{"id":21311,"date":"2011-06-06T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecolocalizer.com\/?p=21311"},"modified":"2011-06-06T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T11:00:31","slug":"7-things-i-loved-about-living-bicycling-in-charlottesville-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/7-things-i-loved-about-living-bicycling-in-charlottesville-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things I Loved about Living & Bicycling in Charlottesville, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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End of a Charlottesville neighborhood bike ride (part of our Discover Transportation Freedom program). This is part of the city's famous downtown pedestrian mall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK, wrapping up this series (until I have another city to write about,.. and I may soon), here are 7 things I loved about living and bicycling in Charlottesville, VA.<\/p>\n

In Charlottesville, I didn’t actually bicycle a lot for my own personal needs. I lived 5 minutes (walking) from work. And the most sensible solution for me for grocery shopping was taking the bus. However, I was the director of an organization promoting clean transportation options in the region and we focused a lot on bicycling. We had a number of bicycle events that allowed me to get out on a bike. From those rides, here are my 7 favorites things:<\/p>\n

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  1. The feeling you get after climbing a hill<\/strong>. Charlottesville has its hills! And while going up one isn’t a pleasure, the feeling of success, relief, endorphins, etc that you have after climbing one is pretty nice.<\/li>\n
  2. Exploring different neighborhoods<\/strong>. One of my organization’s big projects was organizing neighborhood bike rides all over the city. Exploring each neighborhood and its local attractions in the process was a lot of fun and very interesting.<\/li>\n
  3. Beautiful, old neighborhoods with large, old trees<\/strong>. Like Chapel Hill and Carrboro, being an old university town, C’ville has some beautiful old neighborhoods. I loved biking through them and especially loved the ones with the large tree canopies overhead.<\/li>\n
  4. UVA campus<\/strong>. The University of Virgina campus is quite beautiful. Biking through it is a pleasure.<\/li>\n
  5. C’ville bike community<\/strong>. Charlottesville has a great bike community. One of the big benefits of bicycling is the great community atmosphere it can create. C’ville is a testament to that and a great city for anyone who wants to be a part of that.<\/li>\n
  6. Bike picnics<\/strong>. Some of the neighborhood bike rides I mentioned above were connected to picnics. Those were a lot of fun and it was very interesting to meet people from around the city at them and enjoy some delicious food at the same time.<\/li>\n
  7. The Community Bike Shop’s variety of fun events<\/strong>. Another great bike organization in the city was the Community Bike Shop<\/a>. From great youth workshops and programs to Valentine’s Day vegan cookies delivered by bicycling angels to bike-in movies, they come up with a wide range of fun and useful events. Wonderful people and programs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That’s it for this series… I haven’t written about the city I live in now yet, but need to do some bicycling here first! (Right now, I walk almost everywhere and use the tram\/streetcar from time to time).<\/p>\n

    Have any comments you want to share on great bicycle cities you’ve lived in or live in? Drop them in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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