Imagine taking a relaxed, pleasant bike ride on one of Rochester’s moderately busy streets — coexisting peacefully with cars and enjoying the scenery. But then the lane just ends at an intersection or in a spot where the roadway narrows. Suddenly, you’re forced into the street. “To the casual observer, you’re riding along and you […]
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Charge up and go
[UPDATED AND REVISED 11/1/16]Cruising Route 66 in your Chevrolet or Pontiac V8 was once the ultimate expression of the American spirit — embodying freedom, restlessness, and the wide open road. But more than a half-century later, electric vehicles are inspiring a much different American spirit: one concerned about the steep fiscal and environmental costs of […]
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Future of Warren’s traffic court uncertain
People in poverty often live on the edge of a cliff. One misstep can set off a chain of events that makes it hard to stop the downward slide, much less better their lives. A prime example in the City of Rochester involves transportation and fines. Many residents can’t afford to pay their traffic fines, […]
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Feedback 4/20
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Feedback 4/13
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Anti-poverty officials get input
Rochester has got some big problems to solve. Leaders of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative held a town hall meeting at the Edgerton Stardust Ballroom recently. The idea was to gather input from the people who live in poverty and the agencies that serve them. Their experiences can inform the work of the initiative, and their […]
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The super-commuters
Chris McGoldrick often leaves work on Friday afternoons, but it’s not until the early hours of Saturday morning that he pulls his white Subaru Outback into his driveway. Aside from the flickering glow of a neighbor’s television, there are few signs of life. It takes about six-and-a-half hours for McGoldrick to drive the nearly 400 […]
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Bike school
The University of Rochester has made serious efforts to encourage its staff, faculty, and students to bike. It offers access to bike cages and showers at the medical center, for example, and it’s improving its reservation system for its campus bike-sharing program. The school’s efforts earned it an honorable mention in the Bicycle Friendly University […]
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Feedback 3/4
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Transit center: Positive marks, and one big problem
After years of planning and quite a bit of controversy, Rochester’s transit center has opened to mostly positive reviews from regular bus riders who say that they appreciate the building’s warmth and amenities. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs would approve of the center’s high-tech functioning yet simplicity of design. Large touch screens let passengers plan their […]
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Bike share closer?
A study has found that a bike-sharing program could work in the Rochester area. The Genesee Transportation Council initiated the study and will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, to discuss its findings. The meeting will be held in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at Rochester Public Library, 115 South Avenue. The […]
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Train station work under way
The new Rochester Amtrak station is officially under construction. Officials say that that the station should be completed in 2017. Most of the work happening through this year will be site preparation and design work. CSX, which owns the railway that carries Amtrak trains through Rochester, will remove unused signal poles by the end of […]
