Many Rochesterians shy away from bicycling because of our harsh, fickle weather, or because our city, like so many others, has been developed around roadways. And though it’s slowly improving, we don’t yet have the best biking infrastructure. Improbable as it might sound, some of our population use bikes as their primary mode of transportation […]
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Biking image and infrastructure go hand in hand
It’s no secret that cycling advocates, transportation planners, elected officials, and health officials have been trying to make the Rochester area more bikeable. They’ve put considerable time, effort, and money into developing plans, building infrastructure, and encouraging the public to pedal more and drive less. And each year, Rochester gets better ratings from the League […]
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CHOW HOUND: Wylie Chayote and more
“This is so far removed from Flour City Diner cooking,” says chef Jerry Manley, who recently put his popular comfort-food repertoire on the back burner in order to try his mano at Mexican cuisine, which involves a bevy of ingredients that Manley hadn’t worked with professionally… until now. Lucky for us, the results of this […]
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What about the bikes?
A group of bicycling advocates wants to know why a State Department of Transportation planning document does not include investment in cycling and pedestrian projects. The document emphasizes several other transportation modes, says Brian Kehoe, executive director of the New York Bicycling Coalition, and he’d like to see sections devoted to bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure, […]
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NEWS BLOG: Bike projects, overdue water bills, library news
City Council has started combing through Mayor Tom Richards’ 2012-2013 proposed budget. Council members spent all day Wednesday grilling department heads in an open hearing. Some highlights: Bikes: the city is working on seven different projects to connect neighborhoods to bike trails. Inner Loop cleaning may be reduced to twice a year. And the city […]
