Posts tagged Trails
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Central Virginia is planning a 41-mile trail from Ashland to Petersburg
When the Virginia Capital Trail was first proposed back in 1999, critics derided the idea of the 51.7-mile multi-use path as overly-ambitious and too expensive. Today, the east-west trail connecting Virginia’s first capital of Jamestown with the modern seat of government, Richmond, faces concerns about overcrowding, and there’s now a sibling trail in the pipeline. Keep reading…
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These six ‘spokes’ could make Washington a model biking region
Six steps could make the Washington region the best in the country for biking, according to a project by Master’s students at Georgetown University’s Urban and Regional Planning program. Keep reading…
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Events: Confront the legacy of anti-Blackness in the built environment
Learn about exclusionary practices in transportation planning. Learn to ride the trails safely. Discuss the possibility of meaningful police reform in DC, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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COVID-19 could delay the construction of a new 41-mile trail in Richmond
Engineering crews have already begun surveying the site of the Lakeside Community Trail—a two mile walking and biking path in Henrico County just north of Richmond, but the fiscal uncertainty unleashed by the novel coronavirus threatens the timeline of its construction. Keep reading…
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Being near water can be healthy during the pandemic. Here are five places to take in the region’s rivers
While crowding at popular riverside spots isn’t safe at this time, many folks have the right idea: Getting near or on our region’s rivers and waterways can reduce the collective stress we’re feeling and help us stay connected to our community and to the larger world. Keep reading…
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Could some streets in Tysons and other areas in Fairfax County be repurposed for recreational use?
The novel coronavirus has made crowded trails dangerous, parks forbidden, and taken most traffic off the roads. Could Fairfax County and VDOT open streets to pedestrians in Tysons and surrounding areas to provide a safer alternative for people who need physical activity? Keep reading…
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Events: Scoot, scoot, scoot on over to talk about micromobility and transit
Discover how scooters and e-bikes impact transit, learn about upcoming trail projects in the region, get a primer on how to build an accessory apartment, and more in this week’s events. Keep reading…
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Central Virginia is planning a 41-mile trail from Ashland to Petersburg
When the Virginia Capital Trail was first proposed back in 1999, critics derided the idea of the 51.7-mile multi-use path as overly-ambitious and too expensive. Today, the east-west trail connecting Virginia’s first capital of Jamestown with the modern seat of government, Richmond, faces concerns about overcrowding, and there’s now a sibling trail in the pipeline. Keep reading…
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After two decades of work, bike advocates celebrate a final link in a Vienna and Tysons-area trail network
A web of trails snake through the Vienna and Tysons area in northern Virginia, but for decades, they didn’t connect to each other, and people even found it difficult to get to area parks by foot or bicycle. Residents set about changing this with a slew of new sidewalks, trails, and bridges designed to link parks and trails into what became the Northern Vienna Trail Network. Keep reading…
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Check out plans for the Buzzard Point Park section of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
The partially-finished Anacostia Riverwalk Trail runs along both sides of the river, giving people walking, scooting, skating, and bicycling a safe path to travel along the water. To date, 12 of the total 20 miles of the trail project have been completed, and details for a new section in Buzzard Point came into view at a recent community meeting. Keep reading…