In 2009, the City of Albany initiated its first Bicycle Master Plan . The Bicycle Master Plan is a comprehensive study iden tifying a network of bicycle routes for improved cycling throughout the City. The Bicycle Master Plan fits with other City initiatives such as, the Climate Change and Adaptation Plan, long-term plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and efforts to expand the downtown residential market.
Cycling has a significant benefit to individuals, the community and the environment. It is a healthy, sociable, affordable, and non-polluting mode of transportation. By careful design and through public contribution, Albany has created a City-wide bicycle route network that will help connect a regional network of multi-use trails, linking parks, natural areas, cultural features, historic sites, neighborhoods and retail areas. Objectives of the Bicycle Master Plan include:
- Advance the current vision of bicycling as a viable transportation alternative;
- Develop a bikeway network linking desired destinations, residential areas and existing routes;
- Identify a hierarchy of bikeways and associated treatments;
- Examine bicycle-supportive policies as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan;
- Identify pilot projects for short-term implementation.
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In response to the completion of the Albany Bicycle Master Plan, the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) has developed Capital Coexist a local education campaign helping cyclists and motorists safely coexisting when using the region’s roadways.
Learn more about safe riding and driving at CDTC’s website, Capital Coexist.
Also, visit CDTA’s Bike Rack Map to see bike rack locations in the Capital District.
In 2010, the City of Albany received a Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Sustainable Places for the City of Albany Bicycle Master Plan by the New York Upstate chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).
City of Albany Bicycle Master Plan 2009
Albany Bicycle Master Plan Maps 1 - 4
Sharrow Fact Sheet
Bicycle Planning Contact
Katie Bronson
Department of Development & Planning
21 Lodge Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 434-2532 x33
Fax: (518) 434-9846
bronsonk@ci.albany.ny.us
