Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Virginia get together at National Bike Summit
We've been attending National Bike Summit events this week. Several FABB members attended the National Women's Bicycling Forum on Monday. For more info on the forum see the Women Bike Facebook page and impressions of the forum from SouthLakesMom.Later that afternoon Alta Planning hosted a get together of Virginia advocates who were in town for the summit. FABB's Fionnuala Quinn sent a note to attendees afterwards:
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| Mark Blacknell addresses the group |
Towards the end of the short evening, we held a Speed State Bike Summit with 2-minute apiece presentations (like speed dating but bikes):
- Bruce Wright, Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling Chairman, on the Fairfax Bike Summit: http://www.fabb-bikes.org/summit/
- Amanda Poncy, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator at City of Charlottesville, on the new contraflow cycle track on 6th Street in Charlottesville (see before-after illustration)
- Thanh Dang, Public Works Planner at City of Harrisonburg, on the impact of the Advocacy Advance workshop in gaining funding support for local improvements: http://www.advocacyadvance.org/media/blog/harrisonburg-the-future-bicycle-capital-of-virginia
- Mark Blacknell, Washington Area Bicyclist Association President and Virginia Bicycle Federation board member, on the recent Virginia legislative session: http://www.vabike.org/legislation-articles-recap-2013-ga-session/
- Chris Eatough, BikeArlington Program Manager, on the PAL: Safety on Our Streets program materials (free for use by others): http://www.bikearlington.com/pages/pal-safety-on-our-streets/
- Champe Burnley, President of Virginia Bicycle Federation, on Richmond 2015 and getting the word out regarding the tourism potential for Virginia:http://richmond2015.com/about/economic-impact/
Labels: bikearlington, charlottesville, harrisonburg, national bike summit, reston bike club, virginia bicycling federation, waba
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