Have you checked the Capital City’s “Impact Downtown Albany” plan? The “Briefing Booklet,” a sort executive summary to a larger document we can only assume has yet to be released, made some waves yesterday and it is a bold, exciting vision for downtown. Great imagination at work here, and the design team earned their paycheck on the sparkling renderings of areas…
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Streetsblog: “Why It Makes Sense to Add Biking and Walking Routes Along Active Rail Lines”
Thanks to Streetsblog for the press, albeit it was about Rails with Trails in general, but hey – we’ll take it 😉 Let’s face it – rail corridors often present themselves as potential multiple use corridors. Why? Well, read the article, but here’s a snippet: They utilize antiquated infrastructure. Many rail-trails — including the C&O Canal Towpath that stretches from…
Anticipated waterfront improvements require solid connections
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…
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…
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/