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Please plan now to join FABB for our next virtual monthly meeting on June 21, at 7:00 pm to Zack DesJardins of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) give a presentation on the nuts and bolts of the annual repaving program. Each year FCDOT works with...

The VDOT State Trails Office (STO) currently is seeking to engage with stakeholders and with the residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia as it conducts the planning process for future multi-use and dedicated trails. The STO provides information on existing and...

FABB participated in the ribbon cutting for the opening of the first section of the I-66 Parallel Trail last month and we are looking forward to the completion of the VDOT-built sections of the trail this August. But, FABB's I-66 trail advocacy can’t stop and won’t...

The trail that connects the Vienna Metro station south to the Cross County Trail and the City of Fairfax Connector trail through East Blake Lane Park is closed due to repairs to a detention pond dam, the Circle Woods Pond project. According to the county: "The trail...

A great way to close out Bike Month would be to join the League of American Bicyclists in pressing Congress to pass the Bicycle Commuter Act (H.R.  3473/ S. 1724). The Bicycle Commuter Act is a common-sense incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage...

FABB encourages local riders to celebrate National Trails Day, which is held each year on the first Saturday in June. The observance the year on June 3 commemorates our communitywide commitment to leaving the trails and parks better than when you found them. Biking,...

FABB is greatly encouraged by our experiences on and the reports of others from last week's Bike to Work Day 2023. Participation was excellent and engagement among bicyclists, elected officials, transportation department officials, businesses, and others all around...

We wanted to share the following remarks by FABB President Bruce Wright at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the Grist Mill Trail section of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Trail on May 12, 2023. "Good morning and thanks for letting me say a few words...

Post updated on May 15 to reflect new information.  On Wednesday, May 17, at 11:00 am, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the first three completed miles of the I-66 Parallel Trail. FABB has...