Discounts Become an AS&R member and get discounts at local bike shops and businesses!
Blue Heron Bikes: 10% off parts and accessories.
Marie Bowser Acupuncture: 30% off your first visit.
Bikes on Solano: 10% off labor, parts and accessories.
Quad Republic Skate Co. 5% off SKATES, 10% off parts & accessories.
Offers are valid to members of Albany Strollers & Rollers and their households. Tell your friends!
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By Harry Chomsky, on September 25th, 2019 In the closest victory for biking in Albany in over ten years, the Council approved one-year bike boulevard pilots on Adams and Kains to be installed in the future pending funding. In the week of the climate strike and after having earlier in the same meeting considered the draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan showing [read more…]
By Amy Smolens, on April 8th, 2018 With a busy Bike Month almost upon us, I (Amy) have been contacting many local and regional businesses requesting donations for our events such as Bike to Work Day and the APAL Bike Rodeo. I’m thrilled to report that we got a lot of generous donations from businesses both new and old, local and regional!
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By Amy Smolens, on September 12th, 2017 Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!! You, your neighbors and friends with AS&R parked 300 + of them at our two lots! Photo courtesy Nick Pilch
The 43rd annual Solano Avenue Stroll was a rockin’ and rollin’ success, thanks to our fabulous volunteers! Albany Strollers & Rollers again managed two Bicycle Valet Parking lots for the [read more…]
By Amy Smolens, on September 3rd, 2017 Cast your vote for AS&R and your favorite local businesses in the “Best of Albany” competition by September 15th!
We are excited to announce that your very own organization, Albany Strollers & Rollers, has been nominated for the Best of Albany in the category of ‘Best in Albany Community Service Award!’ Voting has [read more…]
By Amy Smolens, on June 14th, 2017 Albany Strollers & Rollers (AS&R) is pleased to have had a number of recent successes such as:
Successfully advocated for the new cycletrack in front of the UC Village development (Sprouts, additional retail, and senior housing) 8 new “Bike Bike Racks” and one “Air Kit” bicycle pump around the city in the past year, for [read more…]
By pdjordan, on February 9th, 2017 AS&R recently learned the East Bay Regional Park District has developed 30% engineering drawings of the Bay Trail segment it will construct between Buchanan and Gilman. These drawings could not be readily found on the web, so AS&R reached out for help acquiring them. Several members successfully jumped on it, so now AS&R and you [read more…]
By pdjordan, on February 9th, 2017 As last reported, the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s (ACTC) grant application to fund construction of the active transportation overpass at Gilman it proposed was not funded. However at that time it had not been funded by the State. All unfunded applications are subsequently forwarded to the relevant regional transportation agency for consideration of funding from [read more…]
By pdjordan, on December 28th, 2016 The “final” design of the active transportation facilities along the portion of San Pablo fronting the University Village Mixed Use project was shown to the Traffic and Safety Commission at its December meeting. To AS&R’s surprise, the proposed signalized active transportation crossing of San Pablo at Dartmouth did not include accommodation for people cycling. Here [read more…]
By pdjordan, on December 22nd, 2016 AS&R has sent a letter to the Berkeley City Council, Transportation Commission, and Transportation Division providing input on Berkeley’s draft Bike Plan. Chief among this input is asking that the plan include connections on Berkeley’s side to all the cycling routes proposed in Albany’s Active Transportation Plan (ATP). Most of these connections were already proposed [read more…]
By pdjordan, on October 21st, 2015 In 2010 Albany Strollers & Rollers completed a census of the worst sidewalk condition in each block in Albany. The census found 194 of Albany’s 600 blocks of sidewalk had significant damage (a vertical offset 1 inch or greater or a slope of 9% or greater) within the best two and a half foot width [read more…]
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