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Safe Trails for All: Responsible E-Bike Use Matters
At FABB, we believe Fairfax County’s trails and shared-use paths should remain safe, welcoming, and comfortable for everyone—people biking, walking, running, rolling, commuting, and simply enjoying the outdoors. But recent reports received by FABB highlight a growing...
Speak Up! for King Arthur Road Bridge Safety Improvements
A key bridge connection in the Springfield area is set for major rehabilitation — and local bicyclists and pedestrians have an opportunity to help shape the project before construction begins. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will host a virtual public...
Ten “Pretty Good” Excuses for Not Riding a Bike During Bike Month
It is Bike Month again, which means bicyclists are emerging onto trails and streets in visible numbers, radiating alarming levels of self-satisfaction and pure enjoyment. Naturally, many reasonable people resisting the urge to bike are asking: “But what if I have an...
Help Shape a Safer Route 29 for Everyone
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) wants your input on the future of the Route 29 corridor — and local riders should Speak Up! to make their voices heard. FCDOT will host an in-person community meeting for the Route 29 Active Transportation Study...
New VDOT Map Hub A Powerful Tool for Riders
Just in time for Bike Month, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has launched something many of us have been waiting for—a new statewide Active Transportation Map Hub. This user-friendly, mobile-ready tool brings together a wide range of biking and...
A Major Win for Active Transportation
On May 5, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took a landmark step toward a safer, healthier, and more connected future by approving the Active Fairfax Transportation Plan Study. For everyone who bikes, walks, rolls, runs, or uses micromobility to get around...
In This Economy? Consider the Bicycle
It has come to our attention that gas prices are once again doing that thing where they rise majestically, like a soufflé, except instead of delighting dinner guests they inspire quiet existential dread at the pump. You approach the gas station with optimism. You...
Last Call: Help Represent FABB at Bike to Work Day Pit Stops!
Bike to Work Day is almost here—Friday, May 15—and we still need your help. Across Fairfax County, more than 20 Bike to Work Day pit stops are getting ready to welcome riders. But right now, many of these locations still don’t have a FABB volunteer on site. Bike to...
Join FABB at Burke VRE BTWD Pit Stop!
Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 15, 2026—and FABB will be there to welcome you at our pit stop at the Burke Centre VRE Station! If you’re in the Burke, Springfield, or Fairfax Station area, this is one of the easiest and most scenic pit stops to reach by bike—and we’d...