Killed cycling advocate’s request in letter to the editor last year
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A bicyclist who died Friday after being struck by a Bee-Line bus was a 66-year-old town resident who pushed for greater use of bicycles in mass transit and recreation.
Merrill Cassell was believed to be crossing Route 119 about 3:30 p.m. when he was struck by the county bus traveling east near Aqueduct Road,Cassell, a retired budget director for UNICEF who lived in Greenburgh’s Poets Corner neighborhood, was well-known for his efforts to improve the quality of life in the town and Westchester. He was known for his efforts to integrate bicycle transport into Westchester’s transportation plan.
In a letter published last year in The Journal News, Cassell wrote that elected officials should, among other measures, expand bike paths and allow bicyclists to carry bikes on buses and trains.
“Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties have great facilities for recreational biking,” Cassell wrote in the May 9, 2008 letter. “However, integrating bicycling with public transportation would show that the counties are truly interested in the welfare of the environment, a great service to the health of the living communities and future generations of the counties.”
Police are still investigating the accident and ask that anyone who witnessed it call 914-682-5325.
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