Madison Ave. Traffic Calming & NYS DOT Transportation Enhancement
The Albany Bicycle Coalition provided a letter of support for the City of Albany’s application for NYS DOT Transportation Enhancement Program funds to assist with the “Madison Avenue Road Diet.” The...
View ArticleBread & Honey and Traffic Calming Too
The new Bread and Honey bagel, bread, and coffee shop at 809 Madison Ave. hosted a recent meeting on Madison Avenue Traffic Calming. The proprietor, Naomi, having had a near-death experience in the...
View ArticlePop-Up Protected Bicycle Lanes ~ A “Parking Day” Wonder
The UA Graduate Planning Student Association (GPSA) hosted 2-way Protected Bicycle Lanes as its contribution to Parking Day in the City of Albany. This was an impressive demonstration and a model for...
View ArticleUpper Madison Street Fair and Protected Bicycle Lanes – Winners!
Staff from the Albany Bicycle Coalition was on duty at this year’s Upper Madison Street Fair (9/21) with a special mission – to educate the public on how Protected Bicycle Lanes can be integrated into...
View ArticleRally for Albany’s South End Bikeway Link – Urgency and Benefits
Rally For Albany’s South End Bikeway Link – Urgency and Benefits Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:00 to 8:00 pm Albany Public Library – Main Branch 161 Washington Ave. Parking lot in rear of library on...
View ArticleSometimes I Take the Sidewalk
From “Let’s Go Ride a Bike,” 8/29/09 Bikes belong in the street, not on the sidewalk. In fact, it is illegal for anyone over the age of 12 to ride on a sidewalk in Chicago*. Riding in the street is...
View ArticleBig Weekend – #1 Tour the South End Bikeway Link and #2 Bike EXPO 2015
#1. Albany’s Past and Present ~ Bicycle Tour of the South End Bikeway Link and Area Saturday, May 2 – 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM START: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center –Broadway and Clinton Ave. Free...
View ArticleProtected Bicycle Lanes at Risk on Madison Ave.
Protected Bicycle Lanes at Risk on Madison Ave. – After a 10-year effort by citizen groups, the City of Albany is designing and constructing a “road diet” along Madison Ave. from S. Allen St. to Lark...
View ArticleThey Are Here – Bicycle Lanes on Madison Ave.!
They Are Here – Bicycle Lanes on Madison Ave.! Finally – workers are today, Monday, 8/22/16, putting the finishing touches on the new road layout on Madison Ave. from Partridge St. to Allen St. See...
View ArticleAssembly Transportation Committee Hearing on Complete Streets
Albany Bicycle Coalition joined many other Safe Streets Coalition members at today’s [10/3/22] NYS Assembly Transportation Committee Hearing on Complete Streets. Under consideration were two bills...
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