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Delegate Ken Plum discuss Bicycle Master Plan with FABB Chairman - Update

Delegate Ken Plum recently asked if I would appear on his cable TV show Virginia Report to discuss the recently adopted Fairfax County Bicycle Master Plan.



Virginia Report December 2014 from Comcast Channel 28 on Vimeo. Update: On the same cable channel Bike Coordinator Charlie Strunk and Reston Pedestrian and Bicycling Committee Chair Kelley Westenhoff were recently interviewed by John Lovaas on his show Reston Impact:

Reston Impact November 2014 from Comcast Channel 28 on Vimeo.

Labels: bicycle master plan, delegate ken plum, john lovaas, reston impact, virginia report

posted by Bruce Wright at 11:02 PM permalink

 

Bicycling as Transportation

We recently appeared on a second taping of the local Reston TV show Reston Impact. We joined Anne Mader, co-onwer of The Bike Lane and host John Lovaas to discuss bicycling to the soon to be opened Wiehle Ave Metro station. We also discussed using bicycles for local trips.

The garage at the Wiehle Station will have a secure, card-accessible bike room that will hold 230 bikes. Short term rental is available at 5 cents/hour during the day and 2 cents/hour at night. There will also be bike parking for 30 bikes outside the bike room along with other visitor bike parking scattered around the property.

Anne showed a photo of her husband and son riding a cargo bike to school. Her kids are accustomed to riding to school every day. "They don't question it. They don't say 'Oh, it's too cold to go out' they just put some layers on, and we don't force it." We also discussed Wolfie's Bike Train and how much fun kids have just riding to school.


Reston Impact April 2013 from Comcast Channel 28 on Vimeo.

Labels: anne mader, reston impact, the bike lane, wiehle station

posted by Bruce Wright at 10:19 AM permalink

 

Bicycling - One Answer to Gridlock

We recently appeared on the Channel 28 show Reston Impact hosted by John Lovaas. The title of the show as "Bicycling - One Answer to Gridlock?" Not sure why the question mark was there as bicycling is one of the best answers to gridlock. The focus of the show was about cycling to the new Wiehle Ave Metro station scheduled to open in Reston the end of this year/first of next year. Anne Mader of The Bike Lane was the other guest.

The conversation was wide ranging but we didn't cover several topics related to biking and Metro so we have been invited back for a second taping.


Reston Impact March 2013 from Comcast Channel 28 on Vimeo.

Labels: reston impact, Silver line, the bike lane, wiehle ave

posted by Bruce Wright at 8:18 PM permalink