Bike Norfolk

Wes Cheney called forth the forces of cycling, and they arrived en masse to assist with moving his bamboo bike studio to its new location in Ocean View. Read all about it on AltDaily.com.

On November 29, 2011, the City of Norfolk laid its first 2 sharrow markers on Church Street. This is the first step in a new push to add cycling signage to 15% of the cities streets. Watch the coverage on WVEC

Don’t miss the FREE Norfolk BikeFest, Saturday, November 5 at the Pagoda down. Enjoy bike-friendly activities from 10am to 2pm, including yoga in the Pagoda garden, outside spin class, Norfolk Bike Share demo, and lots more fun!!

Please read our call for riders, and join the Parade this year!

In a blog post on AltDaily today, BC Wilson argues it’s time for the U.S. to follow the Dutch example, and take back the streets. Our children’s lives are at stake.

The League of American Bicyclists issued its 2011 scorecard ranking the 50 states for bicycle-friendliness. Virginia increased its ranking from 23rd last year to 13th this year. This is due primarily to the growing cooperation among local governments and organized advocacy groups to increase funding and planning for cycling facilities. BikeWalk Virginia, which blogged this [...]

Our friends at the Virginia Bicycling Federation have posted an announcement about Virginia’s new Statewide Bike-Ped Coordinator, John Bolocek. Based on the short bio there, he sounds like an avid cyclist and a good fit for the job. This is great for the Commonwealth and our bike-happy citizens. Be assured, we’ll be inviting him to [...]