Bike Walk RVA
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Bike Walk RVA Winter 2025 Update
Thursday, January 16th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA Bike Walk RVA Academy The application period for the annual Bike Walk Academy is open, and we need you! Sign up for our six-week training session to develop interested applicants into coordinated and effective advocates for biking and walking infrastructure. This program is the foundation for…
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Applications Open! Spring 2025 Bike Walk RVA Academy
Tuesday, January 7th
When Bike Walk RVA launched its first Academy in 2014, the region had just 37 miles of bikeways and no plans focusing on bicyclist and pedestrian infrastructure. Since then, more than 200 Bike Walk "Champions" have graduated from the Academy. These community advocates, trained to stand up for connected biking and walking, helped to quadruple…
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Bike Walk RVA Fall Update: Fall-ing in Love with the Fall Line
Thursday, October 10th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA Ah, there's a crispness in the air to enliven your biking and walking this autumn season, and we are excited to share Bike Walk RVA's quarterly update on biking and walking developments in the Richmond region! Fall Line Trailblazer Back for the fourth year, Sports Backers'…
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City of Richmond Breaks Ground on Bryan Park Segment of the Fall Line Trail
Tuesday, September 3rd
Richmond will see a 13-mile trail segment by the project’s completion RICHMOND, VA –The City of Richmond held a ceremonial groundbreaking today in Bryan Park to celebrate the start of construction along a 13-mile portion of the 43-mile Fall Line trail. The Fall Line is designed to enhance development and improve access across Richmond.…
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Good Times in RVA's Bike/Ped Movement Built on Active Advocates and Signature Projects
Tuesday, July 2nd
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA It's that time of year when bikes are in the air. We’re halfway through 2024, and there has been so much great stuff in the bike and pedestrian space in the Richmond region. Everywhere we look, we see the bike/ped advocacy movement mobilizing to support active transportation…
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Sports Backers Celebrates Groundbreaking of Henrico, Hanover and Ashland Portions of the Fall Line
Tuesday, April 23rd
New 4.8-mile section is the first major construction phase of the Fall Line RICHMOND, VA – A regional partnership including Hanover and Henrico counties and the Town of Ashland held a ceremonial groundbreaking today in Ashland to celebrate the start of construction along a 4.8-mile portion of the 43-mile Fall Line trail. The section,…
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Applications for Spring 2024 Bike Walk RVA Academy Now Open
Wednesday, February 14th
Bike Walk RVA launched its first Academy in 2014 when the region had just 37 miles of bikeways and no plans focusing on bicyclist and pedestrian movement. After graduating more than 200 "Champions" trained to stand up for connected biking and walking, the region has quadrupled its bikeway mileage, built key connectors like the T.…
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Support the Fall Line in the State Trails Plan!
Tuesday, October 10th
We are in an exciting time for trails in Virginia! The Fall Line recently celebrated an additional $32 million for segments in Richmond and Petersburg, bringing the total construction pot to $252 million. We are expecting ground to be broken in…
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BWRVA Summer 2023 Update
Monday, September 18th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA It has been a hot and heavy summer for bike/ped advocacy, and as the cooler temperatures start to peek over the horizon, let's share a recap! Bentonville Trip Northwest Arkansas is an impressive model region for building multi-use trails, and you can feel…
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Third edition of Fall Line Trailblazer event set for June 10
Wednesday, June 7th
Trailblazer event will feature guided hikes along Fall Line trail led by Bike Walk RVA RICHMOND, VA – The third-annual ‘Fall Line Trailblazer’ event is set for this Saturday, June 10 to highlight the progress made on the Fall Line trail and raise awareness and funds for its eventual completion. Organized by Sports Backers…
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Pocahontas Bike Park and Adventure Center Masterplan: Request for Proposals
Thursday, May 25th
May 25, 2023 Request for Proposals Bike Park and Adventure Center Masterplan Background: Chesterfield County is working with Sports Backers for the development of a Bike Park and Adventure Center Masterplan used to guide the development of a center with public-private partners adjacent to Pocahontas State Park. Chesterfield County includes this new adventure and biking…
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BWRVA Spring 2023 Update: Bike Month, Academy, Fall Line Vision Plan, National Bike Summit
Friday, May 12th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA It's that time of year again, spring, when the weather is perfect for riding as long as it's not thunderstorming! Bike Month is back! RVA Bike Month has returned for its tenth year. Amazing! There are over 60 events and over five weeks for you to bring…
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We Must Double our Prioritization of Pedestrian Safety
Tuesday, May 9th
Bike Walk RVA - May 9, 2023 We asked ChatGPT what Richmond should do to save pedestrians’ lives. Here’s what it said. It's time for Richmond to take action and save the lives of pedestrians on our streets. We can no longer stand by and watch as reckless drivers continue to put innocent lives in…
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Fall Line Vision Plan: Request for Proposals
Friday, January 6th
January 5, 2023 Sports Backers Request for Proposals: Fall Line Vision Plan What is the Fall Line Vision Plan? Sports Backers is working to make the Fall Line, a 43-mile multi-use paved trail from Ashland to Petersburg, a world-class community transportation and recreational resource. The Fall Line Vision Plan will develop a detailed list of…
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BWRVA Summer '22 Update: Cool News and Cooler Opportunities
Thursday, July 28th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Director of Bike Walk RVA It's warm out there. Simmer down to some cool news and opportunities coming up. Bike Month and Bike Walk RVA Academy RVA Bike Month was back in its traditional May this year, and it was…
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Bike Walk RVA's Brantley Tyndall Named Advocate of the Year by League of American Bicyclists
Tuesday, April 5th
Award recognition took place at National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. RICHMOND, VA – Brantley Tyndall, Director of Outreach for Sports Backers’ Bike Walk RVA program, has been recognized as the League of American Bicyclists’ 2022 Advocate of the Year. The national award was announced as part of the League’s National Bike Summit which took…
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2021 RVA Bike Month and Awards, it's a wrap!
Wednesday, December 22nd
The Richmond region is a great place for riding bikes, and it has been for a long time. It's shown in the steeped culture and deep-rooted organizations that either focus on bike riding or otherwise seamlessly incorporate bikes into their work and programming. As the eighth year of RVA Bike Month has come and gone,…
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Street Art for Slow Streets in Bellemeade
Tuesday, June 29th
By: ShaCoria Shelton, Bike Walk RVA Lead Organizer We've all probably said or heard someone else share a common observation in city neighborhood: "People drive too fast through here." And unfortunately, we know that fast vehicle speeds mixed with students and families walking to neighborhood assets is a recipe for disaster. But what to do…
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Bike Walk Hanover Successfully Develops a Bike and Walk to School Program
Tuesday, January 12th
By: ShaCoria Shelton, Bike Walk RVA Lead Organizer 2020 brought many historic challenges, especially for local schools and K-12 education. One area greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was students' ability to attend school in person, and the opportunity to actively commute to and from school. To address this challenge, Bike Walk Hanover stepped up…
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'Fall Line trail' Officially Revealed as Name for New 43-Mile Trail from Ashland to Petersburg
Wednesday, October 21st
Governor Northam shares name as part of groundbreaking in Ashland RICHMOND, VA – Governor Ralph S. Northam today officially broke ground on the new Fall Line trail in a ceremony featuring elected officials and trail advocates that took place in Carter Park in Ashland, the northern terminus of the trail. Once completed, the paved, multi-use…
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Ashland to Petersburg Trail: A Spine for Regional Transportation
Wednesday, April 24th
By: Louise Lockett Gordon, Director of Bike Walk RVA Central Virginia is no stranger to the concept of a multi-use trail. Construction of the 51.7 mile Virginia Capital Trail, which courses through Richmond, Henrico County, Charles City County, and Williamsburg, was completed in 2015 and experiences about 1,000…
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Bike Valet for the World Championships!
Wednesday, September 16th
The best way to get to the races during next week's UCI Road Cycling World Championships is by BIKE. But you'll need a place to put it. That's where we come in! We'll be providing free bike valet services, as capacity allows, during the major days of the World Championships at the Branch Museum of…