Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

Location: Let's talk about the Summer Streets program. Has it gone as good as you would have hoped?

When: Sunday, September 7th, riders depart in waves from 6 am to 7:30 am, and return between 1 pm and 3 pm

Bicycle traffic across the Williamsburg Bridge is soaring, just-released statistics show -- and neighborhood bike advocates are claiming victory in their bloodless battle for bike bragging rights over Brownstone Brooklyn.

"We're number one now in terms of biking communities," crowed Teresa Toro, chair of the Transportation Committee in Williamsburg and Greenpoint's Community Board 1. "We've got so many bike rack requests coming in, the city can't even keep up with them. We've totally tied up the city's bike rack staff -- and that's a good problem to have."

The year 2007 may prove to be one of the most important years in the storied history of New York City's development. In a future timeline of urban advances, it might be printed in as big a font and as bold a type as 1811--when the grid system was adopted--or 1904--when the I.R.T. subway opened. The text adjacent to 2007 could say something like "the start of livable streets," or "the bike boom begins," or "congestion pricing kicks off." It may turn out that all of those descriptions may suit 2007. The real question is, in hindsight, will they?

What: Rally on the Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle/Pedestrian Path
When: Wednesday, October 18, 6:30 pm
Where: Manhattan entrance at Delancey Street
Why: A call to action against poor conditions on the bridge path

Cyclists and pedestrians, organized by Transportation Alternatives, will light up the Williamsburg bridge with headlights, taillights, and flashlights during a slow walk and bicycle ride, calling on the city to provide better lighting and maintenance and improved security from the NYPD.

Thursday, Jan 28 @ 6:30 pm,
Gather on the Bridge pathway on the Manhattan side (at the Grand Ave. entrance)

On January 28th at 6:30 pm, some 40 cyclists and pedestrians will demonstrate to demand better conditions on the Williamsburg Bridge pathway and the swift opening of the new path, which has been delayed since July 1998. The group will light up the bridge path with their own lights (flashlights, bike headlights etc.) to help make crossing the Williamsburg a safe experience instead of a fearsome one.