We’ve been busy, albeit we haven’t been posting much so forgive us. There’s so much energy directed to attract development and enhance community connections to the Hudson River Waterfront it’s hard to keep up! The Corning Preserve, at the base of the Livingston Ave. Bridge’s west side, is a 15-acre multi-use waterfront in Downtown Albany, is an essential piece of the City’s urban…
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Improvements at Albany’s waterfront could impact access to the future Livingston Avenue Bridge
How will implementation of bike and pedestrian improvements at the waterfront benefit connections to the Livingston Avenue Bridge? Come find out! To start the implementation of the Corning Preserve Riverfront Master Plan, the City of Albany, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration is developing designs to enhance the connections between the…
How a simple bridge made this city the world’s first modern tourist destination
The invention of this world renowned tourist destination began with a bridge. It was a “gift to the people” as a way to winning over the people of a capital city. For the first time, the monument that defined a city was an innovative urban work rather than a cathedral or a palace and residents rich and poor immediately adopted the bridge because they saw…
For Immediate Release: More than 40 Organizations Call for Bicycle and Pedestrian Access on the Livingston Avenue Bridge
Groups Highlight Social, Environmental, Health, and Economic Benefits of Critical Link between Albany and Rensselaer Albany, NY —The Livingston Avenue Bridge Coalition and 40 organizations representing thousands of New Yorkers submitted comments to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today calling for an update of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Empire Service Corridor, the high…
As the deadline for comments looms, our letter to advocates
Dear Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocate:There are only two days left until the deadline for public comments on NYSDOT’s High Speed Rail Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement – a plan that will dictate the future of the Livingston Avenue Bridge Walkway. The Livingston Avenue Bridge Coalition has gathered the support of several local, state, and national organizations standing behind restored access to this critical link in…
What Can I Do?
We’ve been working diligently to gain the support of our local elected officials and legislative bodies, and we’ve been lining up a strong backing of great organizations from the local to national stage. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t important for the Livingston Avenue Bridge Coalition to gather support from community members at large. There are several ways to support…
Celebrate Earth Week with the Livingston Avenue Bridge Coalition
We’ll be providing a short presentation on the Livingston Avenue Bridge to the Park South Neighborhood Association tonight at 7pm, 139 Knox St. Albany. Come stop by. In our “media round up” from Monday’s Earth Week press conference in Albany, in which the Bridge was front and center, we got a few local stories. WNYT – Albany celebrates Earth Week with green…
Submit comments today!
Thanks to folks who came out to today’s Earth Week press event in Albany. To send comments to NYSDOT about the bridge please use the address empirecorridor@dot.ny.gov. The deadline is April 30.
Time is running out! The deadline for Public Comment is March 24
There are only two days left to comment. High Speed Rail is on the way. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) have completed a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate proposed system improvements to intercity passenger rail services along the 463-mile Empire Rail Corridor, connecting Penn Station in New York…
Promoting the Pedestrian/Bicycle Pathway ~ Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge
The Albany Bicycling Coalition had a great blog post about the walkway. Check it out here: http://albanybicyclecoalition.com/2014/03/20/promoting-the-pedestrianbicycle-pathway-livingston-avenue-railroad-bridge/