Report damaged catch basins to Rochester Pure Waters District, 585.753.7600 x1. Reference an address to help pinpoint the location.
RCA at Greentopia
The Rochester Cycling Alliance (RCA) will have a presence at the Greentopia Festival on September 17 & 18, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. Go to www.greentopiafestival.com for more information.
On Saturday the 17th, the RCA is organizing a self-guided Bike-the-Bridges ride to the festival fromGeneseeValleyParktoHighFalls(six miles one way). Meet there anytime between 9:00 -10:30 a.m. and join other cyclists riding to the event. Free bicycle parking is available at the event.
Print ride maps off the web site and sign the ride waiver on- line; www.greentopiafestival.com/highlights/bike.
The RCA will also have a table at the festival site. Stop by to get some free educational cycling material, bicycle road & trails map, or just to talk about the bicycle infrastructure in theRochesterregion.
The Cycling Alliance is gratefully accepting volunteers to staff the table. Go to https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjwrTZlKE2FLdGw1bmROdXpjZGV0X19JWS04ZXMyaUE&hl=en_US&pli=1#gid=0 to claim your spot or contact Rochelle Bell at rbell@monroecounty.gov.
Bike Lanes Marked on Two Major Local New York State Roads
Bike Lanes now marked on two major local New York State roads.
The recently completed Jefferson Road project, Route 390 to Hylan Drive, now has an approximate four foot shoulder and marked with the bicycle lane logo.
Monroe Ave. from Clover St. to French road was recently repaved. The shoulder was increased from four to five feet and marked as a bicycle lane.
Both are challenging roads to cycle mainly due to a very high volume of motor vehicle traffic. I have seen many experienced cyclist riding on both roads during commute time periods. For those less experienced or fearful there are sidewalks on both roadways to ease your fears.
Ride safely.
Governor Cuomo Signs “Complete Streets”
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Earlier this year, Reconnect Rochester teamed up with Tri-State Transportation Campaign
and other transportation advocacy groups from around New York state in an effort to mobilize support for, and urge Governor Cuomo to sign New York’s first Complete Streets law. Thousands of you and other New Yorkers signed petitions and wrote and called your representatives. It made all the difference, helping to get this issue onto the agendas of elected officials and making sure it passed during a busy legislative session.
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Earlier this week Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill that will make streets safer for everyone. The law will ensure that major road projects take into account the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and people of all ages and abilities.
Whether young or old; on foot, in a wheelchair, on a bike, or in a car, everyone is safer when roads are designed so everyone can use them. Roads designed according to complete streets principles are safer and encourage walking and cycling, leading to healthier neighborhoods and better quality of life. This is an extremely important reform that will save lives.
Thank YOU for helping to win positive change!
Mapnificent, Meet Rochester.
Posted by: John Lam
Scoop one for Reconnect Rochester! Several days ago we noticed Mapnificent.net (a new site for visualizing transit reachability) hadn’t included Rochester among its cities. Clicking into its support forum led me to a post also seeking support for Rochester. A quick search told us our bus company had just announced the public availability of their General Transit Feed Specification, so in response we posted the location of this feed and within an hour Rochester debuted in Mapnificent.
Bicycle Day at the Brighton Farmers Market Sunday August 21, 2011
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Bicycle Day at the Brighton Farmers Market (www.brightonfarmersmarket.org/)
Sunday August 21, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Brighton High School parking lot
1150 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14618.
R. Community Bikes will be collecting used bicycles at the Brighton Farmers Market. Bike donations are tax deductible.
Please bring your used bicycle to the market to donate to a wonderful community organization.
10:00 a.m. – Brighton Police Dept. bicycle safety talk.
Free helmets kids donated by Brighton Police Patrolman’s Association.
Brooks, Rochester General Hospital Host Wheel Sport Safety Contest Ceremony
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, in collaboration with the Office of Traffic Safety, the Rochester General Hospital Association and the Twigs organization, hosted the 23rd annual Wheel Sport Safety Awareness Contest Awards Ceremony. The event, which took place at Greece Ridge Mall, honored local schoolchildren for their participation in a coloring and writing contest.
“This annual contest is a great opportunity for our children to be advocates and raise awareness of the dangers of riding a bicycle, rollerblading, or skateboarding without proper protection,” said Brooks. “By educating the public on safe wheel sport practices, we will certainly prevent countless injuries to our children and in turn, will save precious lives.”The coloring and writing contests promote all forms of wheel sport safety including bicycle, in-line skates, roller-skates, skateboards and scooters. Fourteen children were awarded first place, earning them new bicycles and helmets, and 357 contest participants received new properly fitted helmets, all of which were donated by Rochester General Hospital and Twigs.
Nearly 2,600 entries were submitted this year from a total of 84 local schools.
“The Twigs of Rochester General Hospital are a proud co-sponsor of the Wheel Sport Safety Contest,” said Trudie Kirshner, Rochester General Hospital Association and TWIGS President. “We invite children in grades K-6 to submit colored pages, drawings and essays addressing safety issues. This important event is a fun and educational way for children in Monroe County Schools to learn about safety as it relates to wheeled vehicles.”
Nearly 2,600 entries were submitted this year from a total of 84 local schools.
“The Twigs of Rochester General Hospital are a proud co-sponsor of the Wheel Sport Safety Contest,” said Trudie Kirshner, Rochester General Hospital Association and TWIGS President. “We invite children in grades K-6 to submit colored pages, drawings and essays addressing safety issues. This important event is a fun and educational way for children in Monroe County Schools to learn about safety as it relates to wheeled vehicles.”
Twigs was founded as a grassroots organization in 1887 and supports Rochester General Hospital through fundraising and donations. There are currently over 600 members of Twigs in the Rochester area.