Act Today on Rt 236 STARS Study

Act Today on Rt 236 STARS Study

Speak Up! for a more bicycle-friendly concept to improve Rt. 236 Fill out the VDOT survey by May 31! VDOT is conducting the Route 236 STARS study to assess potential operational, safety, and accessibility improvements for about four miles of Little River Turnpike...
E-Bikes Strengthen Need for Better Infrastructure

E-Bikes Strengthen Need for Better Infrastructure

Electric bicycle sales are booming–they outsell electric cars by about two-to-one–and, as Ira Boudway recently pointed out on Bloomberg, they are a cost effective transportation alternative that increase mobility options for underserved populations....
County Needs to Speed Up Bike-Ped Infrastructure Projects

County Needs to Speed Up Bike-Ped Infrastructure Projects

During recent Fairfax County budget reviews, the county staff reported that the 2014 $100 million transportation bond referendum had not been fully used. In fact, the county had sold only $52.86 million in bonds to support project expenditures. The bond referendum was...
Promoting Biking to School

Promoting Biking to School

This month’s Bike and Roll to School Day success rests on Safe Routes to School (SRTS) foundation set a decade ago. Reach out now to local school board members and ask them to support SRTS funding and hiring of full-time SRTS program coordinator.  FABB wants to...
I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study Meetings

I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study Meetings

FABB encourages Alexandria-area riders to participate in Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) public information meetings to provide information about the I-495 Southside Express Lanes study and demand consideration of including a shared-use path in the...