Need and Rationale:

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Urban Bicycling Networks Throughout Virginia
This multimodal investment network is the
incorporation of four urban bicycle studies and
plans that support the long-term goal of creating
an integrated and complete network of bicycle
routes and paths throughout Virginia.
Implementation Plan Northern Virginia Bikeway
and Trail Network Study The system of facilities
includes both on-road bike lanes and paved
shoulders, as well as off-road shared use
paths. Richmond Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian
Program The resulting document shall be a
planning document that is available for use by
local and regional agencies as a guide in
developing and promoting safe and convenient
facilities and services oriented toward bicycling
and walking. Virginia Capital Trail The Virginia
Capital Trail will be a multi-purpose facility
along Route 5 serving bicyclists and
pedestrians.  The trail will link the many
historic, cultural, and scenic sites along Route
5 and provide essential non-motorized
transportation accommodation for communities
between Richmond and Williamsburg. East Coast
Greenway- Through Virginia A potential route for
the Greenway through Virginia has been mapped.
Segments include the Mount Vernon Trail south
from D.C., part of the Potomac Heritage Trail a
Route 5 bike route being planned from Richmond to
Williamsburg and a direct route from Richmond to
the Raleigh area.

• Need and Rationale
• Northern Virginia Bikeway and Trail Network Study
• With increasingly challenging requirements for
  better air quality in the region and traffic
  delays growing worse each year, there is a great
  deal of interest in new approaches to land use
  and transportation in Northern Virginia.
• Richmond Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
• The purpose of this project is to develop a
  regional bicycle and pedestrian transportation
  plan for the Richmond area.
• Virginia Capital Trails
• The trail will be an alternate transportation
  facility for area residents as it connects
  education centers, neighborhoods, and local
  recreation facilities, providing separation
  between motorized and non-motorized traffic and
  increased safety for all users within the Route 5
  and Greensprings Road corridors.
• East Coast Greenway- Through Virginia
• It will contribute to increasing transportation
  options, improving air quality, reducing roadway
  congestion, encouraging ecotourism and adventure
  travel, local economic development, improving
  mental and physical health via recreation and
  exercise, helping to connect people and
  communities, and helping to create new public
  space.

Northern Virginia Proposed Network
Virginia Capital Trail
Sponsors Virginia Department of
Transportation with The East Coast
Greenway