Episode 3: Rochester's 1911 Bike Plan: A Path Not Taken
At the turn of the 20th century, Rochester was booming like never before. The expanding city needed a cohesive plan for parks, transportation, libraries, and more. In 1911, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Arnold W. Brunner published a plan for Rochester which would unify its park system and envisioned bold changes embracing the City Beautiful movement.
In Rochester’s 1911 Bike Plan: A Path Not Taken, we explore the plan’s context, what happened to the plan, and how it continues to shape our future.
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Anoutsa Latsapanya
Sound Engineer
Penny Sergei
Producer
Brad Beckwith
Lead Researcher
Works Cited
Arnold, Bion J., Arnold W. Brunner, and Frederick Law Olmsted. A City Plan for Rochester: A Report
Prepared for the Rochester Civic Improvement Committee. New York: The Cheltenham Press,
1911. http://www.libraryweb.org/~digitized/books/City_plan_for_Rochester.pdf
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McCally, Karen. “Bloomers & Bicycles: Health and Fitness in Victorian Rochester” Rochester History
69, no. 2 (2008) https://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v69_2008/v69i2.pdf.
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McCullough, Robert L. Old Wheelways: Traces of Bicycle History on the Land. Cambridge: MIT Press,
2015.
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McKelvey, Blake. “East Avenue’s Turbulent History.” Rochester History, 33, no. 2 & 3 (April & July
1966). https://libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v28_1966/v28i2-3.pdf
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McKelvey, Blake. “Rochester's Metropolitan Prospects in Historical Perspective” Rochester History, 19,
no. 3 (July 1957). https://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v19_1957/v19i3.pdf
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