Bike/Ped Funding

Not Just Present at Work, but Presentable

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Spokes
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Not Just Present at Work, but Presentable
Author: 
Joshua Brustein
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New York Times Blog
Date: 
May 26, 2009
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[Richard Perry/The New York Times] A bicyclist rides on the path next to the West Side Highway along the Hudson.

Once she locks up her bike each morning at work, Andrea Cortes-Comerer faces a series of potentially awkward moments.

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Submitted by forrest on June 9, 2009 - 18:20. categories [ ]

TSTC, NY Civic Groups: Don’t Divert Transportation Money to Downtown Offices

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TSTC, NY Civic Groups: Don’t Divert Transportation Money to Downtown Offices
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Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Date: 
May 20, 2009

Tri-State has joined the Regional Plan Association and other civic and transportation groups that are urging Gov. Paterson, Gov.

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Developer Larry Silverstein wants the Port Authority to back loans for two of his three planned WTC towers (The authority is building the fourth).
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Submitted by forrest on May 22, 2009 - 16:44. categories [ ]

Biking Has Its (Tax) Benefits. Or Does It?

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Biking Has Its (Tax) Benefits. Or Does It?
Author: 
Sean Patrick Ferrall
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New York Times Blog
Date: 
April 14, 2009
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Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon, sponsored a bill to extend commuter tax rebates to cyclists.

Last year, many commuting bicyclists rejoiced at news that deep in the bailout bill was a provision to extend commuter tax rebates to two-wheeled travelers. The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2009.

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Submitted by forrest on May 5, 2009 - 16:34. categories [ ]
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NYC, Briefly

Subtitle: 
Bicyclists Disappointed Over Cuts to DOT Budget
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NYC, Briefly
Author: 
Christine Lin
Media Outlet: 
Epoch Times
Date: 
December 14, 2008

Clean transportation proponents are not pleased that the City Council has proposed a cut to the New York Department of Transportation's bicycle program.

Submitted by forrest on December 16, 2008 - 17:18. categories [ ]

Stimulus Money: The Downturn's Silver Lining?

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Stimulus Money: The Downturn's Silver Lining?
Author: 
Graham T. Beck
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Gazette
Date: 
November 17, 2008
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Photos (cc) Wally Gobetz, Randy Plemel Jr., Tracy Collins.
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Submitted by forrest on November 19, 2008 - 15:51. categories [ ]

Buried in the Bailout: The Bicycle Commuter Act

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Buried in the Bailout: The Bicycle Commuter Act
Author: 
Andrea Kannapell
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
October 13, 2008
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Bicycle commuters were extended a small benefit by Congress. Does it matter? (Photo: Associated Press)

And all it took was a global financial meltdown.

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Submitted by forrest on October 29, 2008 - 14:00. categories [ ]

Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

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Pedaling Transportation Alternatives
Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
August 26, 2008
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It's a golden age for Paul Steely White's advocacy. The 37-year-old executive director of nonprofit Transportation Alternatives talks about biking and public transit in the era of the $4 gallon of gas.

Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

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Submitted by ali on September 26, 2008 - 15:42. categories [ ]

Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

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Pedaling Transportation Alternatives
Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Image Caption: 
It’s a golden age for Paul Steely White’s advocacy. The 37-year-old executive director of nonprofit Transportation Alternatives talks about biking and public transit in the era of the $4 gallon of gas.

Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

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Submitted by ali on September 26, 2008 - 15:41. categories [ ]

August 8, 2008
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