Stony Point cyclist Michael Pagano is hosting training rides for the MS Bike tour on Saturdays from now until Sept. 25. The training rides alternate between Harriman State Park and Rockland Lake State Park. The Harriman ride is geared toward those doing the long (60 mile) route. The Rockland Lake… Read More →
Westchester Cycle Club President, David Wilson reported the following to his club members after speaking to the Village of Mamaroneck on their proposed cycling ordinance. A new bicycle rack stands empty in Mamaroneck July 19, 2010. New bike rules are projected to keep bicyclists off the sidewalk and unattended bikes… Read More →
Ken Valenti, transportation writer for The Journal News / Mamaroneck village has become a center of talk about bicycles. A proposed law would keep cyclists, skaters and scooter-pushers off the sidewalk in business areas, and an e-mail the Police Department sent to a cycling group asked those on bikes to… Read More →
The village of Mamaroneck has recently taken two actions that suggests cyclists are not welcome on their streets and their commercial district. First was a letter of warning to cyclists riding in their village and next is a proposed ordinance with heavy fines for not parking your bike properly in… Read More →
JENNIFER PELTZ,Associated Press Writer, NEW YORK (AP) A former police officer convicted of lying about a confrontation with a bike-riding demonstrator — a clash later seen by millions of YouTube viewers — was discharged without jail time Wednesday. Patrick Pogan faced up to four years behind bars or probation. Jurors… Read More →
Eastchester Environmental Committee’s Chair and Westchester Cycle Club member Peter McCartt shared the following letter with me in regards to new “sharrows” painted on California Road in Eastchester. Thursday July 1st, bicycle pictograms called a sharrow were painted along the full length of California Road from New Rochelle Road to… Read More →
A state law requiring a requiring safe passing distance as a motorists passes a cyclists was passed by both the New York Senate on Friday and the Assembly yesterday. While not technically a 3-foot law the term “safe distance” was used after the Assembly balked at a set 3-foot minimum…. Read More →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration more than doubled transportation spending on bicycling and walking last year as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars, according to a Federal Highway Administration report released Wednesday. Spending on biking and walking projects rose from less than $600 million in 2008… Read More →
Hey Robert, read your post about being passed on the right and mostly I agree with your feelings. It’s best to pass on the left while riding in groups or passing other riders while on the roads and trails. Sorry if I’ve been a jerk to other riders in the… Read More →
In the less than two weeks I’ve been riding in Westchester, I’ve been passed on the right three times by other riders. All three happened on Route 100, which I guess is cycling’s Central Avenue. One time involved a rider who I suppose wanted to avoid the rumble strips to… Read More →