Walkable Springfield

Improving #walkability in Springfield and Burke.

[Walkable Springfield @va_walk]

We ❤ @FCPSSRTS1!

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Get to know Andrew Sheldon, the new Fairfax County Public Schools’ Safe Routes to School Specialist, and the great work of the SRTS program at our blog: https://t.co/GesyxDpNjW

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Let's all show our support this Sunday for the vulnerable road users who have been victims of road traffic.

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Reminder: Speak Up! for better park access at virtual public workshop on PROSA strategy on November 1 at 6:30 pm. Register here: https://t.co/2jphddyTdt

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

FABB encourages everyone to join TSB Committee in urging VDOT to limit speed on dangerous 8-mile Richmond Hwy section. By 1 Aug, email [email protected] (Subject: “Richmond Highway (Route 1) Speed Limit Study in Fairfax County”) or visit https://t.co/301IrAfjlo.

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Help FABB support National Farmers Market Week (7-13 Aug)! We need volunteers to research bike routes and staff information tables at 10 Fairfax County markets to encourage more shoppers to bike. Sign up here: https://t.co/ii4YkaMe3P.

[Beth Osborne @BethOsborneSGA]

Top mistakes reporters make when covering pedestrian fatalities:

-Calling the crash an “accident”
-Discussing the victim’s clothing
-Ignoring street design
-Using passive voice
-Naming the car as the actor, not the driver

What else?

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

There's a @fairfaxparks
Farmers Market today (Wed-Sun), let's try biking there!
https://t.co/QURUeO8SaE

Join us for Bike to Market Week, Aug 7-13, support the 10 markets and take advantage of the benefits of biking for fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, and more!

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Attend the @VaDOT meeting Wednesday to discuss the recent speed limit study for Richmond Highway.
The limit matters here, the design matters more. Let's design for safety for all Fairfax residents!
@ffxsafestreets
@vabike

Meeting info and registration
https://t.co/tmjyuCn01n

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Hey @VaDOTNOVA, how do we get these for our bike lanes in @fairfaxcounty? Our bike lanes are frequently filled with debris forcing Bicyclists into the street, help please!

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Sally, you’ve made a tremendous contribution to making bicycling better.

[Annandale Today @AnnandaleToday]

Transportation officials consider solutions for pedestrian safety on Route 7. https://t.co/aCGr8JGJ14 @betterDCregion @ggwash @alxsafestreets

[Jorge Torrico @JorgeATorrico]

Great ideas of what to do when there areas with VRU injuries and fatalities due to drivers in 2 ton vehicles.
@va_walk @BikeFairfax @ffxsafestreets @alxsafestreets @Fam4SafeStreets @BikingBurke

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Celebrate Transit Equity Day on 4 Feb by joining noontime virtual panel discussion on challenges of and solutions for providing transit equity without displacing the communities most reliant on transit. Register here: https://t.co/e64ZFUMCKE

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

What Safe Routes to School could become with enough support and political will…

[Alexandria Families for Safe Streets @alxsafestreets]

Just watch the video closely … it hurts. 🚲

[Angel Brownawell - same name elsewhere @brownawell]

I’m not yet commuting anywhere, but great news that my local #MetroBus is back! Thanks for the hot tip @va_walk!

[Walkable Springfield @va_walk]

#WestSpringfieldVA #BurkeVA commuters, starting September 5th we are getting our buses back! @wmata announced today: among others, the 18G, 18H, and 17K @Metrobusinfo will start running again; timetables to come. "Discontinued" signs coming down soon!
https://t.co/vc9dGmlFmW

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Hey, Fairfax County, want to experience the joy of biking but never learned how? FABB’s Adult Learn to Ride class is for you! Sign up now for $10 class ($85 for non-residents) on August 15 with certified instructors, bicycle, and helmet rental:
https://t.co/4jPLfaAG4f

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

1/3 -FABB’s statement on the death last Thursday of Fatima Del Carmen Alvarez Romero after she was struck by a car while riding her bike in crosswalk on Telegraph Road can be found here: https://t.co/moexphxGUN @AdamTuss @justinwmmoyer @ValerieBonk @postmetrogirl