NYCcentury.org
Choose Your Distance, Ride Your Pace. Early registration discounts end July 31st. Save $15! Register today or sign up to volunteer or marshal!

Come to the Magazine Mailing Party, Thursday, August 1st at 6 pm at the T.A. Office (115 West 30th, #1207). Free pizza, beer and scintillating conversation!

Delivery People Wanted!

T.A. is looking for people to deliver City Cyclist to bike shops throughout NYC every two weeks. Person must be willing to be responsible for maintenance of store display. Must be able to carry heavy load long distances. $10/hour. If interested, please call Kit at 212-629-8080. Delivery starts ASAP.

Special Events/Volunteer Coordinator

The special events intern will work alongside T.A. staff and learn the ins and outs of event organizing. For more information on this internship, visit our Web site at transalt.org/jobs.

Environmental Transportation Advocate

Experienced public interest advocate needed for T.A.’s cutting-edge NYC environmental transportation campaigning. Will manage pedestrian, traffic calming and car-free parks advocacy. Must have excellent writing skills, post-graduate political and/or advocacy experience and the ability to work both on policy issues and community coalition building. Salary $30k-$40k to start. E-mail and postal mail only. No phone calls please. Send cover letter (important) and resumé to Transportation Alternatives, 115 West 30th Street, Rm. 1207 NYC 10001 or info@transalt.org. Please do not attach Word documents--plain text or pdf only.

Time on your hands? Eager to make a difference? T.A. needs folks who are retired, work part-time or between jobs to help our top-notch advocacy staff make the city a better place for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit riders.
Call 212-629-8080 or e-mail info@transalt.org.

Bike Counts Coordinator Needed

T.A. needs a responsible volunteer to take the reins of the East River Bridge Count project for the summer. Responsibilities include organizing monthly bike and pedestrian counts, collecting count sheets and compiling and presenting the data. Database or spreadsheet skills are a must. East River Bridge Counts are a barometer of cycling activity in the city. The data is also used in efforts to make bridge access safer for cyclists and pedestrians. To apply, contact: bike@transalt.org.

T.A. also needs volunteers to count all those bikes and pedestrians as they cross the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The counts take place from 7-10 am, one morning a month. To volunteer, register online.

Valet Bike Parking Coordinator Needed

Organize volunteers to provide valet bike parking at events throughout the year. You are encouraged to seek out events, though not required. Register online to express your interest in this opportunity.

T.A. still has two open internships: 

- Advocacy (work with T.A. program staff)
- Bicycle Research and Policy

Please visit transalt.org/intern for more information.

T.A. In the News

transalt.org/media

Latest

8/1 Congestion Pricing: Charge more for highway tools and street parking at peak hours, Metropolis

7/22 Slope Demands a Prospect Park Car Ban, Park Slope Courier

7/22 Cyclists Beware: Bumpy Road Ahead, Park Slope Courier

7/14 A Great Leap Backward: No Cars, New York Times

7/14 Visions of a Car-Free Park Activists push plan for 3-month trial period, Daily News

7/8 Car-Free Prospect Park at Hand? Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Courier

7/8 Kneejerk Vote Endangers Cyclists, Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Courier

7/5 Traffic Accidents, Injuries Down in City, Daily News

7/4 Mayor Acknowledges M.T.A. May Have to Raise Fares in '03, New York Times

7/1 A car-free P'Park? The Brooklyn Paper

7/1 New York City Council Approves Sidewalk Cycling Amendment, The Ride

6/24 4 Pols Back Trial Of a Car-Free Park, Daily News

6/22 On Bridges, the View Includes Chain Links, New York Times

6/18 Drive Is on to Get City Scooter OK, Daily News

6/13 Group Calling For Car-Free Summer In Central Park, NY1

6/10 A New York Question: Shall We Walk, or Do We Have Time to Take a Bus?, New York Times

6/10 A Slow Burn for Riders: Angry over buses that crawl, Daily News

5/30 Fat fines aim to curb cyclists, Daily News

5/30 Heavy Pedal Fines: New law would hit crazed cyclists, New York Post

More Quotes...

Donations Wish List

Help cycling and walking and get a tax deduction. Donate to T.A. We need:

-Pentium II or better PCs
-Laptop computer (P 100+)
-Digital Camera
-Good chairs for conf. table or desks
-Computer Projector

Contact Matt: info@transalt.org

Do Your Part for Safer Streets!  Report:

Potholes and Hazards:
212-CALLDOT (hit 0 to speak with a human) or report them online at transalt.org/hazard  

Sidewalk obstructions: Mayor’s Quality of Life Hotline at 888-677-LIFE/5433

Read more about T.A.'s work to reduce street hazards at transalt.org/haz

Report Dangerous Cabs: 212-221-TAXI or report them online.

Read more about T.A.'s work to make cabs safer for pedestrians and cyclists at transalt.org/cabs

The T.A. Action Alert is an occassional  publication of Transportation Alternatives.

Transportation Alternatives is a 5000-member NYC-area non-profit citizens group working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars. We work for safer, calmer neighborhood streets and car-free parks. Join T.A. today!

July 25, 2002

NYC Century Bike Tour Early Registration Discounts End July 31st

Car-Free Prospect Park "Rally in the Triangle," Tuesday, July 30th, 6:30 pm

Volunteer at the NYC Cycling Championships in Lower Manhattan on August 4

Come to the Magazine Mailing Party on Thursday August 1st at 6 pm in the T.A. Office

NYC Century Bike Tour Early Registration Discounts End July 31st

Save $35* when you register early and join T.A.!

• Register online and learn more about the tour at www.NYCcentury.org!
• Download a copy of the brochure in PDF Format from www.NYCcentury.org 
• If you would like to receive a tour brochure in the mail, request one below!

* Register early and save $15 off day-of-event registration rates + save $10 off T.A. membership + save $10 off non-member NYC Century Bike Tour rates.  Existing T.A. members save $15 off day-of-event registration rates + $5 off T.A. membership renewal + $10 off non-member NYC Century Bike Tour rates.

Car-Free Prospect Park "Rally in the Triangle," Tuesday, July 30th, 6:30 pm!

Please join us for a follow-up event to celebrate our hugely successful car-free Prospect Park Town Hall last week AND to thank our City Councilmembers for pushing for a 3 month car-free trial period.

"Rally in the Triangle" will be a short, fun, outdoor affair on Tuesday, July 30th @ 6:30 pm. We will be in the grassy triangle area, just inside the Grand Army Plaza entrance to the Park. The event will be over by 7:15 pm.

Come help us hold signs, sing songs, and cajole drivers in letting them know the Park should not be used as a Parkway. If you are going to exercise in the park, help us before or after your workout. After all, the cars are out at 7:00 pm.

It is very important to show up in healthy numbers to show the continued support for a car-free Park. This will be a valuable 30 minute investment of your time.

Check out some of the recent press coverage of the Car-Free Prospect Park Town Campaign:

• 7/22 Slope Demands a Prospect Park Car Ban, Park Slope Courier
• 7/14 A Great Leap Backward: No Cars, New York Times
• 7/14 Visions of a Car-Free Park Activists push plan for 3-month trial period, Daily News
• 7/8 Car-Free Prospect Park at Hand? Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Courier
• 7/1 A car-free P'Park? The Brooklyn Paper

Read more about the Car-Free Prospect Park campaign and send an e-postcard in favor of a car-free park.

Volunteer at the NYC Cycling Championships in Lower Manhattan on August 4

T.A. will be tabling at the NYC Cycling Championships--a race around the financial district featuring Lance Armstrong and other top American cyclists--at the Sports Expo from 8 am to 5 pm on Sunday, August 4th. We're looking for volunteers to help us pass out literature and meet and greet the expected 250,000 spectators throughout the day. This is a fun opportunity to see the race while also helping out a good cause. Please contact Kit directly at events@transalt.org or 212-629-8080.

Come to the Magazine Mailing Party on Thursday August 1st at 6 pm in the T.A. Office

Once again the time has come for T.A.'s ever-popular volunteer event: magazine mailing night. Come to socialize, see the new magazine, and apply labels. Free beer and pizza for all!  The T.A. Office is located at 115 West 30th Street, Suite 1207, between 6th and 7th Avenue.

Spring 2002 T.A. Magazine  
This issue has been mailed to all T.A. members. It includes news on bicycle, pedestrian and car-free Central Park and Prospect Park, sensible transportation, features and much, much more! View the Table of Contents or request a copy!

Selected articles

T.A.'s New "Ride-and-Ride" Bike Parking at SI Transit

Bridge Paths Caged

What Happen' at the Manhattan?

Can You Say "Kosciuszko"?

East River Greenway Grows! And Shrinks ...

Riverside Park Users Asked to Share

Good Mooooooove: DOT Requests Two Million in FEMA Emergency Dollars for Bollards

Discourteous, Unprofessional, Disrespectful: Remove Police Cars from Sidewalks

New Jersey - GWB Link to Palisades

Take Action

T.A. has many volunteer opportunities.  Please visit our site to learn more about how you can help.  Come to the Magazine Mailing Party, Thursday, August 1st at 6 pm at the T.A. Office (115 West 30th, #1207). Free pizza, beer, and scintillating conversation!

MAD AS HELL?  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

Call the Mayor's Quality of Life Action Line (real people 24 hrs a day) 888-677-5433 or e-mail Mayor Bloomberg.

POTHOLES, STREET HAZARDS GOT YOU IN A RUT?

STAY SMART & INFORMED

Savvy transit riders get their lowdown on the subways here:

straphangers.org
The ultimate source for bus and subway service changes, rider comments and complaints that produce action. Help yourself and T.A.’s favorite transit advocates--check it out.

Sensible Transport Junkies:

Subscribe to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s e-weekly, Mobilizing the Region.  tstc.org

The daily Gotham Gazette

Bikes in Bogota? Car-Free Cartagena? Tel-Aviv by Train?

Go global at itdp.org!

Check our maps page for links to NYC-area bicycle and transit maps.

RIDES AND WALKS

Friday, July 26, 7 pm. Critical Mass. Union Square Park NORTH (temporary location due to construction). Time's Up!

Saturday, July 27, 8:45 am. Sandy Hook Come About. NY Waterway Terminal, Pier 78. 5BBC & NYCC.

Saturday, July 27, 10 am. The Annual Downtown Bronx People's Environmental Bike Tour, 149th St. and Grand Concourse in front of Hostos Community College, the Bronx. Time's Up!

Saturday, July 27, 10 pm. Riverside Ride. Columbus Circle. Time's Up!

Sunday, July 28, 9 am. Kensico Dam. Central Park Boathouse. Fast and Fabulous.

Sunday, July 28, 9:30 am. Bicycle Beach Bums #4. Prospect Park Picnic House. 5BBC.

Sunday, July 28, 10 am. Ellis Island. Circle Line Pier at W. 42nd St. and Hudson River. Shorewalkers.

Sunday, July 28, 11:30 am. St. George Light House Museum, Esplanade, Bayonne Bridge. SI Ferry Terminal in Manhattan by tourist info kiosk on upper level. Shorewalkers.

Sunday, July 28, 12:30 pm. Y'ar Ole Salt. City Hall/Prospect Park picnic house. 5BBC.

Tuesday, July 30, 10 am. TBA. Central Park Boathouse. The Weekday Cyclists.

Friday, August 2, 10 pm. Central Park Moonlight Ride.  Columbus Circle. Time's Up!

Saturday, August 3, 7 am. Discover the North Shore of Long Island. Penn Station. 5BBC.

Saturday, August 3, 8:30 am. Croton Dam. Woodlawn stop of #4 train. Fast and Fabulous.

Saturday, August 3, 8:30 am. Turtle Back Zoo. Penn Station. 5BBC.

Saturday, August 3, 9:30 am. Queens & Kings West Shore. 2nd Ave. & 59th St. Shorewalkers.

Sunday, August 4, 8 am. Queens Perimeter: Max! Plaza Hotel. 5BBC.

Sunday, August 4, TBA. Westport Beach. TBA. Fast and Fabulous.

Sunday, August 4, 9:30 am. Bicycle Beach Bums #5. Prospect Park Picnic House. 5BBC.

Tuesday, August 6, 10 am. TBA. Central Park Boathouse. The Weekday Cyclists.

Thursday, August 8, 10 am. TBA. Central Park Boathouse. The Weekday Cyclists.

Friday, August 9, 7 pm. Cyclone Ride. Manhattan Entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. Time's Up!

Saturday, August 10, 9 am. Piermont. Central Park Boathouse. Fast and Fabulous.

Saturday, August 10, 9:30 am. Bathe in Bayville XV. Cunningham Park. 5BBC. 

Saturday, August 10, 10 am. The International Express. Take #7 train to 40th St. in Queens. Shorewalkers.

Sunday, August 11, 8:30 am. Jersey Shore Sojourn. Penn Station. 5BBC.

Sunday, August 11, 9 am. Ice Cream. 207th St. stop on the A train. Fast and Fabulous.

Sunday, August 11, 9:30 am. Bicycle Beach Bums #6. Prospect Park Picnic House. 5BBC.

Sunday, August 11, 11 am. Aquarium & Brighton Beach. Nathan's Restaurant near Stillwell Avenue Train Station. Shorewalkers.

Sunday, August 11, 1:30 pm. Riverdale Fieldston. Northeast corner of Broadway & 207th St. Shorewalkers.

Tuesday, August 13, 10 am. TBA. Central Park Boathouse. The Weekday Cyclists.

Thursday, August 15, 10 am. TBA. Central Park Boathouse. The Weekday Cyclists.

More Rides and Walks...

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