The bike sharing service added eight service stations in city neighborhoods to provide greater access to transportation for those without cars.
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The scooters are coming, eventually
To some of their harshest critics, electric scooters are nuisance death machines that send scores of people to the hospital and pile up in parks when people aren’t using them. They have a nasty reputation to shake, and the scorn directed at them could delay the launch of a scooter sharing system in Rochester. In […]
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North Clinton block will get a redesign
The block between Sullivan Street and Hoeltzer Street along North Clinton Avenue is at an intersection, a figurative one. Next year, construction on the long-awaited International Plaza at La Marketa should start, turning a vacant lot in the El Camino neighborhood into a public market and recreation area. The project’s been in the works for […]
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Urban Action 5/1
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Stories of the trolley Reconnect Rochester will show “The Trolley” on Wednesday, May 8, as the next movie in its Rochester Street Films Series. The film looks at the trolley, the revered electric-powered […]
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Urban Action 11/7
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Post-election assessing Rochester NOW, Indivisible Rochester, and Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, as well as individual activists, will hold “Now What? A Post-Midterm Election Strategy Session,” on Thursday, November 8. […]
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Urban Action 9/19
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Seeking equitable development The Parcel 5 Community Programmers will host “Gentrification Supper” on Sunday, September 23. A workshop, “Development without Displacement,” will be led by the 540WMain Community Learning Academy. A meal provided […]
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Beechwood’s bump in the road
Parsells Avenue is, at its heart, a neighborhood street. But the street – a former trolley car route – is wide and straight with no stop signs, so drivers feel comfortable going faster than they should. The speeding is an obvious problem. Two different churches along Parsells have been struck in recent years by cars […]
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Rochester’s transportation and poverty are linked, report says
If you live in the Rochester area, want to get a job, but don’t have a car, you’re in a tough spot. That’s been the conventional wisdom in Monroe County for some time, perpetuated through individual experience, anecdotes, and public discussions. And a new report commissioned by Reconnect Rochester, a local transportation advocacy group, confirms […]
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Urban Action 3/28
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Focusing on urban policing The Moving Beyond Racism Book Group will discuss “On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City” by Allice Goffman on Monday, April 2. Goffman spent six years living […]
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Groups team up for RTS meeting
Several advocacy groups will hold a Reimagine RTS “Meeting in a Box” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Worker’s United Building, 750 East Avenue. Reimagine RTS is a deep study of Greater Rochester’s bus system, initiated by RTS’ operater, the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. When the project is complete, RGRTA will have […]
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Urban Action 6/7
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Mayoral hopefuls will debate AFSCME Council 66, which includes BENTE/AFSCME Local 2419 and AFSCME 1635, will host a mayoral candidates forum on Thursday, June 8, featuring the three Democratic candidates: former TV reporter […]
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Bike share hits smaller metros
Buffalo started a program recently, and Rochester is exploring the idea
