Upcoming Events

May
15
Thu
7:00 am Bike to Wherever Day is back – V... @ Ohlone Greenway & Marin Avenue
Bike to Wherever Day is back – V... @ Ohlone Greenway & Marin Avenue
May 15 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
Bike to Wherever Day is back – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! @ Ohlone Greenway & Marin Avenue
Join the City of Albany, AS&R, IBX Fitness and for “Bike to Wherever Day” in the Bay Area, a party on wheels!! And it’s back at our traditional, tried-&-true location, the Ohlone Greenway @ Marin.[...]
May
22
Thu
7:00 pm Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The monthly Transportation 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 things for[...]
May
31
Sat
12:00 pm FIX A FLAT WORKSHOP (IN ALBANY!!) @ Albany Library
FIX A FLAT WORKSHOP (IN ALBANY!!) @ Albany Library
May 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
FIX A FLAT WORKSHOP (IN ALBANY!!) @ Albany Library
Join Bike East Bay for an interactive, hands-on workshop where we will review the basic process of fixing a flat and inner tube patching, as well as strategies to avoid flats. Bring your own flat[...]
Jun
26
Thu
5:00 pm AS&R Happy Hour Meeting – Eat, d... @ Everest Kitchen
AS&R Happy Hour Meeting – Eat, d... @ Everest Kitchen
Jun 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
AS&R Happy Hour Meeting - Eat, drink & problem-solve!! @ Everest Kitchen | Albany | California | United States
Come and talk about walking and cycling in Albany, while eating delicious Nepali & Indian food in Everest Kitchen’s Parklet! All are invited. Got a gripe, question or idea that would make cycling or walking[...]
7:00 pm Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The monthly Transportation 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 things for[...]
Jul
3
Thu
7:00 pm AS&R Meeting – You’re Invited to...
AS&R Meeting – You’re Invited to...
Jul 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
AS&R Meeting - You're Invited to Join Virtually!
Have a gripe, an idea or some input about anything that would further cycling and pedestrian conditions here in Albany? Then join us at our next meeting (every other month – odd-numbered months) where we[...]
Jul
24
Thu
7:00 pm Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The monthly Transportation 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 things for[...]
Aug
28
Thu
5:00 pm AS&R Happy Hour Meeting – Eat, d... @ Everest Kitchen
AS&R Happy Hour Meeting – Eat, d... @ Everest Kitchen
Aug 28 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
AS&R Happy Hour Meeting - Eat, drink & problem-solve!! @ Everest Kitchen | Albany | California | United States
Come and talk about walking and cycling in Albany, while eating delicious Nepali & Indian food in Everest Kitchen’s Parklet! All are invited. Got a gripe, question or idea that would make cycling or walking[...]
Sep
4
Thu
7:00 pm AS&R Meeting – You’re Invited to...
AS&R Meeting – You’re Invited to...
Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
AS&R Meeting - You're Invited to Join Virtually!
Have a gripe, an idea or some input about anything that would further cycling and pedestrian conditions here in Albany? Then join us at our next meeting (every other month – odd-numbered months) where we[...]
Sep
25
Thu
7:00 pm Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Transportation Commission Meeting @ Council Chambers, City Hall
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The monthly Transportation 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 things for[...]

Discounts

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

Blue Heron Bikes: 10% off parts and accessories.

Bikes on Solano: 10% off labor, parts and accessories.

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

Consider a Year-end Tax-deductible Donation to Help Pedestrian and Bicycle Advocacy

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

16 of these attractive and useful “Bike Bike Racks” around town and counting!!

Like the Bike Bike Racks around town and want more? Are you thinking there are other ways Albany Strollers & Rollers (AS&R) could spend money to make cycling and walking safer and more enjoyable if AS&R were a bit better funded? Well, here’s an easy way to help, while getting tax benefits as well.
If you and/or your employer donate money to AS&R via our fiscal sponsor, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, it will go to important projects in Albany such as more bicycle parking where you and your neighbors needed it or more bike valet parking racks at local events.
And yes, you and/or your employer will get a tax write-off if you make the

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

Busy busy busy! Our Bicycle Valet Parking service is so popular we could use more of these bike valet racks!

donation through our fiscal sponsor. Do it before December 31 and you’ll get the benefit for 2013.
The best way to do this is to write a check made out to “East Bay Bicycle Coalition for Albany Strollers & Rollers” and send to Harry Chomsky, Treasurer, Albany Strollers & Rollers, 1127 Curtis St, Albany, CA  94706.
More questions? Email Amy Smolens at calamari@alumni.duke.edu or Harry Chomsky at harry@chomsky.net and we’ll get you going. And soon you’ll see the fruits of your donations right here in Albany!

2 comments to Consider a Year-end Tax-deductible Donation to Help Pedestrian and Bicycle Advocacy

  • Go AS&R ! I like the bike racks, and this post shows that comments are working (thru my WordPress account, at least!)

  • Amy Smolens

    Thanks so much to Lynn Eve Komaromi, Len Conly, David Arkin, James Morris and Catherine Sutton for their generous donations!
    This money will truly help enhance the experience of people bicycling and walking in Albany.

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