Hello Everyone:

Today near Round Hill there was a bicyclist traveling along Route 7 Eastbound. I barely saw him/her as the road was in a good bit of shade and their clothing was not bright.

I did see the bicyclist and proceeded to slow down and got in the left lane. Hoping the vehicles behind me, one quickly approaching, would follow suit.

NOTICE: Upcoming Construction Activities - Pacific Boulevard Extensions Across W&OD Trail

BEGINNING TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010

WEATHER PERMITTING

From 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. April 6th – 8th, trail traffic can expect flagging
operations and intermittent stoppages (30 minutes or less) as crews erect bridge
beams for the Pacific Boulevard Extension over the Washington & Old Dominion
Trail ... 

To read more, see attached .pdf.

Attachment: 

W_OD Public Notice.pdf

FREE PUBLIC WORKSHOP

Conducted by Fionnuala Quinn PE, Civil engineer

Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB)

Attachment: 

AdvocateWorkshopFlyer.pdf

Washington, D.C. - March 10, 2010 - The League of American Bicyclists is proud to be the forum for Google to announce what all bike riders have been waiting for - Grab Your Bike and Go with Google Maps. Google is announcing at the Opening Plenary Session at the National Bike Summit that they are adding biking directions in the U.S. to Google Maps."This new tool will open people's eyes to the possibility and practicality of hopping on a bike and riding," said Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists.

Support this effort at the Public Input session Tuesday evening, February 16 at 7pm at the County Government Center.

From Supervisor Andrea McGimsey:

Dear friends and neighbors,

Next week I am bringing forward an item at the Board of Supervisors meeting for "Proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements for Atlantic Boulevard Corridor."  I have attached the item and maps.

Attachment: 

Item #6 - Attachment 1.pdf

Item #6 - Attachment 2.pdf

Item #6 - Attachment 3.pdf

Item #6 - Pedestrian-Bicycle Improvements for Atlantic.pdf

WINTER 2010 BICYCLE MAINTENANCE & CYCLING SKILLS CLASSES

Two Northern Virginia adult education programs are separately sponsoring three cycling skills and bicycle maintenance courses taught by Allen Muchnick, a nationally certified League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Cycling Instructor.  Except as noted otherwise, all classes meet on weekday evenings from 6:30-9:30 PM.  If the schools close due to the weather, classes will be automatically rescheduled for the same time period exactly one week later.

The three courses are

It is very encouraging to see more and more stories like the following in the media. Check this out: From American Public Media's Marketplace

Cities take a spin with bike sharing

Cities like Boston, Minneapolis, and Denver are introducing a new way to get around: bike share ... [read more]
 

Check this new bicycling group:

Cycling Made Fun serves Northern Virginia, DC, Montgomery and Prince George’s county.

Cycling Made Fun is ideal for beginner /intermediate cyclists, who haven’t been on a bike for a long time, or who have never traveled more than 10 miles at one time on a bike and for those who are just getting back on the saddle. Also, for those looking for fun casual bike rides and wanting to move to the next level of cycling.

From today's Washington Post: