Events
In addition to the events below, join us for monthly activist committee meetings!
No Sleep Till Brooklyn Rally
Until 1964, a ferry route transported hundreds of daily passengers between Staten Island and South Brooklyn. Our population has more than doubled since the return of ferry service more crucial than ever!
Harvest Festival at Randall’s Island Park
Bike to Randall's Island for Harvest Festival on 9/29. TA will be providing free Bike Valet to all festival goers. Enjoy face painting, live music, local farm fresh food, and take home a pumpkin from Randall's Island patch. This event is free and open to the public. Harvest Festival is located at Fields 62/63 and Randall's Farm. Come celebrate the joy of autumn with Transportation Alternatives and Randall's Island Park Alliance.
Vision Zero Cities conference
Vision Zero Cities brings together leading industry and policy experts, advocates, and elected officials from across the nation. Explore the challenges and opportunities facing us as we work to build a world with zero traffic deaths.
Parents Need a Lift! Stroller March for Congestion Pricing
With Kathy Hochul canceling congestion pricing, New York City families are paying the price with inaccessible subways, canceled elevator projects, and streets congested with stuck buses, noise and traffic.
Pedestrian Prom
You can’t spell PARTY without TA!
Double-knot those shoes, strap on that helmet, load up that Metrocard, and make your way to a summer soiree at Brooklyn Brewery. We will celebrate some of our most fearless activists from all over the city and take a moment to gather and reflect on all that we have accomplished and the road still ahead. This event features our annual Activist of the Year Awards to celebrate change makers across the five boroughs!
Mass Mobilization to Save Congestion Pricing
Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, for a protest outside Governor Hochul's office (633 Third Avenue).
Queens Rally for Congestion Pricing
Join us at Lowery Plaza (under the 7 train) at 11:30AM on Tues. 6/11 to tell Governor Hochul not to harm our communities and torpedo our future.
Streets for People Party
Transportation Alternatives’ annual Streets for People Party is a moment of celebration, community, and activism.
Flatbush Safe Streets Walking Tour
Join Flatbush Streets for People for a walking tour highlighting public and active transportation infrastructure south of Prospect Park!
Red Hook Bus to Manhattan Campaign Launch
The Coalition for a Red Hook Bus to Manhattan will launch its campaign at the 2024 Red Hook Fest on June 1 at Valentino Park & Pier. Please join us! If you RSVP, we'll be in touch when we have exact details about the timing of our announcement at Red Hook Fest. Thank you for your support of a Red Hook Bus to Manhattan!
Ride East New York!
Join the East New York Bike Club, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Activist Committee (TABK) for a family bike ride of East New York!
Bike Month
May is Bike Month! We’re celebrating cycling all month long here at Transportation Alternatives. Want to join in the fun? Learn how you can celebrate along with us.
Tour de Staten Island
This scenic ride guides over 1,000 cyclists through the borough's most breathtaking and lesser-known landscapes.
Both the 35 and 50 mile routes explore Staten Island's gems and observe striking oceanfront views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and New York Harbor. The ride culminates in a finish festival with food, drinks and fun activities.
Earth Day Community Cleanup with Flatbush Streets for People
This is a Prospect Park Alliance's Park Pitch In event!
North Brooklyn Activist Commitee (NBKTA) Meeting
The North Brooklyn Activist Committee (NBKTA) organizes local campaigns and fights for changes on-the-ground in their neighborhoods, like bike lanes and new pedestrian plazas.
Community Puzzle Swap on Park Slope Plaza
Give a Puzzle, Take a Puzzle! Join neighbors on Park Slope Plaza (4th St at 5th ave) for a community puzzle swap!
Brooklyn Activist Committee (TABK) Monthly Meeting
You can make real, tangible changes to how streets and sidewalks function in the Brooklyn. The Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Activist Committee (TABK) organizes local campaigns to reclaim streets for people.
Bedford Avenue Walk & Talk
All are welcome to join community partners on a Bedford Avenue Walk & Talk for a safer street. We'll meet up on Bedford Avenue at Dean Street. and make our way up on Bedford to Flushing.
Spatial Equity NYC Webinar
Join us for a virtual walkthrough of the latest version of Spatial Equity NYC at noon next Friday, March 8.
Canal Street Community Walk
Join TA Manhattan's Fix Canal Street Campaign for a Community Walk of Canal Street in Chinatown.
Testify at MTA congestion pricing hearing
The MTA is hosting four hybrid public hearings to solicit comments about congestion pricing. RSVP to testify today.
Valentine's Day Congestion Pricing Meetup
Show your love for congestion pricing! Join Transportation Alternatives' Brooklyn Activist Committee (TABK) and special guests to submit public comments in support of congestion pricing in New York City.
Make Morgan Safe
Would you like a safer Morgan Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn? Join us and share your ideas at our community visioning workshop.
BQE South Visioning Workshop
Join Transportation Alternatives to share your vision for BQE South! Learn from community members and experts and share your ideas and help shape the future of the BQE.
World Day of Remembrance
Join Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives as we remember and honor the victims of road traffic violence together.
Tour de Flushing
Join us for a 20-mile bike tour of Northeast Queens featuring some of NYC's most beautiful parks, greenways, and protected bike lanes. The ride will start and end in downtown Flushing, where participants are encouraged to enjoy the local food scene.
TA Manhattan Halloween Family Ride
We will take a family-friendly leisurely ride in our spookiest Halloween costumes from the East River to the Hudson River on 72nd Street.
Harlem Spooky Skate
This will be a skating event in uptown Harlem! Food will be provided and a spooky Halloween costume for transit costume and regular costume contest.
Richmond Terrace Spooky Street Scan
Together with local elected officials and city agency representatives, we'll identify ways to make the long blighted corridor a safer, more welcoming, and dignified community space.
Vision Zero Cities
Transportation Alternatives is excited to host the 10th Annual Vision Zero Cities from October 18 - 20, 2023 at New York University in partnership with the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU Wagner.
Enough Is Enough: Demand Action to End Cyclist Deaths
Join us on October 11 and demand ACTION from Mayor Adams and our city's leaders to protect bike riders.
YouthShift Forum: Navigating Climate Justice and Transportation Equity
Join us for an engaging and insightful dialogue at the YouthShift Forum, where young voices unite to explore the intersection of climate justice and equitable transportation.
Half Century Ride
Celebrate Transportation Alternatives’ 50th anniversary with a 50-mile bike ride through the city we call home. Get together with your friends to bike the boroughs, ride along iconic TA wins, and celebrate 50 years of advocacy with a Finish Festival at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Sunday, September 10.
Bike Valet
We host our trademarked Bike Valet service at almost every TA event. Want to bring Bike Valet to your community or event?