Discounts

Become an AS&R member and get discounts at local bike shops and businesses.

Berkeley Bikes and Skateboards: 15% off labor, parts and accessories.

Wheels of Justice (formerly Solano Avenue Cyclery): 10% off parts and accessories.

Marie Bowser Acupuncture: 25% on all visits.

Blue Heron Bikes: 10% off parts and accessories.

Offers are valid to members of Albany Strollers & Rollers and their households. Tell your friends!
Contact us with questions.

2013 Arts & Green Festival Wrapup

Busy busy busy! Our Bicycle Valet Parking service was hopping all day!

Busy busy busy! Our Bicycle Valet Parking service was hopping all day!

We had a fun and successful day at the Albany Arts and Green Festival on Sunday. Our Bicycle Valet Parking service was well used, as always. We parked about 90 bicycles, talked to lots of people about what we do and answered [read more…]

2013 Bike to Work Day Wrapup

458 people rode by or stopped at our Energizer Station, including Albany’s own rolling home inspector, Jay Marlette.courtesy Francesco Papalia

What a great Bike to Work Day! 458 people rode by and so many of them stopped by to enjoy food, coffee and good company & conversation! We enjoyed having you at our Energizer [read more…]

Progress toward San Pablo bike lanes

On Thursday, April 25th, the Traffic & Safety Commission considered whether the upcoming Complete Streets plan for San Pablo Ave. should include bike lanes.  Adding bike lanes unfortunately requires removing some street parking.  The consultants offered a hybrid plan, with bike lanes in some sections, where they are most needed and where the existing parking [read more…]

UC Proposes San Pablo Cycle Track!

Shortly after the final signature was applied to the settlement agreement between UC and AS&R, UC’s University Village Mixed-Use Project developers informed AS&R they had included a two-way cycle track along the project frontage on San Pablo.  This includes in front of the proposed Sprouts Farmers Market north of Monroe.  The new plans showing the [read more…]

UC, AS&R and C0A Reach Settlement!

AS&R and Carbon Neutral Albany (C0A) are pleased to announce agreement with the University of California (UC) on a proposed amendment to the global climate change mitigation measure regarding the University Village Mixed-Use Project in Albany, California. The parties hope the Albany City Council will adopt this amendment at its meeting this [read more…]

We want YOU at Bike Month Events!

Hi Strollers & Rollers, May is Bike Month, which means it’s a busy time of year for our group and our city! With so much happening, we need help from our community to make these upcoming events a success:

Bike to Work Day - Thursday 5/9 6:30am-9am Volunteers needed to count cyclists, hand out swag bags [read more…]

Poll about Bike Trailer Share

Albany Strollers & Rollers is considering launching a bike trailer sharing program.  We would like to help people use bicycles for tasks that they might have thought required a car: transporting children, groceries, equipment, or even Christmas trees.

Please click here to take our poll to tell us whether you would use a trailer sharing [read more…]

First annual Treasurer’s Report

I have posted AS&R’s first annual Treasurer’s Report. This report covers calendar year 2012. I plan to post a report like this each calendar year, so that our members can see where our funds come from and how they are being spent.

Access to Buchanan Street bicycle-pedestrian bridge

Project Update (February 13, 2013):

Aleida Andrino-Chavez (City of Albany’s Transportation Planner) provided us with this photo (sent by Ana Bernardes in Public Works who is overseeing the construction of the project).  Please note the new, improved curb-cuts at Buchanan/Pierce where the new cycling ramp / plaza meets the street.  Kudos to the City staff [read more…]

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The racks at St. Alban’s Church have gotten plenty of use already!

You may have noticed 6 bright, shiny and colorful new Dero “Bike Bike Racks” around town. These are a partnership between the local businesses, Albany Strollers & Rollers and the City of Albany. The locations with two new racks each are Wheels [read more…]