During the morning rush hour, 1,487 cars thunder down Central Park's loop drive, seeking a short-cut to work. 70,000 people visit Central Park each day, seeking refuge, clean air, and recreation. 75,000 people have signed the petition for a car-free Central Park loop drive. On Tuesday, more than 1,000 New Yorkers will join together to help the Mayor do the math. Will you be there? The Rally for a Car-Free Central Park Tuesday, October 26 7 – 8:30pm The Unitarian-Universalist Church (Landmark on the Park) 160 Central Park West at 76th Street It's not too late to RSVP for this event: www.transalt.org/rsvp Are you a member of the press? Click here for information about the rally some late-breaking developments with the campaign.

It's not too late to RSVP for the Car-Free Central Park Rally!

Tuesday, October 26, 7 – 8:30pm
160 Central Park West at 76th St.

Program

Welcome
Paul Steely White, Executive Director, Transportation Alternatives

Why closing the Loop Drive won't cause more traffic
Jeffery M Zupan, Senior Transportation Fellow, Regional Plan Association

The public health case for a car-free park
Dr. Barbara Barlow, Director of Surgery, Harlem Hospital

"The case for a car-free Central Park"
A new video by Clarence Eckerson, featuring Kenneth T. Jackson

Why New Yorkers want a car-free Loop Drive
Honorable Gale Brewer, Councilmember 6th District

The public policy trade-off and why we must choose a car-free park
Honorable Eva Moskowitz, Councilmember 4th District

Why fewer cars is good for New York
Honorable Bill Perkins, Councilmember 9th District


75,000 signatures and counting
Ken Coughlin, Chair, T.A. Car-Free Central Park Committee

What a car-free park would mean for the Harlem community
Peggy Shepard, West Harlem Environmental Action

Runners and kids want a car-free park
Landon Wickham, Injury Free Coalition; Stacy Creamer, Central Park Track Club

A special message from Jane Jacobs

Realizing Olmsted's original vision
Jane Holtz Kay, Author

It's time to move beyond car-centric cities
James Howard Kunstler, Author
 

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The Many vs. the Few

According to the NYC Parks Department, over 25 million people per year visit Central Park. That’s almost 70,000 visitors per day, or about the same number of New Yorkers who have signed the petition for a Car-Free Central Park, 75,000.

According to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council's latest data, 1,487 cars use the Central Park loop drive during the morning peak hour commute, when traffic is heaviest. The 2,660 people riding in those 1,487 cars represent less than one-half of one percent of all people commuting to Manhattan south of 60th Street during the morning peak hour.

It's not too late to RSVP for this event: www.transalt.org/rsvp