Governor Andrew Cuomo has finally, unequivocally, taken ownership of the M.T.A. "He's made it clear to all New Yorkers, if there was any question," said Noah Budnick, deputy director of Transportation Alternatives..."For the issues that have been brought to light by Sandy and for the issues we all lived with every day before Sandy, the executive can really help in a big way, can really help New Yorkers," Budnick said.
-- “Now, Andrew Cuomo is a Governor Who Talks About Transit” Capital New York, 11/5. Your #BikeSandy Photos
For the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who were spared the worst of Sandy’s wrath, there was a simple solution: hop on your bicycle. On the Thursday following the storm, with no electricity in half of Manhattan and a huge number of businesses closed, there was over a 130 percent increase in the number of bicyclists on the East River bridges, according to the NYC Department of Transportation. With our transportation network still struggling back to its feet, now more than ever before, your bicycle is the best way around New York City’s recovering streets and avenues. To make sure all those New Yorkers who rode their bicycle in the wake of Hurricane Sandy were warm, well-fed and bicycling safe, T.A. was out in the streets immediately following the storm. Over four days, volunteers in 23 locations:
That is, except for the hundreds of thousand New Yorkers who relied on their bicycles to #BikeSandy. T.A. suspects those New Yorkers will keep on biking, too. "Intersection Follies"
From classrooms in Harlem to community bike rides in Brownsville, the Bike Ambassadors are in charge of making sure bicyclists of every age are riding safe. Now, they’ve stepped onto the big screen. In a brand new video, the Bike Ambassadors are introducing their style of education to the internet. It’s a fresh short film with an old-timey style where the Bike Ambassadors explain exactly how to use a bike lane. Check out the movie! If you like the Bike Ambassadors’ film debut, we will keep them coming. Just let us know you like it by sharing the movie on Facebook or tweeting it on Twitter. The Bike Ride of Your Dreams
But it’s no dream, and if T.A. and a group of Brooklyn and Staten Island residents get their way, it’ll be a reality in no time. The Harbor Ring creates a scenic, uninterrupted, nearly car-free route to bike and walk around New York Harbor. When completed, it’ll skirt the east coast of Manhattan, Jersey City and Hoboken, follow the west coast of Brooklyn and Bayonne, and trace the north coast of Staten Island; with a waterfront view the whole way. Check out pictures of the Harbor Ring. Fantastically fantastic projects like the Harbor Ring don’t sprout overnight. So the local residents based their route on some already successful bike lanes and paths, from the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway to New Jersey’s Hudson River Esplanade. There’s only one missing link -- and for the Brooklyn and Staten Island locals fighting for their dream route, it’s critical to their big picture goal. The Verrazano Bridge, since its 1964 completion, has been impassable for people on bicycle and foot. The most important step to completing the Harbor Ring is making space for bicyclists and pedestrians on the Verrazano Bridge. But with local advocates leading the way, even this big goal isn’t a dream. Learn how you can make the Harbor Ring reality.
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A cup of hot coffee halfway through your commute may make your ride better, but T.A. hopes you taking a break on your bike will do something more. When you take a break at a T.A. Commuter Station, you're surrounded by like-minded New Yorkers who bike the same route as you. It's a space to make friends, and even better, find the other locals who want to fight for safer streets in your area. A cup of coffee and a new way to join the battle for better bicycling; what a combination! T.A. Commuter Station Friday, November 9, 2012 8 - 11 am Manhattan Bridge Manhattan The People's Fare Hike Hearing
Now's your chance to make sure he hears it. Next week, the MTA will be holding a series of hearings on the proposed hike on bus and subway fares. Hearings will be held in every borough. Be in attendance to ensure your call for Governor Cuomo to fund transit is heard. Find out where an MTA Public Hearing on the fare hike is happening in your borough. If you can't make the hearing, or don't want to go it alone, you can join T.A. for a press conference to ask Governor Cuomo to stop the fare hike en-masse. We'll be at the MTA's Manhattan Public Hearing to deliver 17,000 petitions. While the MTA asks for opinions about the fare hike, we'll ask Governor Cuomo to invest in transit instead. Join us! The People's Fare Hike Hearing Tuesday, November 13, 2012 4 pm Baruch College 17 Lexington Avenue Manhattan Community Board Join Up
Snacks, drinks and community process; what a way to spend your evening. Come by to meet like-minded New Yorkers interested in joining their community board. You can fill out an application, learn about the process, and we’ll have a notary public on hand to stamp your application on the spot. This year, the Community Board Join Up will happen in Manhattan and Queens, too. Manhattan Community Board Join Up Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7 - 9 pm T.A.'s Office 127 W. 26th St. - 10th Floor Manhattan Please RSVP Queens Community Board Join Up Thursday, November 15, 2012 7 - 9 pm LaGuardia College 31-10 Thomson Ave. Queens Please RSVP |
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