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  • Annual Meeting THIS Wednesday - Feb. 8 from 6-7:30 at Nashville Farmers Market

    07 Feb 2012 8:15 AM | David Kleinfelter (Administrator)
    Don't forget to come to our annual meeting this Wednesday.  Matt Wiltshire, director of the Mayor's Office of Economic and Community Development, will give a short talk on the connection between Nashville being a walkable/bikeable city and economic development.  Have snacks.  Chat with fellow bike/ped folks.  See well-earned awards be presented.  Find out what WBN has accomplished and what's on the horizon. 

    See you there.
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  • ADVOCACY ALERT! Active transportation in the cross-hairs!

    01 Feb 2012 3:27 PM | Adams Carroll (Administrator)
    On Thursday, February 3 (That's TOMORROW!), the House's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will consider destroying federal support for active transportation. If the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act passes as written, we can expect our streets to become more dangerous for children and other vulnerable road users while startling public health epidemics like diabetes and obesity will continue to rise unchecked.

    The bill, introduced by Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman John "Jimmy" Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), will eliminate funding for vital programs like Safe Routes to Schools and Transportation Enhancements while authorizing 260 billion dollars for handouts to oil companies and dated twentieth century solutions to pressing twenty-first century problems.

    Transportation Enhancements has helped bring beloved, useful infrastructure to Davidson County. Without this dedicated source of funding, Nashville would never have built the Cumberland River Pedestrian Bridge connecting Shelby Bottoms and Stones River Greenways or installed countless sidewalks, crosswalks, bike racks, and streetscape improvements throughout the region.

    If you don't support more and wider interstates to nowhere, if you're opposed to increased dependence on dwindling fossil fuel reserves, or if you simply value basic infrastructure like sidewalks, contact your representative today. Ask them to maintain funding for active transportation to improve the health of our economy, our planet, and most of all, ourselves.
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  • Register for the 2012 Tour de Nash

    29 Jan 2012 10:48 PM | Adams Carroll (Administrator)
    We're excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 Tour de Nash, which will be held on May 19. Full event details can be found on the Tour de Nash page of the new walkbikenashville.org!

    If you're ready to go ahead and register, click here to go directly to the registration form.
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  • Geology Walk with Mayor Karl Dean - CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER

    28 Jan 2012 5:17 PM | Adams Carroll (Administrator)
    Dr. Molly Miller, Vanderbilt University Earth and Environmental Sciences professor, will lead a two-mile walk on Percy Warner’s Mossy Ridge trail.  Participants will be shown major rock formations and learn the history they record.  Hear about how Nashville’s landscape was  once a Bahamas-like paradise and a stagnant ocean bottom.  Don’t miss the chance to chat with the Mayor, learn about nature, meet people, and get healthy.

    Please dress for cold weather; bring your camera and water and wear walking shoes or boots – portions of the trail will be muddy.
     
    Questions:  Jenna.smith@nashville.gov  or call (615) 967-8186

    For more information, click here.
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  • Soldier Ride Coming to Nashville

    19 Sep 2011 9:10 PM | Trisha Ping (Administrator)
    Looking for a long ride for a good cause? This Saturday, September 24, the Soldier Ride is coming to Nashville. This event raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps soldiers who've been injured in the line of duty readjust to life. 

    Originally just for the veterans themselves, the Soldier Ride is now open to the public. Ride 23 or 57 miles. It leaves from Battleground Academy in Franklin. To register, or for more information, visit their site—or check out the video below.

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  • Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

    19 Aug 2011 9:33 AM | David Kleinfelter (Administrator)

    Every season is walking and biking season, but now that summer is here, even more people are out biking and walking.  That means walking and biking events, and THAT means you have a chance to VOLUNTEER for a fun event.  Check out these events, and if you want to volunteer, go to our volunteer web page.

    Bongo Bike Parade - August 21 - 3:00 pm - A fun bike parade to raise funds for a fellow Nashville cyclist.

    Live on the Green - This FREE outdoor concert series on the lawn in front of the Metro Courthouse starts again on September 8.  Acts this year include Robert Randolph and the Family Band.  As we have for the past two years, Walk/Bike Nashville will provide supervised bike parking.  We need a couple volunteers for each LOTG.  Go to the W/BN volunteer page to sign up and help.

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  • New Year, New Us

    01 Jan 2011 9:24 PM | Freddie O'Connell (Administrator)
    Several years ago, a gracious Walk/Bike Nashville member named Durwood Edwards volunteered to set up a website for us and included hosting as part of the bargain. For his long-term efforts, we are and will remain ever grateful. Earlier this year, the pro bono hosting ran out, and our website wound up reverted to a previous version pointing people to a completely outdated membership form and including a disconnected phone number.

    It has taken several months (most of which have involved foot-dragging on the part of your immediate past President), but we think we've settled on a solution that will serve us well for managing our site and will serve you well in terms of membership and information.

    They were no excuse as a workaround, but we do have active presences on Facebook and Twitter. For up-to-the-minute information, those are still great resources. We hope you'll like and follow us, respectively, and we hope you'll join us as a member and keep up with our blog. Visit often!

    Best regards,
    Freddie O'Connell
    President Emeritus, Walk/Bike Nashville
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