Albany Bicycle Coalition Supports Hudson River Bikeway over the Livingston Avenue Bridge – Corning Preserve/BoatLauch
We were pleased to see growing momentum for returning the Livingston Avenue Rail Road Bridge to its original configuration combining train, bicycle, and pedestrian travel over the Hudson. Albany Bicycle Coalition has joined with the Livingston Ave. Rail Road Bridge Coalition and others to support this effort. As reported in Albany Times Union (1/28/12), Mike … Read more
CDTA Bike Rack Program
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) has a bike rack program in which private and not-for-profit organizations can procure bike racks for their premises. The deadline for application for bike racks is February 17, 2012. Please go to the CDTA website for information and how to apply.
Keen Dreams
Hey Everyone. Long time no see. I just went through an ordeal with my bike shoes which was so extraordinary that I thought I might post it here as to inspire more people to patronize an amazing company. Here is the post I wrote up o Keen’s Facebook wall: After my Keen Springwater shoes broke … Read more
Video Tuesday! Innovation!
Home a few hours before the day’s end and I’ve been thinking all day of what videos to put for VIDEO TUESDAY. I have a few ideas such as: “doggie gangs on bikes” and “how to catch a bike thief.” Which I’ll admit, I looked, and the former doesn’t have the variety one would think. … Read more
Using Google Map to Show Bicycle Related Crashes
A collaberation of information which exhibits the location of fatal and non-fatal crashes between cyclists and motor vehicles in the Philadelphia area. It also notes which were hit and run. Red Fatal Blue Injuries A Dot Indicates a Hit and Run How many incidents have happened in Albany?
Video Tuesday!
This week’s videos are all about other people dealing with cold conditions in other countries. I love the first video- o just because I cycled the Pamir Highway in brisk October conditions. Woo that old Soviet road was chilly! I can vouch, the following video depicts Chinese culture mega well. Gotta love cyclocross for being … Read more
City’s Request for Proposal to Refurbish Madison Avenue
The president of the Albany Bicycle Coalition (ABC), Lorenz Worden, sent me an email the other day which states, Cyclists, Word has it that there were responses to the city on the RFP [request for proposal] for the traffic study for “traffic calming” on Madison. One more successful step . . . Traffic Calming, Madison Ave, responses … Read more
Martin Luther King Day!
I saw this post of my faceb.. stories feed (not news right?). I liked it because it’s a great tribute to Martin Luther King, cyclist style! NONVIOLENT TRANSPORTATION By: Ted Johnson Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And I’m at work. (No, it’s not because I live in Arizona. We actually do have this holiday here — … Read more
What is Spinning?
I’m going to go ahead and dub winter season as spinning season in the Capital Region. There are lots of us who ride outside but many of us are spending our time indoors on a stationary bike. Today I spent two hours Spinning; grinding my teeth, slicing my legs like on a meat slicer, and … Read more
Video Tuesday! Why Bikes Rule
Bike Rule Portland’s Bike Boulevards Become Neighborhood Greenways from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Why Bikes Rule: Race Day from ergon on Vimeo. Taco Tuesday :: Photography Ride from Kenny Ong on Vimeo. BIKE POLO TOURNAMENT – CPCV09 from Renaud Skyronka on Vimeo. Bike Polo Happens In Troy
