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• Temporary closure, Albany County Rail Trail – from Upper Font Grove Rd to Hilton Rd, Mon. April 22 through Tue. April 30. Working hours will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each weekday. Partial closures expected after that until May 17. More info, Albany County
• Dunn Memorial Bridge, Albany end – indefinite. Refer to CapitalNYBikeMap, and follow detour signs. Ongoing major construction; no timetable for completion. More info: NYS DOT
Congress St Bridge plan – Times Union, March 12, 2024
Downtube Bike Shop Closing – Times Union, Mar 6, 2024
Albany startup developing e-bike charging – Times Union, Feb 19, 2024
Cost estimate nears $600M – Times Union, Feb 7, 2024
Albany County might keep temporary rail trail bridge – Times Union, Feb 1, 2024
There are no accidents on Central Avenue – Times Union, Dec 3, 2023
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – Times Union, Nov. 18, 2023
Serious vehicle-bicycle crash, Electric Trail – Times Union, Sep 29, 2023
Cars are increasingly deadly weapons – Times Union, Nov 22, 2022
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – Times Union, Nov 19, 2022
Albany ceremony to remember victims of traffic – WNYT News 13, Nov 18, 2022
Ride of Silence 2022 – Times Union, May 28,2022
Cyclist deaths on the rise; U.S. streets are the problem – NPR, May 25, 2022
Walking through a pedestrian hellscape in Latham Circle – Times Union, March 24, 2022
Kingston’s safer streets plan – Times Union, Jan. 14, 2022
Trucks & SUV’s vs. cyclists & pedestrians – The Week, Aug. 14, 2020
Congress St Bridge plan – Times Union, March 12, 2024
Saratoga Union Ave bike lanes completed – Times Union, Oct 31, 2023
Hudson Valley cycling infrastructure, status report – Times Union, Sep 21, 2023
Connecting to capital region bike trails – Times Union, Sep 10, 2023
Harlem Valley Rail Trail expansion plan – Times Union, Sep 1, 2023
Schenectady bike plan and Montreal – Times Union, Aug 17, 2023
Union Ave bike lanes, Saratoga, under construction – Times Union, Apr 6, 2023
Patroon Creek Greenway trail study – Times Union, Sep 6, 2022
Return to Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail – Times Union, May 5, 2022
Colonie residents ask for bike path connector – Times Union, Feb. 12, 2022
Patroon Creek Greenway study – Times Union, Feb. 8, 2022
Brevator Complete Street Project – DEC press release, Jan. 4, 2022
Zim Smith Trail enhancements – Times Union, June 25, 2021
Congress Street Bridge proposal, Troy – Times Union, May 6, 2021
Albany County might keep temporary rail trail bridge – Times Union, Feb 1, 2024
Rail trail bridge delayed to Nov 6 – Times Union, Oct 31, 2023
Rail Trail Bridge Project Schedule – Albany County
Not the first failure for designer of Slingerlands bridge – Spotlight, Sep 15, 2023
Engineering Report, New Scotland Rd rail trail bridge collapse – Aug 4, 2023
Rail trail bridge report released – Times Union, Sep 8, 2023
Rail trail bridge reconstruction costs soar – Channel 6 News, Aug 23, 2023
Temporary bridge update, New Scotland Rd – Times Union, Aug 10, 2023
Busted bridge to be removed July 28 – News10, July 27, 2023
Temporary rail trail bridge planned – Times Union, July 20, 2023
Rail trail bridge collapse: still no explanation – Times Union, July 19, 2023
Construction of Rail Trail bridge temporarily stops – Times Union, July 12, 2023
Rail trail detour – instructions as of April 3, 2023
Bridge detour: March 6 thru October. Times Union, Feb 26, 2023
Bridge replacement to begin March 6. Times Union, Feb 20, 2023
Another truck crashes into bridge – Times Union, Oct. 21, 2022
Replacement delayed until 2023 – Times Union, Aug. 29, 2022
Update on Albany County Rail Trail Bridge – Times Union, April 4, 2022
Repairs urgently needed, Slingerlands Rail Trail Bridge – Times Union, Dec. 13, 2021
Cement truck hits bridge – Times Union, Nov. 16, 2021
Hudson Valley cycling infrastructure, status report – Times Union, Sep 21, 2023
Bike tour of the Hudson Valley celebrates the region – Times Union, June 1, 2023
Amtrak cancels reservations for cyclists – Times Union, July 15, 2022
5 things to know about the Empire State Trail – Times Union, May 2, 2022
Empire State Trail named top rail trail in U.S. – Times Union, April 4, 2022
Empire State Trail, Rosendale – Times Union, Nov. 11, 2021
NYC to Albany on the Empire State Trail – Times Union, Oct. 5, 2021
Cost estimate nears $600M – Times Union, Feb 7, 2024
No federal funding for Livingston Ave bridge – Times Union, Dec 8, 2023
Churchill on Livingston Avenue Bridge – Times Union, May 15, 2022
Livingston Ave Bridge – public hearings May 31 & June 1 – Times Union, May 13, 2022
$400M for Livingston Avenue Bridge – interview – Spectrum News, May 5, 2022
Schumer to Amtrak: Use federal $ to fix Livingston Avenue Bridge – Times Union, Nov. 30, 2021
Charles Schumer’s letter to Amtrak & press release re: Lexington Ave. Bridge – Dec. 1, 2021
Downtube Bike Shop Closing – Times Union, Mar 6, 2024
Albany startup developing e-bike charging – Times Union, Feb 19, 2024
Everyone benefits from good regional mass transit – Times Union, Nov 8, 2023
Bicycles for asylum seekers – Times Union, Sep 29, 2023
Pedal to Peebles bike ride – Times Union, Sep 23, 2023
Capital District Transportation Committee update – Times Union, Oct. 28, 2021
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