Events
In addition to the events below, join us for monthly activist committee meetings!
Canal Community Walk & Talks with AARP: Canal Street at Rush Hour
Join us for a series of AARP Livable Neighborhood Community walk audits to understand Canal Street's current challenges for aging New Yorkers. How can the design of our streets support a sustainable public realm for Canal Street's neighbors?
Carroll Gardens Cobble Hill Garden Chat
Join us for a community chat in the garden on bike lane improvements in Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill with Council Member Shahana Hanif.
Browse the Branches Bike Ride
Transportation Alternatives and Brooklyn Public Library present a Browse the Branches Bicycle Ride.
Canal Community Walk & Talks with AARP: A Green New Canal Street
Join us for a series of AARP Livable Neighborhood Community walk audits to understand Canal Street's current challenges for aging New Yorkers. How can the design of our streets support a sustainable public realm for Canal Street's neighbors?
Flatbush Walk & Talk for Safer Streets
Join community leaders and neighbors on a group walk to identify ways streets in Flatbush can prioritize safety.
Support Team TA @ the 2024 NYC Marathon
Support team TA at this year’s 2024 NYC Marathon. Check out our team of six runners, why they’re running, and how to donate to their campaigns here! Want to track their progress on race day? Download the official marathon app, or spot them along the route.
Jewish Historical Landmarks Tour
Join us on a bike tour with stops at of some of Brooklyn's most famous Jewish Historical Landmarks.
Canal Community Walk & Talks with AARP: Envisioning a Super Sidewalk on Canal Street
Join us for a series of AARP Livable Neighborhood Community walk audits to understand Canal Street's current challenges for aging New Yorkers. How can the design of our streets support a sustainable public realm for Canal Street's neighbors?
Congestion Pricing Will Save Rush Hour: Citywide Day of Action for Our Commutes!
Join TA for a Congestion Pricing Day of Action to give commuters a morale boost! We will be stationed across the city to talk to the public about how congestion pricing can make their streets safer, more efficient, more livable. Join us in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan activists to give commuters a boost!
Bronx Streets for People: An Intro to Advocacy
Join the Bronx/Uptown Activist Committee for a special event to learn about the work of Transportation Alternatives and how our local campaigns are making streets safer and more people-focused in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan communities.
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.
Emergency Rally and March for #MoreSpaceQBB
The Queensboro Bridge South Outer Walkway opening is delayed again (now projected for "this winter.") We need to hold the city accountable for their promise to open it "late this summer" and demand that the NYC Department of Transportation open the South Outer Walkway to pedestrians ASAP instead of prioritizing cars as they finish the upper deck work
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.
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!
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.
Find more opportunities to get involved on our Mobilize page.
Bike Valet
We host our trademarked Bike Valet service at almost every TA event. Want to bring Bike Valet to your community or event?