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A Virginia Department of Transportation project has been named a top-12 national finalist in the America’s Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). VDOT’s Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation and Shared Use Path Proj...
Our Own Chatham Bridge is a National Award Finalist! Please vote and help it win!
Link to vote in comments!
A Virginia Department of Transportation project has been named a top-12 national finalist in the America’s Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). VDOT’s Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation and Shared Use Path Proj...
Hope y'all had a good car free holiday yesterday!
FAMPO's Public Involvement Coordinator rides their bike for transportation every day! How do you participate in car-free living?
FAMPO just published a draft Transit report for their East-West Mobility Study. The report proposes a new Bus Rapid Transit route, 2 new pedestrian and bicycle paths, and a Transit Center.
Complete the 5-question yes/no survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/niJ1mfX7bj
Breaking News: Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) published a draft Transit Report for our East-West Mobility Study. Complete the survey about mobility in the region here: https://forms.office.com/r/niJ1mfX7bj
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Do you have comments/concerns about the Twin Lake Dr./Kensington Bicycle and Pedestrian Connector?
Provide your public input at the link, to FAMPO, or at the In-Person Design Public Hearing tonight from 5-7pm at the Dorothy Hart Community Center!
About the Project The proposed Twin Lakes/Kensington Bicycle and Pedestrian Connector project would extend a paved shared use path approximately 10 feet wide along the north side of Lafayette Boulevard between Twin Lake Drive and St. Paul Street in the City of Fredericksburg. The new section of path...
Google Trends Shows People Want To Walk:
"Places to walk near me" up 500%. Similar searches also way up, report finds.
Walkability is important — and we can see it by what people search for on Google. Can we meet their needs?
Drivers were more aware of peds, cyclists, and ... other vehicles.
Cars slow down and those behind wheel are more aware of surroundings in areas with good cycling infrastructure, research reveals
We are looking at pedestrian fatalities the wrong way...
The spike in crashes involving children on Halloween reflects a bigger crisis: U.S. streets have become increasingly hostile to those on foot or on bikes. Here’s how to stop the killing.
https://fb.watch/5K0XCRofl5/
Take the survey for a better travel tomorrow!
Care about safe streets for walking and biking?
Click to send a comment to your representatives to support the Complete Streets Act!
https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/complete-streets-act-of-2021/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=988079c6-2fd2-4ec5-acdb-23deae9064b7
(1) Why we need federal operations funding for public transit: For decades, the federal government has only provided a limited share of funding for the upfront capital costs of public transportation, like new transit lines or buying railcars and buses—not the day-to-day costs of running those trai...
Here’s the recording to the BPAC meeting last night. Topics: how we are prioritizing bike/ped projects, our count program, and an update on the regional greenway feasibility study!
This is a recording of the FAMPO BPAC committee meeting. Learn more about BPAC here, https://www.fampo.gwregion.org/bicycle-and-pedestrian-advisory-committee/
Communities are grappling with e-bikes on local trails. Fredericksburg is too. How will we rewrite our regulations to guide the new normal and keep users safe?
One California community is taking another look at where electric bikes are allowed. The devices have surged in popularity and fly in the face of signs warning “no motor vehicles or motorized bicycles.”
If you want safer streets, now's your chance to weigh in.
Have you ever approached your city about adding a crosswalk in an important location for pedestrians? If you have, you’ve probably come away frustrated.
Virginia has a new cross-state gravel road backcountry route!
https://youtu.be/xLJVhQVY5a0
Ride from DC to Damascus to cross Virginia in 550 miles and climb 45,000 feet on mostly unpaved country and forest roads, double track and rail trails.Explor...
Have you heard of an Advisory Bike Lane? A remarkable type of road used successfully for bike safety in many places in the world, including the U.S.. Check out the short video below.
The City of Ottawa will be piloting a new type of cycling facility on low volume, low speed streets called advisory bike lanes. It's a new way for motorists ...
This bill promotes safer and more accessible street design. You can drop a line to your legislators at this link!
A federal solution to a national problem America’s streets are deadly. For too long, federal policy has prioritized high-speed driving at the expense of safety; tens of thousands of people are killed every year because of it. The number of people struck and killed by drivers while walking increase...
The bill would require drivers to fully change lanes to pass bicyclists and allow cyclists to ride two abreast in a lane.
At the BPAC meeting Thursday night we learned about Ainsley's Angels, a national nonprofit organization allowing wheelchair users to participate in endurance running events through the help of volunteer athletes. Take a moment and read their story.
(CW: Loss of a child due to terminal illness.)
Ainsley's Angels of America aims to build awareness about America's special needs community through inclusion in all aspects of life. Click to learn more!
In case you missed it, here’s the video for Thursday night’s Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting.
https://www.facebook.com/164482863934/posts/10158725492688935/?d=n
This is a recording of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting held on 2/4/2021. Learn more about the committee, https://www.fampo.gwregion.org...
Your Saturday head-scratcher...
"True pedestrian infrastructure, he writes, includes density, walkable destinations, and fewer, slower cars. "Walkability and pedestrian safety are really about building great places, not piecemeal and largely decorative so-called infrastructure."
Minor pedestrian-oriented improvements alone won't improve walkability if infrastructure still prioritizes fast-moving vehicles, according to this article.
Giving people who walk and roll a voice in Washington is a crucial tool in the fight to change the federal structures that underlie our car-only transportation landscape.
"A safe street is not one where safety is determined by how fast someone can comfortably drive, but rather one where a person can comfortably walk, ride a bike, and cross the street using a wheelchair," Ryan Noles, senior transportation planner for the City of Boulder, CO said in a statement released by NACTO (National Organization of City Transportation Officials).
Thoughts?
The next meeting of the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will be held virtually on Thursday, Dec 3 at 6 pm. The public is welcome to attend. Joining information will be posted soon.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation wants to know your Outdoor Recreation priorities. Take the survey here!
https://conta.cc/3lNUgI0
Less than $500 away from funding bike racks and other amenities for Fredericksburg! The deadline is today!
It started with an idea. Fredericksburg resident, Holly Clark approached Fredericksburg VA Main Street with a question “How do we get more bikes racks Downtown?” An a...
Thanks to those who attended the Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting tonight. If you missed it, a recording will be linked here.
Topics:
Regional Trouble Spots Survey Results
Regional Greenway Feasibility Study begins
SMART SCALE Bike and Pedestrian project applications
and more...
Where are the trouble spots in your walking, biking, and rolling journey? Take this short survey and let us know!
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Registration is open for the 21st Annual Cannonball Century! The sprawling countryside of Stafford and Fauquier counties near Fredericksburg with secluded woodland roads, ranches and farms provides the ideal site for a fun, safe day of recreational cycling supporting Fredericksburg Food Bank. There will be no on-site registration so do it now.
https://bikefred.com/event-3874298
This bill includes very important funding for trails and access to the outdoors. Encourage your congressional rep to vote yes!
Congress is voting to fund and restore America's public lands, building new parks and trails close to home. Take action to make it happen today!
Today is World Bicycling Day
We know you’re just as excited about the third edition of World Bicycle Day as we are. Last year was a success, thanks to the support of the United Nations, the International Transport Forum, the World Bank and our many other partnerships. Hundreds of thousands of bicycle lovers around the world p...
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