BPAC leads transportation history walk

On Saturday, May 21, BPAC led a group walk to discuss how Alexandria's history was shaped by different modes of transportation. About ten people and one special canine guest gathered on a warm summerlike morning for a one-mile walk through Old Town. During the tour, we learned about the time that President Teddy Roosevelt made …

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Volunteer Alexandria recognizes two BPAC volunteers

Since 2016, BPAC has been supporting the Bicycling in the Schools (BITS) program at Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). BITS now teaches bicycling skills and safety to students in all of Alexandria’s public schools as part of ACPS’s Physical Education (PE) curricula. For leading this effort and supporting ACPS’s Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program, …

BPAC organizes bike rodeo for Earth Day

On April 24, BPAC held its first bike rodeo since the start of the pandemic. This bike rodeo, held at Ben Brenman Park, was part of a series of events organized in Alexandria to celebrate Earth Day. About 25 kids participated on a sunny Sunday afternoon, learning important traffic safety lessons and practicing advanced bike-handling …

GO Alex and BPAC co-host National Walking Day event

To celebrate National Walking Day on April 6, GO Alex and BPAC co-sponsored an event to talk about how to walk to get your groceries and do other errands. We met at the Eisenhower Avenue metro station and then walked around the Eisenhower East neighborhood, future home of Wegman's and other walkable destinations. Two BPAC …

BPAC organizes green buildings ride

In celebration of Earth Day later this month, BPAC led a ride on Sunday, April 3 to visit some of the green buildings in Alexandria. We visited ten buildings that have been certified LEED Gold or Platinum or equivalent, ranging from schools to office complexes to condo buildings. Special thanks to Caitlin Feehan of AlexRenew, …