bicycling

A $235 million road project with no pedestrian, bicycle, or transit infrastructure? Note: this is an old map of the project, and should not be considered the final route design. See links below this article.

Travel plans: Will Bypass bypass peds, bikes, and transit?

The proposed Western Bypass, the resurrected $235 million road project that will cut a 6.2-mile swath from Forest Lakes South to the North Grounds of the University of Virginia through neighborhoods west of Route 29, will not include bike or pedestrian access. Yup. And that

Sharrow

I'm supposed to know what a sharrow is. It's a bike safety pictogram, but my first response was to wish the pictogram user had employed words since hieroglyphics don’t speak to me. So what does this new pictogram– about 75 yards east of the transit center– mea

Fresh helmets won't hurt you

The points raised by Mr. Ballance and the Hook in the May 24 article on bike helmets ["More risk? Safety engineer slams proposed helmet law"] are not valid arguments against helmet usage. There is no debate that bike helmet use can prevent head injuries.

Ghost bike gone

5:40pm, Thursday, August 26. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER The ghost bike that stood as silent witne

Killed cyclist was doctor, surprise-minded father

The bicyclist struck and killed Tuesday was a 49-year-old Virginia Beach man riding from Wintergreen Resort to surprise his son, a freshman at James Madison University, the Harrisonburg newspaper reports. A web search indicates that the victim was a renowned anesthesiologis

Unidentified cyclist killed in H'burg

Police need your help to identify him.