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It’s Raffle Time: Win a New Bike!

Want to win a fabulous bike AND help build more biking and walking paths in the ‘burg? Enter the Northend Greenway’s Bike Month Bike Raffle with three great prize packages! Tickets are only $5 each or 5 tickets for $20 with the drawing on the last day of Bike Month, May 31st. Read on below... Read on »

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Give to Grow the Greenway this Spring

I’m sure you join us in feeling overjoyed by last year’s collective wins. We’re most proud that together we advanced Phase I of the Greenway towards implementation with $1.2 million leveraged from public funds. When the money is hopefully approved this July by VDOT, it will go towards completing the engineering and construction. But, like... Read on »

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Harrisonburg Gears Up for Bike Month in May

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARRISONBURG, VA – As the Bike Capital of Virginia, Harrisonburg is paving the way for an unforgettable celebration of National Bike Month in May. Through Bike Month, New Community Project’s Northend Greenway, the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), and the City of Harrisonburg are encouraging community members of all age levels to... Read on »

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Why a Greenway for Harrisonburg?

As urban parks and green space projects take off in communities around the country, from New York’s High Line to Atlanta’s Belt Line to Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway, much is being written about the positive outcomes of converting old, unused parcels, plots, and parking spaces into glittering gems of green. From one corner of the country... Read on »

Upcoming Events

  • May 25, 2013

    • Northend Greenway at Trauma Trot 5K

      When: All day

      Location: Trauma Trot 5K

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  • June 3, 2013

    • 5:30 pm: Steering Committee Meeting

      When: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

      Location: Greenway Office at Matchbox Realty, 202 N Liberty St, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

      Description: Open to current steering committee members. Interested volunteers and supporters may participate with advance notice. Contact steeringcommittee@northendgreenway.org

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    • 6:00 pm: Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee Meeting

      When: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

      Location: Community Development Classroom, 409 S Main St, Harrisonburg

      Description: The Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee meets on the fourth Monday of every other month, during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November. Meetings are at 6:00pm in the Community Development Classroom, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg. Meetings are always open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend.

      Questions for the subcommittee and requests to be added to a future subcommittee agenda may be submitted by email to Thanh.Dang@harrisonburgva.gov or by calling 540-434-5928.

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  • June 6, 2013

    • 5:30 pm: Downtown Master Streetscape PUBLIC INPUT

      When: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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  • June 8, 2013

    • 8:00 am: Northend Greenway at Harrisonburg Farmers Market

      When: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

      Location: Harrisonburg Farmers Market

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