The City of Harrisonburg is committed to adding bicycle and pedestrian facilities to new projects and to identifying opportunities to improve the bicycle and pedestrian network within the city.
**APPLICATIONS FOR BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN SUBCOMMITTEE NOW OPEN**
Duties of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee are:
- To advise city staff and the Transportation Safety & Advisory Committee on bicycle and pedestrian related matters,
- To assist in implementation and achieving the goals of the City Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan,
- Work with the city to achieve safe bicycle and pedestrian connectivity for all citizens, and
- To serve as the body through which the update of the City Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan takes place (approximately every five years as the Comprehensive Plan is updated).
Applications for Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee membership are being reviewed now. Please submit your application to Thanh Dang, Public Works Planner, thanhd(at)harrisonburgva.gov or 320 East Mosby Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 by August 25, 2010 to be considered for initial review. Applications may be submitted after August 25 at anytime for consideration when a seat becomes vacant.
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee Application
[175 KB] - Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee Background Information [215 KB]
Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
On July 27, 2010 Harrisonburg City Council adopted the updated Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan. Download it here.
- Adopted City Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan [1.43 MB]
- Bicycle Plan Map [833 KB]
- Pedestrian Plan Map [865 KB]
- Bicycle Plan Map
Bicycle & Pedestrian E-mail List
Join the City's Bicycle & Pedestrian E-mail list to stay up to date on upcomming projects and meetings in the city.
Other City Documents
- City Design & Construction Standards Manual
- City Comprehensive Plan - currently being updated
- City Bicycle Rack Recommendations [503 KB]
- City's Application for Bicycle Friendly Community Award. [154 KB] - City received an Honorable Mention.
- Click here [178 KB] to read feedback from the League of American Bicyclists.
- Click here for more information about the Bicycle Friendly Community Award.
- Click here
Maps
- Existing Bicycle Facilities - updates coming Winter 2010
- Existing Pedestrian Facilities/ Sidewalks - updates coming Winter 2010
Resources & Links
- Bike the Valley - This website accommodates and encourages bicycling in the Central Shenandoah Valley. It offers a comprehensive network of cycling facilities connecting neighborhoods, communities, and key destination points. Enjoy the maps connecting the counties of Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge, Rockingham; the cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro, and the eleven towns that lie within.
- AAHSTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities
- City Bicycle Rack Recommendations [503 KB]
- "Bicycle Parking Guidelines" by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safety -
PedSafe: Pedestrian Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
A Resident's Guide For Creating Safe and Walkable CommunitiesPedestrian Safety Guide for Transit Agencies
- To order copies of these and other brochures, books and CDs go here.
Questions or comments? 
E-mail Thanh Dang.
