Monthly Archives: November 2010

by Christopher | November 5, 2010 · 1:00 pm

Delaware Ave. Hamlet Enhancement Study Public Informational Meeting

If you are interested in bicycling . . .

Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study Public Informational Meeting

Monday

November 15, 2010

7:00 p.m.

Town Hall Auditorium

Town of Bethlehem

445 Delaware Avenue

Delmar, NY 12054

Public Informational Meeting to present the “Draft Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study Design Standards and Guidelines and Transportation Improvement Plan”

The Town’s Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study Advisory Committee will hold a public informational meeting on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium to present the “Draft Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study Design Standards and Guidelines and Transportation Improvement Plan” to the community. There will be an opportunity for the public to comment on these resources, which are available, at – http://www.townofbethlehem.org/pages/AdvisoryComs/advDelawareAve.asp

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by Christopher | November 4, 2010 · 1:00 pm

Update: What is the best alternate transportation for you?

I wrote an article a while ago detailing your transportation options for getting in, out, and around Albany. Recently I have come to understand, with great dismay, that the AABus is our, as cyclists, best option. My experience with the MegaBus this weekend has soured me greatly because not only did I almost not get on the bus because of my bike, but the fact that they only run four buses a day and their pick-up stop in NYC is not as advertised makes me think twice about traveling with them again.

On the lighter side of things, I found a great website to branch this idea of bike friendly travel out to another close city. The website Biking Rules has a lot of great information about biking rules and other commuting related topics. One thing they have on their site is a complete list of the different transportation options around the city and the bike rules associated with them.

So how was my weekend? Good. Have I come back a little wiser about cycling? You betcha.

Written by Chris Belsole

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by Ken | November 3, 2010 · 1:00 pm

ABC Thanks Major Jennings for Delaware Ave Improvements

At the Albany Bicycle Coalition’s October monthly meeting, participants jointly signed the attached letter to Major Jerry Jennings in recognition of the Delaware Ave. project – Albany’s first major street rehabilitation to include shared lanes for bicyclists.

The Honorable Gerald D Jennings
Mayor, City of Albany
City Hall
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207

Dear Mayor Jennings:

We in Albany’s bicycling community note with great pleasure the results of the soon-to-be-completed Delaware Avenue refurbishment. The new-shared lane markings and the “bicycles may use full lane” signs pave the way for a new dawn in Albany as a bicycle-friendly community. These bicycle amenities on Delaware open up the city to the suburbs with the promise of even more cyclists taking to the road. These changes support the resurgence of Delaware Avenue as an Albany Gateway and residential and commercial success.

The other bicycle-related changes in the city – shared lanes and signs on Washington and New Scotland Avenues, bike lanes on Clinton, the new bicycle racks throughout the city, and the Capital Coexist educational program – reinforce what has been done on Delaware. Hopefully, these are but the first steps toward a citywide network of bicycle routes as outlined in the December 2009 Albany Bicycle Master Plan.

We commend you, the various city officials and departments, the design consultants, the Delaware Area Neighborhood Association, the merchants, and the Common Council for all your efforts on our behalf and behalf of those who desire a livable community.

Sincerely,
Albany Bicycle Coalition

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by Christopher | November 2, 2010 · 1:00 pm

Comment and Be Heard

In a recent Times Union: Bike Blog post Jay Holick asks people to gibe their opinions of how bike friendly the Capital District. This is a great opportunity to be heard and voice your opinion. You might see some familiar names up there.

Is the Capital Region getting more bike friendly?

Written by Chris Belsole

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by Christopher | November 1, 2010 · 1:00 pm

City Review: DC

As you could probably guess from the previous post, I am in DC this weekend, and before you ask I did bring my bike. Did I get to ride around? No, but I did some extensive walking and saw some of the great bike infrastructure that DC has to offer.

I did not see any sharrows, but the separated lanes and the signs that said that bikes were allowed on the road defiantly made up for it. Also I got the sense from the bikers riding through the crowds at the rally that bikers here are comfortable riding with the pedestrians.

The one good thing that Albany has in common with DC is that both cities are very small and easily bikeable. In fact there are bikes that you can rent by the hour and tour around the city.

After being here for a day and touring the capital and the monuments I am defiantly coming back for more. The paths around the monuments and the river trail all look like they will be amazing to bike down. DC is now on my list of places that I want to bike around once I my life.