Safety is the most important aspect of getting active and staying in an active routine. There are thousands of trail options in southern West Virginia and we want to help you to explore them all safely. You can view trail maps at this site, Active ...
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In the spring of 2018 the town of Fayetteville, WV received an Honorable Mention from the League of American Bicyclists. The Honorable Mention is given to communities who have worked to initiate projects that improves their cyclists’ safety, community awareness and cycling accessibility. The Honorable Mention also provided priorities Fayetteville to focus its efforts on to assure future designation as an official Bicycle Friendly Community.
Active Southern West Virginia’s Pedestrian, Bike and Trail Coordinator, Andy Davis, initiated this effort in Fayetteville ...
The Active SWV Kids Run Club program was incorporated into the WVU Energy Express locations at Beards Fork and Mount Hope, WV. WVU Energy Express is a summer reading program developed and facilitated by the WVU Extension Service. Active SWV staff and volunteers provided training and mentoring to the mentors onsite and assisted in leading the kids through a Fun Run event at the end of ...
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Active SWV has had the dream of offering a free water aerobics program in our area for a long time. With the help of the community, we have made that dream a reality every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am at Hawks Nest State Park. So, we wanted to highlight two of the people that made our dreams come true in offering this program to the residents in our region.
She was ...
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Jennifer is originally from Mercer County and now lives in Fayetteville with her family. She started volunteering with Active SWV because she didn’t know a lot of people in the area and wanted to get involved with the community. She appreciates the organization ...
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These sisters live and go to school in Raleigh County. They have previously participated in hikes and stand up paddle boarding with Active SWV. Jacqulyn stays active by life-guarding, Jessica runs track, and Julia is ...
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Active SWV’s Pedestrian, Bike, Trail Program Overview
Andrew Davis has served as Active Southern West Virginia’s Pedestrian, Bike and Trail Coordinator for over two years. Through his AmeriCorps Vista position, he assisted in implementing the goals of the Active SWV Bike/Walk program which seeks to improve transportation and trail infrastructure ...
Continue Reading →Active Southern West Virginia, through its Active SWV Bike/Walk program, seeks to increase multi-modal transportation opportunities in the New River Gorge region. Active SWV initiated the acquisition and installation of bicycle racks on the fourteen public transportation vehicles of the New River Transit Authority operated by Raleigh County Community Action. It is the goal of the New River Transit Authority operated by Raleigh County Community Action to provide the New River Gorge region with ...
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Chances are, if you are reading this, you may be interested in making your community a more bicycle and pedestrian friendly place. This will be a much easier process if you can work with others who are also interested in community improvements. Finding the right leaders to champion the cause can make all the difference. No one can guarantee ...
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