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Temporary bike lanes allow for multiple ways to get to Go Fest this weekend
Read full article: Temporary bike lanes allow for multiple ways to get to Go Fest this weekendAs the 2024 Go Outside Festival approaches this weekend, the city of Roanoke is making it easier to get to the festival without a car.
Non profit helps engage community members through bike rides
Read full article: Non profit helps engage community members through bike ridesCycling Without Age is about helping older people participate, meet people and remain an active part of their communities. The program offers safe rides on a trishaw, a special bicycle that allows a volunteer peddler to transport one to two people in the front seat of the bike. Volunteers sign up to “pilot” the elderly and are trained to incorporate the program’s principles: generosity, storytelling, without age, slowness, relationships.
Roam NRV bikes are abandoned after company silently ceases operations
Read full article: Roam NRV bikes are abandoned after company silently ceases operationsNormally, you can pedal to the metal on one of the 75 Roam NRV bikes to enjoy the Huckleberry Trail, commute around Virginia Tech or ride through Blacksburg and Christiansburg.But now it’s come to an abrupt halt. Each of the 16 bike hub locations in the New River Valley has an out-of-service sign.