Latest News – April 2023
Detour, Dunn Memorial Bridge, starting March 6
New Scotland Rd rail trail bridge detour: March 6 through October 2023
Union Ave bike lanes, Saratoga, under construction – Times Union, Apr 6, 2023
Bike lanes, multi-use paths, infrastructure
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
Safety
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
Slingerlands Rail Trail Bridge – ongoing truck collisions
Rail trail detour – instructions as of April 3, 2023
Rail Trail Bridge Project Schedule – Albany County
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
Empire State Trail
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
Livingston Avenue Bridge
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
Other topics
Capital District Transportation Committee update – Times Union, Oct. 28, 2021
Albany Bicycle Coalition 