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Unveil of "Go Bike" Artwork at Reynolds' Downtown Campus

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College welcomed City of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce (GRCC), Altria, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, and Dominion Virginia Power to unveil and dedicate a public artwork on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the corner of 7th Street East Jackson Street in front of Reynolds’ Downtown Campus. The artwork, titled “In search of our hopes and dreams, a long road traveled,” was created by award-winning artist Ed Trask and is part of GRCC’s “Go Bike!” community project, which features unique artistic works mounted on functional bike racks throughout the city ahead of the 2015 Road World Cycling Championships. “Like many of the infrastructure improvements performed in anticipation of the World Cycling Championships, these functional, public art, bike racks will be here for future generations,” said Mayor Dwight C. Jones. “This project also forwards our Center for Workforce Innovation efforts as program partic