Car Less Brit

‘the now 2-legged Sal and his wife, Gilee, enjoying the ride on the Greenway this afternoon.

26 April 2009 • brian sal corral carlessbrit gillie corral greenway river laker roanoke roanoke valley greenway bike biking bicycle

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i went back and checked the greenway, where I amazingly somehow came off the paved track the other night and ended up in the dirt all disoriented. I found these tire marks and in the dim light when I was riding when it happened must have seen them and followed them into the muddy bank as the photo shows!

22 February 2009 • Roanoke roanoke valley greenway carlessbrit river laker bike bicycle biking roanoke greenways greenways

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I salute you for your car-less effort in this bike-unfriendly city. I am from Edinburgh, went to college in Bristol and rode a bike all through college and first jobs in the UK. When I came to the US 15 years ago, getting a bike was high on my list of things to do, but it quickly became clear there were no consideration for cyclists in Roanoke. I still have a bike and ride it occasionally for exercise, you have me thinking maybe I should try commuting - when it gets warmer!!

I would like to learn more about cycling in Roanoke and perhaps to join in some of the events you mention - please keep me posted.
Bettina

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an email I received today.

my reply:

Thanks for your email, Bettina. I appreciate you taking the time to write and for your encouragement of CarLessBrit!

I do feel Roanoke, including both city government and citizens, is making a lot progress with becoming more bike and on-foot friendly, especially with the ongoing development of the greenway system, the recent addition of the trolley service, and such organizations as Roanoke Ride Solutions and Sharebike. But yeh, still a good way to go!

I hear that there is going to be a critical mass on Feb. 20 in Roanoke. The nature of a critical mass is that there are no leaders and little pre-organization, so keep your eyes and ears out for more details on it. I hope you will take part!

Some Roanoke bike orgs include Blue Ridge Bicycle Club (BRBC), Roanoke Cycling Organization and Star City Grits (Girls Riding in the Streets). I couldn’t get the link to work for the Grits website so the link goes to a Roanoke Times article about this club.

I’ll keep in touch!

30 January 2009 • Roanoke ride solutions roanoke ride solutions river laker roanoke public libraries roanoke times carlessbrit bicycle bike biking sharebike blue ridge bicycle club brbc r roanoke valley greenway critical mass grits star line trolley roanoke cycling org star city grits

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new route for getting groceries!

‘found a great new route for getting the groceries at a different grocery store, along a Roanoke Greenway! And it avoids the hill I had to climb and had come to dislike way more than the actual hill warranted (!) when I shopped at the other grocery store. Now, I have a nice relaxing scenic route for the frequent grocery rides!

28 January 2009 • Roanoke bicycle bike biking carlessbrit greenway greenways ride solutions river laker roanoke public libraries roanoke ride solutions roanoke valley greenway