Please report special cycling hazards to BIKEITHACA . Just rough pavement wouldn’t qualify — there are lots of roads that are badly worn and not good to ride on. But, here we’re looking for things that pose particularly dangerous situations, such as a stretch of very bad pavemenet that occurs in a stretch of good pavement, a situation that could surprise a cyclist and cause loss of control. When you send a report, try to be very specific about the location and nature of the hazard (where in the road, how it presents a danger, which way travel does it endanger, etc.)

From Kent Johnson: To get potholes and similar problems fixed within Ithaca, the Streets & Facilities Division of the City’s Department of Public Works needs to be informed. The best thing is a phone call to the S&F receptionists at 272-1718. They will then put the problem on “the list.” Perhaps email could work better. Their email addresses are dsweet@cityofithaca.org and nperry@cityofithaca.org

But, send your reports to info@bikeithaca.org, or put them in a comment below. Your information will be added to the map asap; let us know when/if the hazard is removed. This should give us all a much better idea of the realities of keeping the infrastructure humming.

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