Source: Benchmarking Report, Alliance for Biking and Walking, 2016 as reported in BICYCLE TIMES, Jun 2016.
Filed under Activisim, Bike Lanes, BikeShare
Cleaning the Uncle Sam Trial in Troy – 4/23/26 – The photo says it all – Albany Bicycle Coalition member David with a trailer of trash from the trail
Eight hours of work produced five bags of trash and an additional bag left behind on the trail. Two more bags resulted from a return visit on the following day. It’s all good …
Filed under Activisim, Events, Service by Bicycles, Support the Cause, Volunteer
June 25, 2013
Steven Krokoff, Chief
Albany Police Department
165 Henry Johnson Blvd.
Albany, New York 12210
Dear Chief Krokoff:
The electronic warning/advisory signs that the Albany Police Department has installed around the City of Albany seem to be a timely and valuable service.
The sign in the eastbound lane of Washington Ave. at its intersection with Manning Blvd. cautions drivers to be alert for motorcycles. Would you please arrange for a modest update so that this and other similar messages are expanded to include bicycles?
Sincerely,
Lorenz M. Worden President
Albany Bicycle Coalition
lorenzworden@verizon.net
Filed under Activism
A reader of the July-August 2012 League of American Bicyclists’ “American Bicyclist” complained that the magazine featured a rider in flip-flops. The writer’s statement is as follows (November-December 2012 issue): “Riding in flip-flops is dangerous. Featuring riders with helmets and flip-flops sends a distorted message implying safe riding conditions when, in fact, those flip-flops are a hazard to the person wearing them AND those riding along side the flip-flopper. Please stress the danger of riding in flip-flops and the importance of safe riding head and foot gear.”
The offending picture was clearly composed for the article and featured riders out for a causal cruise. (To view the image, click the above LAB link and page through to page 10 of the July-August issue.)
This kind of nonsense raises multiple questions:
With so many more critical safe riding issues – rider education, bicycle maintenance, traffic control, motor vehicle traffic enforcement, road maintenance – it is regrettable that this level of criticism even gets printed.
No Heels Please!
Filed under Article
The Albany Police Department is seeking funds to help provide helmets to Albany children. Their goal is to raise enough to supply 1,000 helmets.
You can contribute by visiting the McDonald’s restaurant located at 391 Central Ave every Tuesday this September. 20% of all sales between 5PM and 8PM on Tuesdays will be donated to the helmet program.
McDonald’s will also be donating a bicycle that will be raffled off in the restaurant. Tickets are $1 each. Winner will be picked on Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00PM.
Directions to the location.
Editor’s Note: We’re currently looking into the best way to donate directly to the program and will update this post shortly.
Filed under Fundraising, Support the Cause
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