Bike
Month NYC 2004
May 1-31
www.BikeMonthNYC.org
Cyclist Beats Straphanger and Taxi Rider
in Monday AM Commuter Race
On Monday morning,
commuter bicyclist Paul S. White, Executive Director of
Transportation
Alternatives, won the Bike Month NYC 2004
Commuter Race by making it
from Junior’s Restaurant on Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues in Brooklyn to
Columbus Circle in Manhattan in 25 minutes.
 White
beat taxi rider Jon Orcutt, Executive Director of the
Tri-State
Transportation Campaign, by five minutes and subway rider, Gene Russianoff, Senior Attorney for NYPIRG’s
Straphanger’s Campaign, by ten
minutes.
White, a regular bike
commuter, reported that he was happy that his "victory proves to
would-be bike commuters that getting to work by bike is fast and easy."
He encouraged others to "take advantage of the good summer weather and
give bike commuting a spin."
View our
commuter race press
release and photos.
Did
you know?
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According
to 2000 Census figures, New Yorkers have the longest average
commute in the country, about 45 minutes.
-
 The
average bicycle commute in New York City takes only 30 minutes.
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Commuting
via car costs $6,000 to $12,000 per year; via public transportation
about $1,000; by bike only $300.
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105,000
New Yorkers ride bikes to commute or run errands every day; that's up
from 75,000 daily riders just ten years ago.
  Rain
Postpones Queens Borough President Helen Marshall's After Work Snack
Due to
rain, the Queens Borough President's after work snack originally
scheduled for Monday, May 3rd has been rescheduled for Friday, May
7th. Check
www.BikeMonthNYC.org for updated information about all events as
the forecast continues to fluctuate.
Don’t
Miss Weeks
2 and
3 of Bike Month NYC!
 Bike Month NYC Proclamation
May 7 (Friday): 8 am
Rain date May 11 (Tuesday): 8:30 am
Steps of City Hall –
Broadway and Murray Street (Manhattan)
Join Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff, a regular bicycle commuter, as he
presents Mayor Bloomberg's Bike Month NYC proclamation.
        J/M/Z/4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, R/W to City Hall
New York City Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff:
www.nyc.gov
[more
Manhattan events]
  Queens
Borough President’s After-Work Snack
May 7 (Friday): 5-7 pm
Queens side of the Queensboro Bridge bicycling and walking Path
Celebrate cycling in Queens with a free after-work snack courtesy of the
Queens Borough President, Helen Marshall.
Transportation Alternatives and the Queens Borough President’s Office:
www.transalt.org,
www.queensbp.org, 212-629-8080
[more
Queens events]
 Manhattan
Borough President’s After-Work Snack
May 10 (Monday): 5:15-6:15 pm
Municipal Building -
1 Centre Street (Manhattan)
Celebrate the official opening of Bike Month NYC 2004 with C. Virginia
Fields, the Manhattan Borough President. Plenty of snacks and confetti
for everyone on two wheels.
J/M/Z/4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, R/W to City Hall
Transportation Alternatives and the Manhattan Borough President’s
Office: www.transalt.org,
www.cvfieldsmbp.org,
212-629-8080
[more Manhattan
events]
Bike Month NYC
Event Listings: Rides, Tours, Art, Movies
 Listings by Borough:
Brooklyn,
The Bronx,
Manhattan,
Queens,
Staten Island,
NJ, CT, LI
Request
a copy of the Bike Week NYC Calendar
For
the full listing of events, see www.BikeMonthNYC.org,
fill out a request form or check your local bike shop.
See
you at Bike Month NYC!
 We
also need volunteers! Volunteer
at Bike Month
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