All Rochester City School District students are expected to have a ride to school by the end of the month, according to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small.
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HOPR bike and scooter share program rolls out in Rochester
The company is bringing pedal bikes, electric assist bikes and electric scooters to the city and some suburbs.
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Thruway cashless toll rigs coming to Pittsford, Chili
The New York State Thruway Authority plans to convert all of the Thruway to cashless tolling by the end of the year.
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Yes, bikes are ‘essential,’ state says
Cycling enthusiasts see the declaration as affirmation that bikes are a legitimate form of transportation.
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Cyclist gets hit by car, then sued for $700
Cyclist Bryan Agnello was blindsided twice by the same motorist. First, when the driver rear-ended him. Then, a month later, when the driver sued him for $700 damage to his car.
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Cuomo rejects e-scooter, e-bike bill
Lawmakers will try again in 2020 to legalize scooters and bikes powered by electric motors.
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State taps Fairport for direction on electric vehicles
How a tiny village got the New York Power Authority charged up.
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Vote coming on bike-lane parking law
City Council is considering legislation that would make it explicitly illegal to park in a bike lane, and Council members will most likely vote on the law during their meeting Tuesday night. Drivers who park in bike lanes are already breaking the law in most cases; the lanes typically are situated between vehicle travel lanes […]
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Growing Pains
Physically, Rochester’s bike network is still developing and expanding. Mentally, public attitudes toward bikes on roads, and as a viable means of transportation, are still maturing.
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RTS holding suburban ‘mobility zone’ sessions
Representatives from RTS and its consulting firm will hold a series of information sessions over the next two weeks on the transit agency’s proposed Community Mobility Zones. The proposed zones, which are part of the agency’s Reimagine RTS initiative, are suburban areas currently served by large buses on fixed routes. The agency and its consultants […]
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Ridesharing legislation clears Senate
The State Senate passed legislation that clears the way for ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft, to operate in Upstate New York. The bill, which was co-sponsored by Republican Senator Rich Funke, passed 53-5 and has been sent to the Assembly. The chamber’s leaders haven’t set a vote on the legislation and could advance their own […]
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Waiting for Uber dreams to come true
Uber and Lyft are most likely on their way to Upstate, but they’re stuck in traffic.
