Author Archives: Renee Stetzer

About Renee Stetzer

Renee is Vice-President of the Board at Reconnect Rochester. She is a pedestrian, bike and mass transit advocate and the founder of Walk Bike Pittsford. She is also a former Village of Pittsford Trustee. Renee walks and bikes everywhere she can. She loves crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, trails and things you can walk and bike to. She believes streets are for people, not just the cars many of them drive.

Citizen Support for 25 mph Speed Limit in the Village of Pittsford

[If you are here to sign the petition, feel free to skip the intro. You know this already] There are two bills currently in committee in the State Senate and… Read more »

Pittsford’s Active Transportation Plan Moves Along

Nov 3, 2020 Update: The Village Planning Board completed its Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) consistency review of the Active Transportation Plan via public hearing on Monday, November 2. The… Read more »

Flower City Family Cycling 2020 Season Kicks Off!

Kidical Mass Pittsford has joined forces with families from neighborhoods all around the Rochester area and is now called Flower City Family Cycling! Same great energy and the same great resources… Read more »

Speeding and Distracted & Aggressive Driving Have Increased During Pandemic Pause

We’ve heard from lots of neighbors about an increase in speeding on our Village streets since the stay-at-home order was issued. Brooke and I live on opposite gateways to the… Read more »

Attention, Drivers: New 20 MPH Speed Limit on South St.

After a public hearing on January 14, the Village of Pittsford Board of Trustees unanimously approved a local law to reduce the speed limit on South Street to 20 mph…. Read more »

Coming Soon(ish): State St Bridge Rehabilitation & Pedestrian Improvements

[UPDATE: Second NYSDOT Public Information Session will be held on February 13th, 5 – 6:30PM at the Library. See details below] The State Street bridge is getting a makeover in 2021. Those… Read more »

Bike Like Your Grandma is on that Sidewalk

You’ll see these “Yield to Pedestrians” stencils popping up on sidewalks around the Village. The goal is to remind those riding on the sidewalk to be mindful that pedestrians have… Read more »

Monroe Ave Bus Will Still Service Village of Pittsford

RTS unanimously approved its proposed Reimagine RTS service plan today. To read the background on the RTS redesigned service plan, go to our previous posts: Update on Pittsford’s Place In… Read more »

Driver Runs Red Light, Causes Crash at Pittsford Village’s 4 Corners

This was the scene in the heart of our village at 8 PM on Tuesday, June 11th. At around 7:50 PM, a driver heading west on State/Monroe ran a red… Read more »

Cyclist Hit on N. Main St in Village Saturday

A cyclist was hit at the crossing at N. Main Street and Schoen Place Saturday morning just before 10. That was the same day as the Pittsford Regatta and Paddle… Read more »