Harrisonburg-Davis Participants
Three Harrisonburg citizens (Tom Bennevento, Thomas Jenkins and Lara Mack) will join City of Harrisonburg Mayor (Kai Degner), Thanh Dang (Public Works Planner) and MuAwia Da'Mes (Planning Commission) on a trip to Davis & Sacremento CA to study their bicycle infrastructure and culture. More info and blogs will be posted just prior, during and after this trip.
posted by Thomas Jenkins at
1:29 PM
5 Comments:
Having been a pedestrian and cyclist in Harrisonburg for the past 4 years and experienced the best and worst it has to offer I am glad that the city Mayor it taking this issue seriously. Having ridden a bicycle in the UK where cycle lanes are common place I am continuously baffled by the lack of safe space for cyclists. This year alone, I have been forced off the road by trucks/buses twice and fallen off once because I had to take alternative routes because snow was not cleared from the bike path (it is still covered 2.5 months after our first snow).
If the facilities and safety for cyclists in Harrisonburg are improved then more people will be prepared to take to alternative transport. I am just stubborn, most people would have given up long ago.
I hope you have a successful trip and that you are able to learn a great deal from them.
Many thanks
James Carter
March 2, 2010 at 8:52 PM
James...Keep being stubborn!!! SVBC will as well..
March 3, 2010 at 9:43 AM
I'd like to know how Davis, CA both teaches and enforces bicycle traffic laws. I mean this in the broadest way possible, making sure non-cyclists know cyclist's rights (like James' situation), making sure cyclists operate without disregard to traffic laws (like I see all the time on the JMU campus), etc.
Thanks!
March 4, 2010 at 5:16 AM
We will be meeting with city and campus police and officials to discuss this later today. Outreach and eduction to both cyclist and non cyclist is very important to help grow bicycle community. We will discuss this at one of several post trip community discussions.
March 4, 2010 at 5:33 AM
Hey Thomas! Let me know if you guys plan to be in Chico, CA. I'm racing tomorrow about 30 minutes east of Sacramento in Cool, CA. Would love to see you.
March 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM
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