The city will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Albany Bay Trail Connector Tuesday, Oct. 30.
The project was intended to improve the connection between regional pathways throughout the Bay Area and the Bay Trail.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner are scheduled to attend and to give brief speeches during the ceremony.
The project includes multiple funding from federal, state and regional agencies, as well as partnerships with the University of California, Albany Unified School District, and the United States Department of Agriculture research facility in Albany.
Albany Strollers & Rollers was involved in the process, serving on the committee to select the engineering firm and helping work on the facility design.
You may be familiar with Street Level Cycles from the free tuneups they offer every year at the Arts & Green Festival. They are a non-profit that teaches at-risk youth job skills that will help them transition into the workforce, as well as serving as a public bike shop (go on and use the tools yourself sometime!)
Thanks to the efforts of a committed group of staff and interns and generous support from the community, renovations are complete and our new public repair shop and newly renovated rental shop are ready to go! So join them on May 30th to check out our new spaces and our fancy new Public Bike Rental Fleet!
Bring a bike to donate and get a gift card from one of their sponsors!
D.O.G Food Truck will be there for the celebration, serving up some of the best hot dogs the Bay has to offer. Homemade sides, fresh-baked buns, and vegetarian options will keep the whole family happy and full. Fido is welcome to join in the festivities and check out our dog-friendly cafe. They even have a dog menu!
Do you, a friend or family member want to ride your bike more but don’t feel confident enough?
Here’s a FREE bicycle skills class RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD, courtesy of Bike East Bay!
In addition to the regular first-Mondays classes at UC Berkeley, they have now set up a free Urban Cycling 101 Day 1 classroom workshop for adults and teens at the Albany Library/Community Center on Saturday, July 16th, from 1-3pm. Complete details and registrations are available here.
The class is FREE but it’s mandatory to register here.