Dark forces are waiting for us to let down our guard
Electronics companies try to start a pro-distracted driving lobby, but backtrack quickly when the Secretary of Transportation raises a fuss.
-Bill Collins
Dark forces are waiting for us to let down our guard
Electronics companies try to start a pro-distracted driving lobby, but backtrack quickly when the Secretary of Transportation raises a fuss.
-Bill Collins
River Meadow Crossing
Allen Kerkeslager helped me find an even better link to connect the RITtweenway with the Genesee Valley Greenway, and Jay Jackson pointed out that a bike ferry could be a way cool and relatively easy way to get the job done.
Here is the site we are talking about in google maps. On the east side of the crossing, the land is reportedly owned by developers planning to create a pond and preserve in the big open areas, and on the west side some unused NYState owned property seems to be waiting for our new lease on life.
The crossing would connect the “River Meadow Preserve” to an asphalted former water testing facility reportedly owned by New York State. The landing would offer near-perfect access to to the Genessee Valley Greenway either via Scottsville Rd and Brook Rd, or southwest by way of the road that exteds from right across the landing.
. Here is the eastward looking view back to River Meadow Dr.
As for how the crossing would be implemented, one could imagine a bicycle/pedestrian bridge or even a small cable ferry (which could be designed and built by RIT faculty and students!)
· River Meadow Crossing
- would create new recreational options for local residents,
- would create a short and safe bike-commute to and from RIT and RIT’s new Global Village
- would create a scenic and efficient 10 mile bike ride to downtown Rochester via RIT, Park Point and the Rochester Greenway.
- would make us essential links in the emerging Rochester-Williamsport Greenway
- would establish Henrietta, RIT, and Rochester as leaders in the transition to more ecological, economical, and healthy life styles.
- would enrich the community.
The “Rochester Bicycle Ecology” is a flagship project of RIT’s Center for Student Innovation (which I now direct.)
● We have been promoting the under-appreciated “Rochester Greenway” that connects Henrietta with Downtown Rochester by way of RIT and the Lehigh Valley North Trail.
● We organized last October’s Rochester Cycling Summit , helped found the Rochester Cycling Alliance and helped put theRochester-Williamsport Greenway on the agenda for NY and PA planners.
● In less than a year, we’ve had significant impact, and this summer we are working with the Rochester Cycling Alliance to stimulate and coordinate a “Greater Rochester Active Transportation System“.
U.S. Bicycle Route System – FAQs – Adventure Cycling Association
U.S. Bicycle Route System – FAQs – Adventure Cycling Association: “USBRS – Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the U.S. Bicycle Route System?
2. What are the advantages of having a U.S. Bicycle Route?
3. Is there demand?
4. Who is funding this initiative?
5. Are there any existing routes?
6. How are routes decided upon?
7. Who oversees/maintains the U.S. Bicycle Route System?
8. What does designation mean?
9. What stipulations are there for developing U.S. Bicycle Routes?
10. What if the best route or an important connection is not on a road managed by the State Department of Transportation?
11. What is AASHTO?
12. What is the Adventure Cycling Association?
1. What is the U.S. Bicy”
"Safe Passing" Law passes NYS Legislature
A bill that mandates cars to pass a bicyclist at a “safe distance” passed the Legislature yesterday:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100630006
Thanks to Richard, Harvey, and all the other NYS cyclist advocates that worked hard to get this bill passed! Hopefully the governor will sign, but it appeared to pass both houses with more than 2/3 vote, so an override shouldn’t be difficult, if it comes to that.
-Bill Collins
"Safe Passing" Law passes NYS Legislature
A bill that mandates cars to pass a bicyclist at a “safe distance” passed the Legislature yesterday:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100630006
Thanks to Richard, Harvey, and all the other NYS cyclist advocates that worked hard to get this bill passed! Hopefully the governor will sign, but it appeared to pass both houses with more than 2/3 vote, so an override shouldn’t be difficult, if it comes to that.
-Bill Collins
And another City bike tour
This one focuses on Artwalk and Cobbs Hill area, July 20th:
-Bill Collins
Guided Bike Ride
Free guided bike tour of Marketview Heights and the Arts District, sponsored by the City of Rochester and MVP, July 6th:
-Bill Collins
And another City bike tour
This one focuses on Artwalk and Cobbs Hill area, July 20th:
-Bill Collins
Guided Bike Ride
Free guided bike tour of Marketview Heights and the Arts District, sponsored by the City of Rochester and MVP, July 6th:
-Bill Collins
A group of cyclists in Canada gets impatient with government inaction regarding cycling infrastructure and takes measures into its own hands.
-Bill Collins
A group of cyclists in Canada gets impatient with government inaction regarding cycling infrastructure and takes measures into its own hands.
-Bill Collins
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy features Urban Trails
Urban Pathways News and Updates
- Portland, Ore. – Community Cycling Center Director Alison Gravespresented the Understanding Barriers to Bicycling project at a seminar at Portland State University. As part of the project, the center conducted workshops and focus groups with various communities of color, providing insight on how best to tailor programming.
- Minneapolis, Minn. – Streetfilms produced a video highlighting the city’s bike-friendly improvements, including trail network construction and trail programming such as the Midtown Greenway Trail Watch.
- Greenville, S.C. – In a newspaper article about safety on the Greenville Hospital System Swamp Rabbit Tram Trail, trail planners Ty Houck and Brian Graham point to various anti-crime design techniques they discussed at our gathering in New Orleans.
- Washington, D.C. – On the occasion of the ribbon cutting for the newest section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (pictured), we look back at trail planner Heather Deutsch’s presentation on construction challenges.
In addition to news from around the nation, there are new resources and opportunities available to your trail:
Apply for RTCA Assistance by August 1
The National Park Service (NPS) Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program is asking outdoor conservation projects to apply for technical assistance from NPS staff. Many urban pathways have received assistance from RTCA, and your project could be next! Visit the RTCA website to fill out an application or contact an RTCA staff member near you.
New Resource: Trail Maintenance Funding
Discover a new section of RTC’s Trail-Building Toolbox dedicated to funding mechanisms for trail maintenance. It highlights four urban trails – in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas – that have taken different approaches to funding upkeep. The new resource includes documents that can help your trail.
Stay on top of the latest resources by visiting the Urban Pathways Initiative and using our RSS feed 
. Is there something we’re missing or a question you have for the larger group? Let us know in the forums.
State of the City
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**Trevor Flynn Lecture at MAG: June 17, 7pm:Re-Envisioning PARK(ing) Day: Idea Generation Workshop at RoCo: Saturday June 26 @ 1pm |
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| State of the City is a group exhibition featuring Trevor Flynn, Amy Casey and Spectres of Liberty. State of the City 2010 engages artists, creative professionals and the public in considering and envisioning the history and
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RochesterGreenway now on Google Maps
I discovered today that the RochesterGreenway (aka Lehigh Valley North Trail) is now showing up on the Google maps bike layer.
I also scoped out a nice bicycle boulevard route inspired by Richard deSarra’s Monroe Bicycle Boulevard Ride. It goes from Cobbs Creek to Hinsdale to Pinnacle to Crossman to Field to Westerloe to Lac de Ville. At which point you can jog to Clinton (traffic alert!) to get to the Canal. I dub this route the Pinnacle -Lac deVille route.
It comes tantalizingly close to Brighton Park, however. and so I’ve marked an area for future exploration.
Feel free to add to this map!
