Award recognition took place at National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.  RICHMOND, VA – Brantley Tyndall, Director of Outreach for Sports Backers’ Bike Walk RVA program, has been recognized as the League of American Bicyclists’ 2022 Advocate of the Year. The national award was announced as part of the League’s National Bike Summit which took place March 27-30 in Washington, […]

By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach The sun is shining and warming the ground that will soon be new bikeways and trails! While we think about out next biking or walking adventure, let’s share some recent updates from Bike Walk RVA! Local Bike/Ped Funding seeds are germinating Budget season is here, and we are happy to report […]

Bike Walk RVA launched its first Academy in 2014 when the region had just 37 miles of bikeways and no plans focusing on bicyclist and pedestrian movement. After graduating more than 140 Academy Champions trained to stand up for connected biking and walking, the region has tripled its bikeway mileage, built key connectors like the T. Tyler Potterfield bicyclist/pedestrian-only bridge, […]