Friday, September 27, 2013

Trail Event, Sunday September 29

Teddy BEAR 5K & 1K Fun Walk/RUN Date: Sunday September 29, 2013 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: American Legion Post 130, 400 Oak St., Falls Church

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Major trail event on September 15

Green Lizard Cycling of Herndon will be hosting their 1st annual Fun Ride Bike-A-Thon on Sunday September 15th 2013. This ride is to support the Herndon High School’s The Pride of Herndon Marching Band as they prepare for their upcoming appearance in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Waikiki, Hawaii on December 7, 2013. The half century ride will start and finish at Green Lizard Cycling in Historic Downtown Herndon and will follow the Washington & Old Dominion Trail from Herndon to Purcellville and back. Riders may also choose an abbreviated 25 mile ride which will turn around in Leesburg on the same W&OD Trail. The ride is supported with rest stops, water, bike mechanics and medical assistance if necessary.

Trail Lighting in Herndon

The Herndon Town Council will hold a public hearing on the lighting of the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) trail in the Town of Herndon on Tuesday, September 24th in the Ingram Council Chambers, 765 Lynn Street. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Following a presentation by the engineering consultants, JMT, Council will be asked to approve the project and direct staff to proceed with procurement and installation. The public is welcome to provide written comments in advance, c/o the Town Clerk, PO Box 427, Herndon, VA 20172 or to town.clerk@herndon-va.gov. In addition, the public may speak that evening for up to three minutes when this item is called. The Council will discuss this item at their work session on Tuesday, September 17th in the Hoover conference room at the same address above. This is an open, public meeting which you are also welcome to attend, however there are no comments from the audience permitted at work sessions. If you have any questions or comments before that date, please feel free to contact: Cindy S. Roeder Director, Parks and Recreation Department 703-435-6800 x2123 fax 703-318-8652

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Trail Event for Sunday, Sept 8

Whole Foods Kids 1K & Trail Cleanup. Date: Sunday September 8, 2013. Time: 7:00 am - 11:00 am. Location: Vienna & Reston. Notes: Whole Foods in Reston and Vienna will be doing a Kids 1K run and a trail clean up. Run will start and end in Vienna; cleanup will be along the trail between Vienna and Reston.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Gallows Road crossing light

VDOT is aware of the long cycle time of the trail crossing signal at Gallows and is working on it.