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01/07/2026

Happy new year everyone. Here's hoping your resolution for 2026 is to spend more time on 2 wheels. Be adventurous, take the long way home, get lost, make new friends, explore the alleys in your cities, go fast and let the wind blow through your hair.

02/14/2024

Happy Valentines Day!

01/23/2024

Roanoke: Why is the city saying one thing and doing another? Painted bike lanes are not safe https://www.peoplepoweredmovement.org/study-shows-painted-bike-lanes-arent-enough/. This is a once in a lifetime bridge project designed to last decades. Let's build it right and make it an asset for our future. Rob Issem who do we need to talk to about getting protected lanes added to this project?

10/24/2023

What a way to make a kid feel special! Thanks to the Roanoke Police Department - VA and City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government for paying a visit to our home. They got to meet Brooks and show him all their cool police gear! We have a really wonderful community here in Roanoke and it’s amazing to have the police make time for this type of engagement. Brooks will be talking about this for weeks! 😄 If you haven’t already voted for our contest to help keep our neighbors safe from speeding drivers here’s the link to vote! https://pr.easypromosapp.com/entries/963389

10/14/2023

We need your help! We are in a contest to bring a Radarsign to the streets of Roanoke to help keep our pedestrians and cyclists safe in their neighborhoods. Please vote for us!

To enter for a chance to win, submit a short video, 30 seconds or less, about why your organization wants a radar speed sign. The sillier, the more creative, the better! Any group or organization can participate in the video contest! It can be your city, town, county, state, police department, sheri...

04/19/2022

The Ride Smart Challenge starts this week! Let's get some car trips off the road and help them reach their goal! Head on over to ridesolutions.org to learn more.