Car-Free Parks

Statement on Councilmember Brewer’s proposed car-free Central and Prospect Park Bill

Statement by Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives

Release Date: 
March 23, 2011
Press Release Contact: 
Brian Krapf
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Lobbying for a Play Street near You

Times Square may be a pedestrian playground for tourists, but all over the city, Transportation Alternatives is helping neighborhoods create their own car-free streets where parents can stop to chat a

Subtitle: 
T.A. Gives Community Groups Tips for Closing Blocks to Traffic
Release Date: 
February 17, 2011
Press Release Contact: 
Kim Martineau

T.A. Media Advisory: Parking Spots Transformed to Public Space: Create Your Own Public Space!

What*: Park(ing) Day NYC

Release Date: 
August 23, 2010
Press Release Contact: 
Noah Budnick
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The Car Free Central and Prospect Park Bill

Status: Introduced
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Level: NYC Council
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Sponsor(s):
Council Member Gale Brewer
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T.A. supports this legislation

Will create a trial summer closure of the Central Park and Prospect Park loop drives with the objective of creating safer, healthier and greener public spaces for New Yorkers to utilize.




Mothers March to Rid Central Park Loop of Cars

Lisa Sladkus, Mobilized Moms 917-842-7183

Subtitle: 
Borough President Stringer, Mobilized Moms to Launch Car-Free Central Park Effort
Release Date: 
October 7, 2008
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell
PDF Version: 
2008/1007centralpark
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Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
August 26, 2008
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It's a golden age for Paul Steely White's advocacy. The 37-year-old executive director of nonprofit Transportation Alternatives talks about biking and public transit in the era of the $4 gallon of gas.

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

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Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Image Caption: 
It’s a golden age for Paul Steely White’s advocacy. The 37-year-old executive director of nonprofit Transportation Alternatives talks about biking and public transit in the era of the $4 gallon of gas.

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

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Bloomy: I'd Love A Car-Free Park

Author: 
Mike McLaughlin
Media Outlet: 
The Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
August 29, 2008

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