Bicycle Advocacy

Cycling Tickets Nearly Doubled In Brooklyn

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
April 6, 2011
Image: 
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We've seen plenty of anecdotal evidence that the NYPD has a major hard-on for cyclists in Brooklyn these days, but now we have some actual stats, thanks to the Brooklyn Paper, which reports that cops'

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Where some see an innocent mode of transport, the NYPD sees evidence of criminal activity. (Bitchcakes NY's Flickr)
Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 16:23. categories [ ]

Pedal Pushing

Subtitle: 
How NYC’s busy biking booster rolls from 9 to 5
Author: 
Victoria Grantham
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
April 10, 2011
Image: 
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Name: Paul Steely White

Job: Executive director of Transportation Alternatives, the nonprofit that promotes biking, walking and mass transit.

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SPOKESMAN: Paul Steely White runs the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives from a bustling Chelsea office.
Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 16:11. categories [ ]

Hundreds Of Events Planned Throughout May

May 2, 2011
Michael Murphy 646-873-6008

Today, Transportation Alternatives announced the kickoff of Bike Month NYC 2011. Bike Month NYC is the annual celebration of bicycling in metropolitan New York City.


NYC Bike Lanes Get Bloomberg PR Push

Author: 
Joe Coscarelli
Media Outlet: 
Village Voice
Date: 
March 30, 2011

New York City and the Bloomberg administration are deploying a secret weapon in the war over bike lanes, the New York Times reports today, in the form of some offense led by Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfso

Submitted by volunteer on April 12, 2011 - 17:14. categories [ ]

Greenway For Bikes To Soon Encircle Fresh Kills Site

Author: 
Amanda Farinacci
Media Outlet: 
NY1
Date: 
March 30, 2011

Long before the former Fresh Kills landfill is transformed into a park, the Parks Department will complete in the near future a greenway on the perimeter of the Staten Island area that will make getti

Submitted by volunteer on April 12, 2011 - 16:21. categories [ ]

NYPD embarrassed in speeding cyclists ticketing blunder

Author: 
Mark Appleton
Media Outlet: 
road.cc
Date: 
March 25, 2011
Image: 
new york.jpg

In law enforcement circles it's generally accepted that the basic idea is to enforce laws that actually exist rather than ones you've made up or perhaps think should exist.

Submitted by volunteer on April 11, 2011 - 17:21. categories [ ]

Council Members Introduce ‘Flashing Yellow Light’ Bill To Help Cyclists

Author: 
Brooklyn Eagle
Media Outlet: 
Architect's Newspaper
Date: 
March 25, 2011

CITY HALL -- Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan), Gale Brewer(D-Manhattan) and Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights) have introduced a "flashing yellow light" bill at the New Yor

Submitted by volunteer on April 11, 2011 - 17:18. categories [ ]

State Continuing Practice of Issuing Thousands of Parking Permits

Author: 
Andrea Bernstein
Media Outlet: 
WNYC
Date: 
March 27, 2011
Image: 
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Image Caption: 
A Subaru in Lower Manhattan Displaying Parking Placard is Parked in a No-Parking Zone (Andrea Bernstein)
Submitted by volunteer on April 11, 2011 - 17:06. categories [ ]

Gale Brewer Introduces Bill to Make Central Park, Prospect Park Car-Free

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
March 23, 2011
Image: 
Galebrewer.jpg

Upper West Side City Council Member Gale Brewer introduced legislation today that would restore Central and Prospect Parks to their original car-free status.

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City Council Member Gale Brewer reenergized the fight for car-free Central and Prospect Parks by introducing a bill in the City Council today. Image: nyc.gov.
Submitted by volunteer on April 11, 2011 - 16:47. categories [ ]

Breaking the East-West Divide

Author: 
Megan Finnegan
Media Outlet: 
Our Town
Date: 
March 23, 2011
Image: 
ot-CP-bike.jpg

Cyclists may soon gain three ways to legally cross Central Park without dismounting and walking their bikes.

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Riders may soon be able to cross Central Park on designated paths. Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Submitted by volunteer on April 11, 2011 - 16:44. categories [ ]