It’s been a challenging year for the New York City cycling community, fighting the crackdown of “operation safe cycle,” and defending needed infrastructure such as the Prospect Park West bike lane. Advocacy group Transportation Alternatives has been an instrumental player in these issues. As the year draws to an end, they are looking for [...]
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Remember those bicycle shows put on by Montauk ride tour master Glen Goldstein? They used to be in the Lexington Armory in Manhattan and were a great gathering of bicycle makers, retailers and bike culture scene makers? We definitely have to give Glen a big tip of the hat for attempting to put on [...] I got this from Paul Steely White of Transportation Alternatives. RACE WITH THE PROS IN 7.1 MILE STORM KING “CANNIBAL” Join cycling star Evelyn Stevens for individual time trials in Hudson Highlands Sunday, Oct. 10th, 9 AM to 12 PM Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., near Storm King State Park Test your racing [...] There is an ongoing show at the Museum of Art and Design where the works of art are hand built bicycles. The show in entitled: Bespoke: the hand built bicycle and runs until August 15th. There is a story on NPR with a photo slide show of some of the builders involved with the [...] David Byrne will be speaking at Barnes and Noble in Union Square, 9/22/09 (Tuesday) To promote his new book Bicycle Diaries New York, NY: 22 September 2009 @7pm, Barnes & Noble Union Square * Civic Leader: Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation * Urban Theorist: Mitchell Joachim, Co-Founder [...] The Department of City Planning, bet you didn’t know we even had this organization, has just released a feasibility report on the possibility of having a Paris-like bike sharing program in NYC. (although I can’t seem to find the report) However, Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives was on WNYC’s [...] |
 
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