A brief history
The roots of FABB go to spring 2005 when about 10 bicycle enthusiasts got together to talk about ways to advance cycling in Fairfax County. The group met during 2005 and eventually decided to affiliate with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Since 2006 we've contacted bicyclists at various bicycle events, handing out copies of the FABB brochure, and signing up bicyclists (over 700) for our bi-monthly newsletters.
We've provided bike valet parking at the Asian Festival and the Reston Festival. We worked with Fairfax County to help produce the Fairfax County Bicycle Route Map. The FABB "Board" meets every month on the third Wednesday evening to advocate for better bicycling conditions in Fairfax. We encourage all Fairfax bicyclists to join WABA.
FABB Board
- Bruce Wright, Chairman—Bruce has been a daily bike commuter since moving to Reston in 1979. He helped form Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling in 2005 and is the current chairman. Currently serves on the WABA board. Contact: chairman(at)fabb-bikes.org
- Hunter McCleary, Former WABA board member who frequently commutes by bike from Vienna, VA to Bethesda, MD.
- Kerie Hitt, Secretary—Kerie commutes by bike from her home in Reston to her job in Reston. On the weekend she runs many nearby errands using her bike.
- John Brunow—An avid bicyclist who sells specialized cycling products through his business, bikes@vienna.
- Dennis Frew—Bicycling advocate from McLean. Washington Area Bicyclist Association, WABA, representative on the Fairfax County Trails and Sidewalks Committee
- Rob Henenlotter—Formerly Bike Commuter in San Francisco, Boston and Providence. Currently Mountain and Road Bike Enthusiast.
- Ian MacDonald—Frequent bike commuter, Cycling Advocate, and member of the Town of Herndon Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC)
- Mike Olson—Frequent bike commuter.
- Fionnuala Quinn—Fionnuala is a long-time bicyclist who likes to leave her mini-van at home and use her bike to do some of her daily trips around the suburbs. However, she has found there are a lot of barriers to her travel plans so she is applying her engineering background to bring some improvements to her trips in the community.
- Douglas Stewart—Douglas is a bicycle advocate in Fairfax City. He is a co-founder of FABB and was president of the board of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association in 2007 - 2009