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IMMEDIATE Jason Bond (540) 387-5250 saleminfo@VDOT.Virginia.gov

SAL-06-47 Oct. 16, 2006

VDOT TO HOLD MEETINGS TO DISCUSS
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROGRAM

SALEM -- The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold four informal meetings in southwestern Virginia to provide information about its bicycle and pedestrian program and allow people interested in bicycling and walking to discuss the program with VDOT representatives.

VDOT’s bicycle and pedestrian program was formed to ensure that bicycling, walking and other modes of non-motorized transportation receive the same consideration as motorized transportation in the planning, design, construction and operation of Virginia’s transportation network.

The meetings to discuss the program will be held in Salem, Forest, Rocky Mount and Christiansburg from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.:

• Salem
  Monday, Oct. 30
  VDOT Salem District Office
  731 Harrison Ave.




• Forest
  Wednesday, Nov. 1
  Forest Recreation Center
  1088 Rustic Village Road




• Rocky Mount
  Thursday, Nov. 2
  Workforce Development Consortium
  70 Wray St.




• Christiansburg
  Thursday, Nov. 9
  Montgomery County Government Center
  755 Roanoke St.

The meetings will begin with VDOT’s State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator David Patton or other VDOT representatives making a presentation about the bicycle and pedestrian policy. Open discussion will follow.

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