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Full Steam Ahead!

$400 million Livingston Avenue Bridge replacement to move forward – The $400 million plan to replace the Livingston Avenue Bridge is set to move forward, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2023 and finish by the end of 2026. Another prominent feature of the planned replacement is a separated path…

Today Is the Day to Submit Your Comments! Here are Ours

NYSDOT Main Office Rail Projects Group is accepting comments only until the end of the day. Find out how to submit comments at https://www.dot.ny.gov/livingstonavebridge/outreach  Here are our comments: “Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Livingston Ave. Bridge project. We want to emphasize, right from the top, that we could not be more proud of NYSDOT and we are grateful…

How Long Can we Wait?

Thank you, Times Union Editorial Board. On January 24th the newspaper published an op ed supporting the restoration of the Walkway.  “Incidentally, it was for many years also a pedestrian crossing between Albany and Rensselaer. It would make a far better Hudson River crossing for hikers and cyclists on the Empire State Trail than the narrow walkway across the steep,…

The Albany Skyway could roll out the red carpet!

The Albany Sykway connection would enable access to the nationally significant Erie Canalway Trail, emerging residential and commercial development on the Rensselaer and Albany sides of the River at DeLaet’s Landing and the Warehouse District, and be a true majestic gateway to the Hudson. It would also connect the City of Albany to the proposed Rensselaer Waterfront Trail and the Empire…

Cautious Optimism

On May 26, the Livingston Avenue Bridge Coalition received a letter from the Federal Rail Administration. “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is writing to invite your organization to participate in consultation pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Section I 06) for the Livingston Avenue Bridge Replacement Project (Project) in the cities…

Where have we been?

The replacement of this important bridge is on indefinite hold. Since the release of the State-wide High Speed Rail Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement, NYSDOT and Federal Rail have made no progress towards replacement of the bridge – this is due in part to the lack of federal infrastructure funding that would be needed for the State to afford reconstruction…

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…

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…