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I just found out that the City will be holding a public meeting regarding the resurfacing of Dewey Avenue (including restriping) on February 25, at 7:00 PM, in the Aquinas High School Cafeteria. The project involves resurfacing Dewey from Driving Park up to Eastman Avenue, which is north of Ridge Road.

The community charrette for this area currently calls for bike lanes along the entire length, but a charrette is only a plan, and it will be up to the community to hold the City’s feet to the fire and actually put them in the project. This is an excellent chance for bicyclists to make known their demands for bike lanes- and this would be a lane along a very long stretch of major thoroughfare. It enacted, it would undoubtedly be the longest and most useful bike lane in the County.

I plan on attending, but it would be great if we could get a bunch of cyclists there to advocate for the lanes. Some merchants may speak out against them, believing that they the lanes will interfere with their parking (it won’t) or that narrowing Dewey from 4 lanes to three will hurt their businesses (it is likely to INCREASE their business). The more cycling advocates speaking out, the better.

I just found out that the City will be holding a public meeting regarding the resurfacing of Dewey Avenue (including restriping) on February 25, at 7:00 PM, in the Aquinas High School Cafeteria. The project involves resurfacing Dewey from Driving Park up to Eastman Avenue, which is north of Ridge Road.

The community charrette for this area currently calls for bike lanes along the entire length, but a charrette is only a plan, and it will be up to the community to hold the City’s feet to the fire and actually put them in the project. This is an excellent chance for bicyclists to make known their demands for bike lanes- and this would be a lane along a very long stretch of major thoroughfare. It enacted, it would undoubtedly be the longest and most useful bike lane in the County.

I plan on attending, but it would be great if we could get a bunch of cyclists there to advocate for the lanes. Some merchants may speak out against them, believing that they the lanes will interfere with their parking (it won’t) or that narrowing Dewey from 4 lanes to three will hurt their businesses (it is likely to INCREASE their business). The more cycling advocates speaking out, the better.

I can’t attend this meeting, as it conflicts with another meeting that night. However, it would be great if some west side cyclists could go and advocate for 3-bike racks and covered bike parking at park and ride locations:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=276442592741&ref=mf

I can’t attend this meeting, as it conflicts with another meeting that night. However, it would be great if some west side cyclists could go and advocate for 3-bike racks and covered bike parking at park and ride locations:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=276442592741&ref=mf

It’s great that the C of R is now sending us e-mails regarding public meeting for street improvement projects:
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It was brought to my attention that the Rochester Cycling Alliance would like to be alerted when public meetings for street improvement projects are announced. I will be emailing you the notifications going forward. Please let me know if you need anything else.

Oakwood Rd

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941248

Mt Hope Ave

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941363

Kara A. Noto

City of Rochester | Dept. of Environmental Services- Commissioner’s Office

City Hall | 30 Church Street | Room 300B

Rochester, New York 14614

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I looked at the Oakwood project, and it seemed to be a residential street, with no important connections to other streets, not really a priority for bike lanes.

The Mt. Hope project seems like it should be a priority for bike lanes, but the notice said that the meeting was for a final design presentation. I think we would have to make A LOT of noise before the city would amend a final design.

-Bill Collins

It’s great that the C of R is now sending us e-mails regarding public meeting for street improvement projects:
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It was brought to my attention that the Rochester Cycling Alliance would like to be alerted when public meetings for street improvement projects are announced. I will be emailing you the notifications going forward. Please let me know if you need anything else.

Oakwood Rd

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941248

Mt Hope Ave

http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941363

Kara A. Noto

City of Rochester | Dept. of Environmental Services- Commissioner’s Office

City Hall | 30 Church Street | Room 300B

Rochester, New York 14614

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I looked at the Oakwood project, and it seemed to be a residential street, with no important connections to other streets, not really a priority for bike lanes.

The Mt. Hope project seems like it should be a priority for bike lanes, but the notice said that the meeting was for a final design presentation. I think we would have to make A LOT of noise before the city would amend a final design.

-Bill Collins

Public meeting for Culver Road reconstruction design- February 2, 2010, 6:00 PM at St. Ambrose Church, 25 Empire Blvd. If we can get a cyclist from that area to advocate for bike lanes it would carry more weight. Anyone from around there willing to go to this meeting with me?

Meeting Notice

Public meeting for Culver Road reconstruction design- February 2, 2010, 6:00 PM at St. Ambrose Church, 25 Empire Blvd. If we can get a cyclist from that area to advocate for bike lanes it would carry more weight. Anyone from around there willing to go to this meeting with me?

Meeting Notice