The Adams/Kains bike project is in the County’s and City’s plans for addressing alternative transportation along the San Pablo Ave Corridor in Albany. As the pilot project approaches the 1 year mark it has gone well in many ways and is valued infrastructure to help the City meet its climate goals and help people get around with fewer cars or no cars now that the state’s and city’s zoning has been changed to allow any housing big or small to have zero parking spaces. One sticking point with the city has been the parking direction. The pilot program has reported no collisions on Adams/Kains. Many blocks in Berkeley for ~50 years have had the same traffic flow as we have now on Adams/Kains where public data shows no injury accidents have been reported in the ~9 years since data has been collected. Literature opposed to the Adams/Kains project warned of the extreme dangers to residents, delayed emergency response and promised “chaos and carnage” if it was implemented but we have seen none of that. People who helped distribute that literature have said at public meetings “things are fine the way they’ve always been” while ignoring the city’s climate goals and new zoning that removes off-street parking requirements.
“Houston, we have no problem!”
Please RSVP or send any questions to amy@albanystrollroll.org .
The City’s Recreation Department is organizing its 3rd Annual Community Expo 
to showcase community based organizations like ours and City departments at the Albany Community Center. AS&R will be sharing a table with Bike East Bay, displaying materials, information and a variety of bicycles (yours?) and chatting about strolling and rolling. Other groups will be doing the same and there will be giveaways, food trucks, a raffle, activities and live entertainment!
We need a few volunteers to spend time at our table and speak to community members who may have questions about strolling or rolling in Albany and beyond. We’d also like to have a few bikes to display – a cargo bike, trailer, e-bike – anything you think might pique a neighbor’s interest!
Non-profit bike shop Street Level Cycles will be there
providing free and low-cost tuneups for you, so bring your old, creaky bike!
If you can volunteer or have a bike to display, please email Nick at nicky@mindspring.com
Our friends at “Rich City Rides” are organizing a family-friendly, all ages and abilities group ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of bike and pedestrian access over the bridge! Meet at Richmond BART at 10am, roll at 10:30. It’s crucial that Albany Strollers & Rollers members support our neighbors and active transportation access between the East Bay and Marin County!
Many of us will take BART from El Cerrito Plaza to the start at Richmond BART so please join us!
“Afterparty” mentioned in flyer below at location TBA.
Join others from the East Bay on this fun RSR Bridge Trail ride!
DO YOU, A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WANT TO RIDE YOUR BIKE MORE BUT DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THIS URBAN SETTING? THIS FREE CLASS IS FOR YOU/THEM, AND IT’S RIGHT HERE IN ALBANY!
Learn rules of the road, how to equip your bicycle, fit your helmet, use different types of bike infrastructure, and avoid common hazards!!
This is an indoor class for adults or teens, no bicycle required to learn and benefit from the instruction.
FREE, BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE!
Bike East Bay’s award-winning bicycle education program offers both online and in-person 
classes, so register for a FREE workshop, access online blog posts and resources, and have fun on every bike trip!
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY FREE, BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE!
Thanks to AS&R’s Fiscal Sponsor, Bike East Bay, for running these valuable classes.
Join EC/RA Walk & Roll, the City of El Cerrito, City of Berkeley, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), & Bike East Bay for the first GO GREEN! Mobility Fair at the El Cerrito Plaza BART north parking lot, on Saturday, April 26, 11am – 3pm.
There will be games, music, food and much more!
Your very own Albany Strollers & Rollers organization is a sponsor-in-kind, donating our Valet Bike Racks for self-parking at the event!
AS&R will have an information table and NEEDS A FEW VOLUNTEERS to speak to people and perhaps help install bells on bikes & scooters. Of course, you can take time to enjoy the fair, too! Local businesses Fern’s Garden & Bua Luang have generously given us GIFT CARDS for volunteers!! Please email Amy at amy@albanystrollroll.org if you can help out!
Learn about how our region is transforming streets into safe spaces that bring neighbors together, improve our air quality, fight climate change and connect our Bay Area communities. A range of electric mobility devices will be on display including e-bikes, e-scooters, and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs). Meet your neighbors, share your vision for mobility and engage with City and community representatives and planners. Every voice and journey matters as we move forward together!
- Bring the kids – games, bike smoothies, and crafts
- Test ride electric bicycles
- See neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) and e-mopeds
- Learn about discounted mobility options
- Find exciting destinations via local buses
- Discover new parking solutions for taking BART
- Valet bike parking
- Music by Nashville Honeymoon, Hot Rod Juke Box and more!
Bike East Bay will be hosting a Family Cycling Workshop from 10:30am – 12pm for kids who are able to ride a bike and are ready to take to the paths and roadways with their parents (suggested grade range 2nd-6th). Reservations are required! To save a spot, register for the cycling workshop at the following link: Family Cycling Workshop.
