Press Release

What: Rally
When: November 8, 1999, 12-12:30 pm
Where: Grand Army Plaza entrance, Prospect Park.

Monday, November 8th marks the return of Prospect Park to the 'dark ages', as weekday car-free hours are rolled back and cars are once again allowed on the loop drive 24 hours a day. To mark the occasion, park users will demonstrate at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to the park to pose the question: "Why exactly are the cars back in the park?"

What: Observance of 100th anniversary of first car in Central Park.
When: 9 am, November 16, 1999. Rain or shine.
Where: West Drive at West 67th Street-across from Tavern on the Green.

On November 16, 1999, a coalition of prominent environmental groups-including the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council-along with park advocates and users, will mark the 100th anniversary of the first car allowed on the loop drive in Central Park, and renew their call for a Car-Free Central Park.

Based on an analysis of photographs of the 1980 transit strike, the bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group, Transportation Alternatives estimates that daily cycling levels in NYC will quadruple to 400,000 bicyclists.

East River Bridge and Avenue Bike / Ped Lanes to Handle Throngs
Reportedly, the Police Department will set aside two additional lanes on each of the East River bridges, and one additional lane on major avenues south of 60th Street for cyclists and pedestrians.

Fri. May 19 @ 7:30-9am

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: In honor of Bike Week Borough President Virginia Fields will be meeting and greeting cyclists in front of the Municipal Building.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH 2000

7:00 -Cyclists Gather at Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse.
7:15 -Cyclists Depart
7: 35 -Cyclists arrive at Bronx County Court House, 161st and the Grand Concourse, where Boro President Ferrer will sponsor a refueling breakfast for cyclists.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: Bronx cyclists of all stripes cruising down the Grand Concourse on their way to work. Enjoying breakfast at the Courthouse.

The death on Monday of an elderly Hell's Kitchen resident under the wheels of a New York Apple Tour Bus graphically highlighted NY Apple's long record of environmental, traffic and safety violations. Transportation Alternatives joins State Senator Tom Duane and Councilmember Christine Quinn in demanding that the City immediately revoke NY Apple Tour's license.

11th Annual NYC Century Bike Tour
Sunday September 10, 2000
A fun bicycle ride for everyone!

Please list this event in your community/events listings.

Elected officials, NYC transportation advocacy groups, and Hell's Kitchen residents are condemning the decision by the Appellate Division of the New York State Court to lift the stay of appeal from the State Supreme Court order of early June. This ruling effectively allows New York Apple Tours back on the streets as early as the July 4th weekend, and seemingly ignores the fact that NY Apple has violated almost every conceivable city, state, and federal law.

In his weekly call-in radio show on Thursday night, Mayor Giuliani announced that the City would begin another crackdown on jaywalkers in NYC. In 1998, a similar crackdown initiated by the Mayor was universally disparaged, and resulted in less than 100 arrests.

Neel Scott, campaign coordinator for Transportation Alternatives stated:

Transportation Alternatives (T.A.), NYC's 5000-member advocates for environmentally sensitive transportation, today applauded Councilmembers Fisher and Rodriguez's City Council-funded initiative to study the feasibility of replacing the elevated Gowanus Expressway with a tunnel, as well as their overall support for the proposed Gowanus tunnel.