PedalSafe ROA

05/29/2026

Just over one week to go: 20k for the Greenway is on Saturday, June 6!

📅 Saturday, June 6, rolling out at 9:30 AM for the 20k route (earlier for longer routes- more info on the event page)
📍 Cardinal Bicycle, Grandin Village (1312 Winborne St SW)

✅ No training plan, no race experience, no special gear. Just bring a bike and a helmet.
🚴 20k, 20 miles, or the full 100k for anyone chasing a longer day in the saddle.
🌳 Every registration supports Pathfinders for Greenways and PedalSafe ROA, helping build and protect the greenways and streets we all love to ride on.
⭐️ Free kids course by WeeWheel Roanoke
🎶 Live music from Oliver Lamb Music
🌮 Food available for purchase from El Muchacho Alegre Food Truck

🔗 Register here: https://www.bikereg.com/20k-for-the-greenway

Big thanks to Cardinal Bicycle for hosting

See you there!

05/28/2026

So cool to see two PedalSafe members featured in WFXR News' coverage of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new greenway section at Explore Park! Shoutout to Andy and Tobias 🚴🚴

https://youtu.be/tSq8Kwucho0?si=beTOlS204K2wnFSF

05/28/2026

05/26/2026

A big win for safer cycling in Roanoke 🎉

Last week, the City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government City Council unanimously passed the Vision Zero Roanoke Safety Action Plan!

Here's what it means and why we're so excited about it:

0️⃣ The Vision: Vision Zero Roanoke is a commitment to eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2035, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

🛣 The Action Plan: The Safety Action Plan is a new set of principles for engineering roads, educating travelers, and creating a sense of collective responsibility. It's where the rubber meets the road and policy becomes practice.

📄🚲🚗🚌🦽🛴 The Policy: The City also adopted updates to its Complete Streets Policy. Complete Streets are streets that safely accommodate users of all types, ages, and abilities, including pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists, as well as light individual transportation modes such as electric scooters, motorized wheelchairs, and bicycles. Through the Complete Streets policy updates, the City of Roanoke commits to Vision Zero and Safe System design principles that recognize traffic deaths and serious injuries are preventable and unacceptable.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Vision Zero over the past few years!

Learn more: https://www.roanokeva.gov/3060/Vision-Zero

05/23/2026

20k for the Greenway is just 2 weeks away!

05/22/2026

🌹Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Ride of Silence on Wednesday evening.

Together, we rode to honor fallen cyclists and work towards safer streets in our city.

We'd like to thank the City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government, Mayor Joe Cobb, the Roanoke City Sherriff's Office, our partners at RIDE Solutions, and our Bike Month Sponsors Cardinal Bicycle, Roanoke Mountain Adventures, and The Black Bibs for supporting this special event.

05/19/2026

🕯️ Tomorrow, we ride

The 2026 Roanoke Ride of Silence is tomorrow, Wednesday May 20, at Market Square. We'll gather at 6:30pm and ride at 7pm.

What to bring:
🚲 A bike and a helmet
🖤 A black armband to remember a cyclist who was killed, or
❤️ A red armband to honor a cyclist who was injured
🪧 Optional: signs, banners, or bike decorations with messages supporting cyclists

What to expect:
➡️A slow, silent ride at 10mph max
➡️5.5 miles, concluding back at Market Square around 7:45pm
➡️Brief remarks from PedalSafe and Mayor Joe Cobb before the ride

Registration is free and required. You can register in advance or in person tomorrow night.

🔗 Register: https://www.bikereg.com/roanoke-ride-of-silence-2026

🌧️ Weather note: in case of inclement weather, the rain date is Saturday, May 23. We'll alert participants ASAP if the ride is rescheduled.

Thank you to our partners at the City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government and to our 2026 Bike Month Champions, Roanoke Mountain Adventures, Cardinal Bicycle, and The Black Bibs, for making this event possible.

05/19/2026

05/18/2026

📣 1 more day to take the Wiley Drive low water bridge replacement survey!

The City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government is collecting public input on the Wiley Drive bridge replacement and greenway closure, and your voice matters. The bridge replacement will impact greenway access and safe cycling and pedestrian connectivity in our community.

The survey takes just a few minutes. Tell the City we need a safe detour for greenway users!

Take the survey here: https://engage.zencity.io/roanoke-va/en-US/engagements/b38a5ba6-80ea-42fc-a6a5-3c63d44c9c9d

05/17/2026

✅ Big news for safer streets in Roanoke: the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan has been approved by the Planning Commission!

This is a meaningful step toward reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on our roads, and it's the result of sustained community advocacy. Thank you to everyone who attended public meetings, submitted comments, and shared their support over the past year.

📅 Next step: City Council will review (and hopefully approve) the plan tomorrow night, Monday May 18 at 7pm.

🪧 Show up if you can! Public attendance and support from the cycling and safe streets community sends a strong message to Council that Roanokers want this plan approved.

🔗 Read the final plan draft: https://www.roanokeva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23622/Final-DRAFT-Roanoke-Safety-Action-Plan