Rumble Strip Protest Rescheduled due to rain
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- September
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Due to the predicted rain tomorrow, we’ve rescheduled the Route 100 Rumble Strip Protest Rally to Sunday, Oct. 5. The delay has been beneficial. It gave me and Kevan Full the time to dream up a multi-level ride as part of the Route 100 Rumble Strip Protest. I figure we might as well have one of those friendly Westchester Cycle Club get- togethers to precede the rally to bring us all together.
And here’s an important update on our struggle with the state DOT. Regional Director Joan Dupont in June promised to review the state’s action and have a decision by Sept. 1. Here we are 26 days later and still no word. I called two days ago and still no word back from Ms. Dupont. The optimistic in me interprets this to mean that the state is taking us seriously and is still trying to figure out how to make the road safe again. The pessimist in me says that the DOT, which has a reputation for doing what it pleases, wherever it pleases, has simply blown us off. And that’s despite the fact that more than 50 WCC members wrote letters asking that the road be repaved; two WCC members who are attorneys put the state on notice that they have created a dangerous situation on Route 100 and now have increased liability because they’ve been so notified; Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz of Somers has asked the state to consider repaving the road; and at least three cyclists have been injured on the road , including two who hit the pavement so hard that they were taken by ambulance to local hospitals for treatment.
Here’s how it will work, and as it’s all developing on the fly, please check the ride board to get the latest. We’ll meet at 9 a.m. at the corner of Routes 118 and 100. We’ll have all level rides, and they will get back by 11.30. At 11.45, we’ll do our protest ride, all together, along the 8-mile loop. We’ll be back to the corner lot by 12.30 for speeches about the DOT actions as well as how cycling is a part of the Lower Hudson Valley’s sustainable future.
By the way, the t-shirts we have printed up for the event are striking. They were designed by Robert Olsson, who joined WCC last month and was one of the organizers of the successful Croton Bike Week. Robert designs book covers for Random House, and his design is eye-catching and direct, and very New York – the shirt is black and the print is in white.
“Un-Rumble Route 100!†the shirt declares. “Rumble Ruts = Accidents – Restore the road for safe cycling.â€
We did a small run of 40 shirts for the rally so be sure to get their early to get one to wear.
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