As Albany gets ready to reconfigure busy Madison Avenue, some city residents will rally Monday for protected bike lanes.
The city already plans to reduce the number of lanes on Madison Avenue at some of its busiest parts, where leafy neighborhoods and row house-lined streets give way to often hectic commuter traffic near the Empire State Plaza.
Organizers say the rally set for 11 a.m. will bring together neighborhood associations, bike groups, and business who want protected bike lanes on Madison. Leah Golby is a Common Council member and advocate of making Albany more bikeable.
“Protected bike lanes tend to bring out a lot more people who are really interested in bicycling but are too concerned about riding with traffic, so it helps to get more people on the road,” Golby says.
The rally will include speakers who were victims of car and bike crashes as well as other experts.
