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Advocates Praise Port Authority Director Chris Ward

Responding to rumors that Chris Ward may be removed from his position as Executive Director of the Port Authority, local advocates voiced their approval of Mr.

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Local Organizations Show Support For Ward’s Record Of Accomplishments
Release Date: 
May 27, 2011
Press Release Contact: 
Michael Murphy
Submitted by michael.murphy on May 31, 2011 - 08:39. categories [ ]

Bridge two far! Manhattan, like Brooklyn, span to undergo long renovation

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http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/30/dtg_manhattanbridgework_2010_07_23_bk...
Author: 
Andy Campbell
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
July 20, 2010
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The Manhattan Bridge is about to undergo a two-year cable reconstruction project -- and you're about to undergo a double-dose of traffic congestion.

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Expect delays: Like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge is beautiful, historic and facing three years of construction that will drive you nuts.
Submitted by volunteer on July 26, 2010 - 09:52. categories [ ]

Manhattan Bridge Rehab Plans Pose Challenges for Bike-Ped Safety

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http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/07/06/manhattan-bridge-rehab-plans-pose-challeng...
Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
July 6, 2010
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The cables holding up the Manhattan Bridge need to be replaced, one of the final stages in a massive rehabilitation that began all the way back in 1982.

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DOT needs to make a strong safety plan for the year when construction will take place above the Manhattan Bridge bikeway. Image: NYCDOT
Submitted by volunteer on July 14, 2010 - 14:20. categories [ ]

Bike to Work Day Open Thread

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http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/05/21/bike-to-work-day-open-thread-2/
Author: 
Ben Fried
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
May 21, 2010
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How was your ride to work today? Bike traffic on the Manhattan Bridge seemed heavier than usual.

Submitted by volunteer on July 1, 2010 - 14:38. categories [ ]

National Bike To Work Day: 7 Tips (PHOTOS)

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/21/national-bike-to-work-day_n_583508.html
Media Outlet: 
Huffington Post
Date: 
May 21, 2010
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Two simple principles greatly improve your safety: ride predictably and ride visibly. How? On wide roads, ride just to the right of the traffic lane; on narrow roads, stay just inside the traffic lane so vehicles must partly cross the middle line to pass. (This removes the temptation to try to squeeze by you.) For turns, work your way into the proper lane 150 feet early; if you can't get there 40 to 50 feet before the turn, go straight and double back. And stay at least a foot away from curbs--passing autos push debris to the curb, creating a littered path.

You might have excuses for not riding your bike to work--and if you do, Bicycling magazine has answers for all of them. Today is National Bike To Work Day.

Submitted by volunteer on July 1, 2010 - 14:31. categories [ ]

‘Bike to Work’ Events Celebrate Bike Commuting

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http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=31&id=35555
Author: 
Raanan Geberer
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Date: 
May 20, 2010

This is National Bike Month, and all over the city, activities are being rolled out Friday for National Bike to Work Day.

Submitted by volunteer on July 1, 2010 - 14:27. categories [ ]

Gear Up: Friday Is National Bike to Work Day

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http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/05/gear_up_friday.php
Author: 
Jen Doll
Media Outlet: 
Village Voice
Date: 
May 20, 2010
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The signs sometimes do align, as in the case of tomorrow, which is our humble nation's official Bike to Work Day.

Submitted by volunteer on July 1, 2010 - 14:23. categories [ ]

Mayor Mike Proclaims ‘Bike Month NYC 2010’

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http://www.rockawave.com/news/2010-05-21/Community/Mayor_Mike_Proclaims_Bike_Mon...
Media Outlet: 
The Wave
Date: 
May 21, 2010

New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) has announced the kickoff of Bike Month NYC 2010, with more than 200 organized r

Submitted by volunteer on July 1, 2010 - 14:14. categories [ ]

On Bicycle: How I Learned to Ride a Straight Line . . . from an Older Belgian Woman

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http://thewgnews.com/2010/06/how-i-learned-to-ride-a-straight-line/
Author: 
John E. Eustice
Media Outlet: 
Williamsburg Greenpoint news+arts
Date: 
June 22, 2010

I went to Belgium in the mid 1970s as part of a wave of American riders who wanted to try and infiltrate the mysterious and distant European racing scene.

Submitted by volunteer on June 29, 2010 - 16:05. categories [ ]

Pathway to broken 'hip'

Subtitle: 
No. 1 bike-crash zone
Media Hit link: 
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/pathway_to_broken_hip_MANYcMmLDdNzB...
Author: 
Ginger Adams Otis
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
May 23, 2010
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It's the hipster highway of horrors.

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YIKES! This spot by the Williamsburg Bridge, filled with hipster bikers, is the East Side's most perilous. Helayne Seidman
Submitted by volunteer on June 24, 2010 - 10:43. categories [ ]
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