VA recognizes International World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Nov. 16. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAA...
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Prince William County has opened the first bicycle pump track in all of Northern Virginia. www.pwcva.gov/news/long-aw...
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Norfolk's reconfiguration of Granby Street to add bike lanes is now underway! www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A public hearing for the 0.4-mile, $6,4 million W Randolph Rd shared use path project in Hopewell is set for Oct. 30. This path will connect to 60,000 linear feet of upcoming bike lanes. www.vdot.virginia.gov/projects/ric...
October 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Norfolk lowers the speed limit on Granby St to 30 mph, as road-diet project to convert two travel lanes into separated bike lanes gets underway. www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Northern Virginia's annual joint transportation agency public meeting & hearing is set for Monday, Oct. 20, 6:30 pm at VDOT's NoVA District office, 4975 Alliance Dr, Fairfax 22030. www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
VBF + 8 other active mobility advocacy groups seek expanded & more effective funding of active mobility infrastructure in Northern Virginia, by broadening the scope of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's current study of active mobility funding in NoVA. www.activepw.org?p=2608
October 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Arlington VA seeks public feedback on its proposed design improvements for its "bike boulevards" parallel to Columbia Pike (VA 244), South Arlington's main commercial street. | ARLnow.com www.arlnow.com/2025/09/30/n...
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Staunton has installed its first bike lane on West Beverly St, but several other bicycle and pedestrian retrofits are underway. www.newsleader.com/story/news/l...
September 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
VDOT seeks public input through Oct. 10 on proposed alternatives for seven segments of its South Van Dorn Street corridor in Fairfax County (Telegraph Rd to Alexandria City Limit). www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
September 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Sec. Sean Duffy's USDOT cancels previously awarded trail and bike-lane grants deemed 'hostile' to car travel.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-22/trump-cancels-trail-bike-lane-grants-deemed-hostile-to-cars
September 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
VDOT will hold a Design Public Hearing on Sept. 30 for the "Dixon Park Connector Trail Project", linking Caroline St, in the City of Fredericksburg. www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Northern Virginia's 45-mile W&OD rail-trail, an invaluable regional park and wildlife and active mobility corridor, faces extensive degradation by Dominion Power's clear-cutting of canopy trees along its transmission lines. ggwash.org/view/amp/100...
September 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
North Main St (Rte 11 Business) improvements, funded by SMART SCALE, have been completed at the northern gateway to the City Lexington, with added bike lanes and a widened sidewalk. www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The Fluvanna County Rotary Club has installed a bike repair station and rest area along the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail (aka US Bike Route 76) in Palmyra, midway between Richmond and Charlottesville: www.cbs19news.com/news/new-fre...
August 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Town of Vienna in Fairfax County will receive its first Capital Bikeshare stations this fall, joining the regional network with approximately 800 stations and 8000 bikes: www.ffxnow.com/2025/07/10/v...
July 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Bicycle and pedestrian connector project at Twin Lakes/Kensington in Fredericksburg opens four months early: www.vdot.virginia.gov/news-events/...
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
After many months of controversy and delay, the Fairfax City Council has finally approved the construction of the full alignment of the George Snyder Trail: www.change.org/p/approve-th...
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Fairfax City Council is reconsidering its long-underway $20M George Snyder Trail project due to impacts on forested parcels. m.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2025/ap...
April 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM