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On Saturday September 17 the RCA is organizing a self-guided Bike the Bridges ride to the Greentopia Festival site at High Falls from Genesee Valley Park (GVP), six miles one-way.
Meet at GVP anytime between 9:00 -10:30 A.M. and join other cyclists riding to the festival.
Print ride maps off the web site and sign the ride waiver on- line, www.greentopiafestival.com/highlights/bike.
The Rochester Cycling Alliance (RCA) will have a table at the Greentopia Festival on September 17 & 18, 10:00a .m. – 6:00 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. Go to www.greentopiafestival.com for more information.

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.

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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.

By Andrea Bernstein | July 28, 2011 – 12:31 pm

The Prospect Park West bike lane in Brooklyn (photo by Kate Hinds)

Biking is up in New York City by 14 percent from last spring. The NYC Department of Transportation says it recorded 18,809 cyclists per day, up from 16,463 in spring 2010.  Word of the increase in cycling comes the same day a poll shows a widening number of New Yorkers support bike lanes.
Read the story.

RCA Meeting


Date:  Tuesday July 19, 2011
Time: 7:00 – 9p.m.
Location: U of R, Georgen Hall Room 110

Map Link: http://www.rochester.edu/maps/ (River Campus)

Think Bicycling as Transportation

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See the article in Thursday June 23, 2011 D & C Newspaper online.
This year several City of Rochester streets will be stripped and signed to designate bike lanes.
Also, the use of the cycling road sharing symbol, sharrow, will begin to appear.
What does the Bicycle Master Plan do? – Cycling accommodations should be included in all future City road projects.

The Rochester Area Recumbent Enthusiasts (RARE) and the Rochester Bicycling Club (RBC) will host the 12th Annual RARE Recumbent Rally, “The R2K11.12”.
Join us for a fun ride starting at Hamlin Beach Park at 8:00A.M. or Ontario Beach Park at approximately 10:00A.M.
Maps, Cues Sheets & details at http://home.roadrunner.com/~rare/r2k_11_12.html
Uprights and Recumbents Unite!

Great News, Assembly bill A.8366 (Complete Streets) was introduced yesterday. However, we only have a couple of days left to get the Assembly to pass it. Please call Assemblyman Gantt and ask him to move this legislation through the Transportation Committee and help bring it to the Assembly floor for a vote. His local district office number is 454-3670.

Also call the other members of the Assembly in the area and let them know that A.8366 has been introduced and we would like it brought to the assembly floor for a vote before session ends.

Dan Burling – 585-786-0180
Sean Hanna – 585-334-5210
Steve Hawley – 585-589-5780
Mark Johns – 585-223-9130
Brian Kolb – 315-781-2030
Joe Morelle – 585-467-0410
Robert Oaks – 315-946-5166
Phil Palmesano – 607-776-9691
Bill Reilich – 585-225-4190


This legislation is expected to pass the NYS Senate this week and the Governor has also introduced Complete Streets legislation


Bill Armbruster
AARP – Associate State Director
435 E. Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620

Rochester Cycling Alliance Meeting: Tuesday June 21 at 7:00 P.M.
Location: RIT Center for Student Innovation, Room 1100
Map Link: http://facilities.rit.edu/campus/maps/general/general.pdf.
Guest Speaker: Chris Doran, Director of Business Development, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

Public Meeting on Monday, May 23, 7:30 P.M.

The subject - Traffic review to allow commercial vehicles access to a construction site for a residential development south of Lehigh Station Road and off Clover St.

Town of Pittsford Planning Board

Town of Pittsford Hall (lower level)

The issue – Clover St. is designated a bicycle route. Bicycle safety along Clover St. is of great concern to cyclists. Clover St., being a 55 mph thoroughfare and relatively narrow, that cyclists will be placed into danger by large construction vehicles trafficking on that road.

You are encouraged to attend the meeting and voice your opinion about cycling safety on a bicycle route that is used frequently by cyclists.

RCA Meeting Agenda

Date:  May 17, 2011
Time: 7:00 – 9p.m.
Location: U of R Georgen Hall Room 108

Map Link: http://www.rochester.edu/maps/ (River Campus)

Think Bicycling as Transportation

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Bike Week 5/20-27
Ride of Silence 5/18
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Symposium – All
Greentopia 9/17 & 18 (Bridges Ride) – ?
Wegmans East Ave Store Passport – Richard
501(c) (3) filing – Richard
Join LAB – Richard
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Next Meeting: June 21 at RIT

Check the RCA web site calendar for any last minute changes

Please RSVP Richard at rdscomm@rochester.rr.com if you plan to attend.

May 18, 2011
Meet: 6:30 p.m.
Start Time: 7:00 p.m. throughout North America
Start Location: Town of Penfield Highway Dept. on Jackson Road
Cyclists will ride in a slow, 10 mile silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roads.
Ride of Silence is sponsored by the Rochester Bicycling Club. It is a North American event now in its seventh year.
The ride will be escorted by Karwowski Escort Service. The Monroe County Sheriff Zone A will be present at the start.
Contact:
Andrew R Stewart
mine48565@mypacks.net
585 729-7008 cell