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Albany Bicycle Coalition members assisted the Protected Bicycle Lane Coalition in promoting protected bicycle lanes for the Madison Avenue Traffic Calming project at the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association evening concert on 7/20/15. Held at the Elks’ Lodge on Yates and Allen Sts., the objectives were to educate concertgoers on the benefits of protected bicycle lanes, to get them to sign a supporting petition, fill out a postcard, and pose for a photo expressing their position on protected bicycle lanes.
There was an enthusiastic response by all who stopped by the table, several of whom related their support for protected bicycle lanes to their parenting responsibilities and goals.
The photos speak for themselves . . .
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Father & Son
Day Care and Work
Promotional Booth
The Staff Arrives!
Filed under Activisim
PUBLIC MEETING – Madison Avenue Traffic Calming – Wed., July 29, 2015 – 6 PM
PUBLIC MEETING – Madison Avenue Traffic Calming – Wed., July 29, 2015 – 6 PM
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Latest Update on Albany’s Protected/Separated Bicycle Lanes 
1.PUBLIC MEETING – Madison Avenue Traffic Calming (new date)
Wed., July 29, 2015 – 6:00 to 8:00 PM
The City of Albany is progressing on Madison Avenue Traffic Calming from South Allen St. to Lark St. The project will reduce the number of travel lanes, while improving bicycle accommodations and completing all work between the existing curbs. Public comments are being solicited, and you are invited to join the City’s design team at this meeting to hear an overview of the project and to provide input on the alternatives.
Meeting Location: College of Saint Rose, Touhey Forum, Lally School of Education, 1009 Madison Ave. (on north side, just east of Main Ave.), Wednesday, July 29 – 6:00 PM
For additional information or questions, contact: Bill Trudeau Jr., Coordinator of Traffic Engineering, 434-5791, wtrudeau@albany-ny.org
2. Sign the Protected Bicycle Lanes petition here. Join the parade of people who demand this change for the City of Albany.
3. Facebook – Please continue to send this Protected Bicycle Lanes link to your e-contacts. If each person receiving this e-mail got ONE ADDITIONLAL PERSON to sign up, we’d more than double the number of “likes.” Also, there’s a lot of info on Protected Bicycle Lane on this FB page.
Filed under protected bicycle lanes
Ride of Silence 2105 – Wed, 5/20, 6:00 and 6:30 PM
Please attend the annual and national Ride of Silence on this Wednesday, May 20. Your participation honors cyclists killed or injured in collisions with automobiles. Our silence during the ride promotes safety awareness and mutual respect on the road. We will visit the ghost bike sites in the City of Albany and Colonie.
There are two Starting Points – Boat Launch area, Albany Corning Preserve, 6:00 PM and W. Capitol Park & Washington Ave. & State St., 6:30 PM.
Anyone with a bicycle and helmet is welcome to this slow-pace and quiet ride. If you prefer not to ride, please meet at Diva De Loayza’s site at the corner of Western Ave., Homestead, and University Place (near Sunoco station, the Uncommon Grounds plaza, and All Saints RC Church).
Please remember your fellow riders:
- Stephen Nolan – June 2, 2014 (age 53, killed by car, King & Federal Sts., Troy)
- Brian Bailey – March 11, 2014 (age 37, bicyclist killed by truck, Route 9W, Ravena)
- Matthew Ratelle – December 20, 2012 (age 40, bicyclist killed by impaired driver, Rt. 22, Petersburg)
- Paul J. Merges, Jr. – November 24, 2012 (age 45, bicyclist killed by pickup truck/drunk driver, Manning and Roosevelt, Albany)
- Nicholas Richichi – October 19, 2007 (age 53, bicyclist killed by motor coach, Fuller Rd., Colonie)
- Diva De Loayza – June 6, 2007 (age 40; bicyclist killed by car, Western Ave. at Homestead, Albany)
- Alan R. Fairbanks – October 29, 2006 (age 72; bicyclist died after being hit by car, Rt. 5-S at bicycle path, Rotterdam)
- Jose Perez – August 3, 2006 (age 60; bicyclist killed by SUV, Broadway at Quay St., Albany.)
- Joel Melnikoff – July 3, 2006 (age 49; bicyclist killed by car/drunk, Rt. 32, Bethlehem)
- David Ryan – June 29, 2004 (age 32; bicyclist killed by car/reckless driver, Riverview Rd., Rexford)
- Robert F. Zayhowski – July 16, 2000 (age 43; bicyclist killed by SUV/drunk driver, Rt. 66, Sand Lake)
Filed under Activism, Ride of Silence
Resolutions for People on Bicycles
Resolutions for people on bicycles who want to promote a positive image of cycling are probably best left for when the weather is more conducive for getting out on the streets.
So, here goes –
I will –
- Obey the law – stop for signs and signals especially when setting an example for people in cars or on foot . . . and stay off the sidewalks
- Lube my chain and check my tires
- Check that my brakes work
- Be deferential to all pedestrians no matter how crazily they act
- Smile and say “good morning,” “good afternoon,” etc. to everyone I meet while riding
- Shop locally at locally owned businesses who hire local people and pay a fair wage
- Speak out on behalf of people on bicycles in a polite and non-confrontational manner
- Signal my stops, scan and signal my turns, and make eye contact with people in cars and on foot
- Support my local bike rescue and bicycle shops
- Wave and smile to those in cars who are bothered by my presence on a bicycle on my streets (no “one finger waves,” s.v.p.)
Filed under Activisim, Bike Month, Editorial
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