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Jul
27
Thu
7:00 pm
Traffic & Safety Commission Meeting
@ Council Chambers, City Hall
Traffic & Safety Commission Meeting
@ Council Chambers, City Hall
Jul 27 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The monthly Traffic & Safety Commission Meeting, the Fourth Thursday of every month, is a great place to make your ideas known, find out about the transportation issues and projects in Albany, and help improve[...]
Aug
5
Sat
1:00 pm
Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Work...
@ Dwinelle Hall, Room 209, UC Berkeley
Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Work...
@ Dwinelle Hall, Room 209, UC Berkeley
Aug 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 Want to ride more but don’t feel confident enough? Here’s a FREE bicycle skills class, courtesy of Bike East Bay (with support from the UC Berkeley Police Department.) Learn basic rules of the road, how to share[...]
Aug
18
Fri
6:30 pm
Bike About Town Family Rides
@ Bikes On Solano
Bike About Town Family Rides
@ Bikes On Solano
Aug 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
 Grab your bikes and invite your friends & family – it’s time for the annual Bike About Town rides! Join the City of Albany’s Department of Recreation and a bunch of your fellow Rollers as we explore[...]
Sep
2
Sat
1:00 pm
Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Work...
@ Dwinelle Hall, Room 209, UC Berkeley
Urban Cycling 101 Classroom Work...
@ Dwinelle Hall, Room 209, UC Berkeley
Sep 2 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Want to ride more but don’t feel confident enough? Here’s a FREE bicycle skills class, courtesy of Bike East Bay (with support from the UC Berkeley Police Department.) Learn basic rules of the road, how to share[...]
Sep
10
Sun
10:00 am
Solano Stroll – Volunteers Neede...
@ Tree Lot and Wells Fargo parking lot
Solano Stroll – Volunteers Neede...
@ Tree Lot and Wells Fargo parking lot
Sep 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
 Albany Strollers & Rollers will again be providing Free Bicycle Valet Parking at two locations: 1800 Solano Ave (Wells Fargo) and 1245 Solano (the vacant lot near Masonic.) We’ll also have an information table by our[...]
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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…] 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…] 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…] 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…] 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…] 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…] The racks are perfectly situated for folks who want to enjoy the beach, a hike or just enjoy the beautiful view. Let’s make sure we still have recreational access to the Albany Bulb & Neck! Do you ride your bike, walk, hike, jog or otherwise enjoy the Albany Bulb & Neck areas? Do you [read more…] Albany has the second highest percentage of people biking to work of cities in Alameda County and the third or fourth highest in the Bay Area. People are voting with their wheels that Albany is a good place to ride. For the last decade, Albany has focused on implementing complicated and/or expensive infrastructure projects that [read more…] Well, we can’t get there quite yet, but a significant step has been taken. The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the tentative parcel maps and the design review for the University Village Mixed Use Project on Wednesday, December 11th. The conditions of approval include the developers providing up to an additional two feet abutting [read more…] The Traffic & Safety Commission meeting on October 24th led to some results and news of interest to AS&R. Details below, but here are the highlights: Complete Streets: The Commission approved the final plan and sent it on to the City Council. The controversial bus stop move is still included in the plan. [read more…] |
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