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Second Public Meeting on Bike Route Signage and Bike Sharing being held January 22
The City of Albany Department of Development and Planning, CDTC, and consultants Alta Planning + Design are conducting a study on what bike route signage is needed in the City of Albany and how bike sharing might be implemented here. Please join us on at on the evening of January 22nd to learn more about the study’s draft recommendations and to provide your input.
The meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph’s Hall at the College of Saint Rose, 985 Madison Ave., Albany, NY.
There will also be an Open House from 5:00-6:00 p.m. for those who would like to stop by for more information.
*Parking - if you are not able to find an on-street parking space, public meeting attendees are permitted to park in Saint Rose lots Massry Lot 5 and CCIM lot 7 without being ticketed. These lots are located off of Madison Ave, diagonally across the street from St Joseph Auditorium. Please do not park in any other lots.
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City of Albany hosts public meeting on Transit-Oriented Development along Bus Rapid Transit corridors
On November 7th, the City of Albany hosted a public meeting at the Linda as part of a planning process exploring opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development along the Bus Rapid Transit corridors in the city.
The presentation from the meeting is available below.
 Nov. 7 Public Meeting Presentation
(Adobe PDF, 10MB)
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Public Workshop on bike route signage and bike sharing presentation now available, public asked to participate in survey
A public workshop for the City's Bicycle Signage Strategy and Bike Sharing Feasibility Study was held on September 24. A PDF version of the presentation as well as a handout of bike signage examples are linked below.
9/24 Public Workshop Presentation (Adobe PDF, 5.0MB)
Bike Signage Examples Handout (Adobe PDF, 670KB)
Also, the study team is encouraging the public to complete a survey (link below) on bicycling preferences. Your answers will help in the planning of improvements to Albany’s cycling infrastructure.
Take the Albany Wayfinding/Bike Share Survey
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Albany improves, installs miles of bicycle infrastructure
In 2009, the City of Albany initiated its first Bicycle Master Plan. The Bicycle Master Plan is a comprehensive study identifying a network of bicycle routes for improved cycling throughout the City. In 2010, the City of Albany Bicycle Master Plan received an award from New York Upstate chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) for Innovations in Sustainable Places. Since the inception of the plan, the City has improved or installed over ten miles of bicycle infrastructure with more planned for the future.
View a map of the completed routes
(Adobe PDF, 740KB)
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| The Mayor’s Office of Energy and Sustainability, in partnership with the City of Richmond, Virginia and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, developed "Digital Sustainability Conversations: How Local Governments can Engage Residents Online" (Adobe PDF, 10MB) to provide a step by step for sustainability professionals and local government officials.
We hope that you will find this step-by-step guide useful for strengthening government responsiveness and augmenting your in-person engagement tactics with new, online tools. Good luck with your digital engagement initiatives!
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| The City of Albany, New York, in its continued efforts to identify ways to become a more sustainable and livable city, has undertaken a feasibility study to examine ways it can support and promote the use of Electric Vehicles (EV).
This Electric Vehicle Feasibility Study (Adobe PDF, 5.0MB), funded by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), aims to identify what actions must be taken to make a city "EV Ready".
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Message from Mayor Jennings
On Earth Day 2005, I signed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement, joining cities all across America in a pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the climate. My Executive Order establishing Albany’s Sustainability Agenda created the foundation for our sustainability efforts. The Mayor’s Office of Energy & Sustainability is driving this agenda forward. The Office of Energy & Sustainability works with other municipal departments and the community at large to design and implement programs that will reduce energy use and associated costs. The Office focuses on programs that create jobs and stimulate the economy, making Albany a hub for innovation and livability. The scientific consensus around climate change is clear, and in the absence of federal action, it is up to local governments to respond strongly and help our communities adapt to the changing world we live in.
Mayor Gerald D. Jennings |
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