Golden Gate Bridge via Google Street View on Vimeo
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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!
Bike Master Plan website now up
The City of Rochester has launched the website for the Bicycle Master Plan currently being developed. It’s pretty limited right now, but more information will be added as the project progresses. Check it out!
Bike Master Plan website now up
The City of Rochester has launched the website for the Bicycle Master Plan currently being developed. It’s pretty limited right now, but more information will be added as the project progresses. Check it out!
A NYC view on our Upstate sprawl
A very interesting essay from a resident of NYC, who feels that they are paying the price for upstate sprawl:
-Bill Collins
A NYC view on our Upstate sprawl
A very interesting essay from a resident of NYC, who feels that they are paying the price for upstate sprawl:
-Bill Collins
Bike 4 Breakfast
Bike 4 Breakfast (a Bike Week event) took place on Sunday, May 23rd from 8:00am – 11:00am. The ride started at Eastern Mountain Sports in Pittsford Plaza and followed the Canal Path to the Genesee River Path in route to the South Wedge Diner (located in Rochester’s South Wedge neighborhood). The people, weather and ride were all great! The total number of riders that participated was 14. Great event – look forward to offering it again sometime this summer.
Thanks to Chintana for helping out.
Bike 4 Breakfast
Bike 4 Breakfast (a Bike Week event) took place on Sunday, May 23rd from 8:00am – 11:00am. The ride started at Eastern Mountain Sports in Pittsford Plaza and followed the Canal Path to the Genesee River Path in route to the South Wedge Diner (located in Rochester’s South Wedge neighborhood). The people, weather and ride were all great! The total number of riders that participated was 14. Great event – look forward to offering it again sometime this summer.
Thanks to Chintana for helping out.
Get that pothole filled!
For motorists, potholes are an annoyance, but they can be extremely dangerous for cyclists! If you encounter potholes in the City of Rochester, you can use this on-line form to report them to the City for repair:
In my experience, the City fills the pothole within a couple of days.
Get that pothole filled!
For motorists, potholes are an annoyance, but they can be extremely dangerous for cyclists! If you encounter potholes in the City of Rochester, you can use this on-line form to report them to the City for repair:
In my experience, the City fills the pothole within a couple of days.
Rochester Cycling Alliance / Bike Week Commuter Race just finished – cyclist won after a close race. Times will be updated later and possibly a video too! Thanks to everyone who helped out with the race. Great way to start out Bike Week. Don’t miss the Light-up the River Ride tonight at 9:00PM. Visit: www.rochestercyclingalliance.org for details.
Rochester Cycling Alliance / Bike Week Commuter Race just finished – cyclist won after a close race. Times will be updated later and possibly a video too! Thanks to everyone who helped out with the race. Great way to start out Bike Week. Don’t miss the Light-up the River Ride tonight at 9:00PM. Visit: www.rochestercyclingalliance.org for details.
Friday, May 21st – Commuter Race (First Bike Week Event)
Rochester’s Bike Week starts tomorrow! Tomorrow is also National Bike to Work Day – BIKE TO WORK! Come support the Bike Week Commuter Race at 7:00am (Bicyclists vs. car vs. bus). Race will begin at Starbucks (Corner of Winton and Monroe) at 7:00am and terminates in front of the museum on Monroe Ave (just before Manhattan Sq Pk).
Friday, May 21st – Commuter Race (First Bike Week Event)
Rochester’s Bike Week starts tomorrow! Tomorrow is also National Bike to Work Day – BIKE TO WORK! Come support the Bike Week Commuter Race at 7:00am (Bicyclists vs. car vs. bus). Race will begin at Starbucks (Corner of Winton and Monroe) at 7:00am and terminates in front of the museum on Monroe Ave (just before Manhattan Sq Pk).