Street Hazard Reduction

Broome St. collision

Author: 
Jared T. Miller
Media Outlet: 
Downtown Express
Date: 
July 17, 2009
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A taxi banged into a bike messenger on a narrow section of Broome and Thompson Streets last Thursday afternoon, sending the messenger to the hospital in an ambulance.

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Downtown Express photo by Tequila Minsky -- A taxi and biker collided on this narrow stretch of Broome St. last week.
Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 16:28. categories [ ]

Bike Advocates Launch City's Biggest-Ever Campaign for Safe Cycling

Subtitle: 
"Biking Rules!" aimed at promoting civic riding and easing bike-pedestrian friction
Release Date: 
May 19, 2009
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell

National Bike to Work Day

When: Friday, May 15, 8 am

Where: City Hall Park, corner of Chambers Street and Centre Street

Subtitle: 
With 185,000 daily cyclists, NYC celebrates with rides and six commuter rest-stops
Release Date: 
May 14, 2009
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell

Before Hitting the Road on Two Wheels

Author: 
Sean Patrick Ferrall
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
March 24, 2009

The ice cream trucks are out, there are bulbs poking up in the parks and cyclists are again flocking to the city's paths, bridges and new on-street lanes.

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Submitted by forrest on March 26, 2009 - 14:17. categories [ ]

Cuts to Bike Budget Cost NYC in the Long Run

Subtitle: 
Federal Funding, Cost-Savings and Lives at Risk
Release Date: 
December 12, 2008
Press Release Contact: 
Wiley Norvell
PDF Version: 
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Pedaling Transportation Alternatives

Author: 
Oliver Haydock
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
August 26, 2008
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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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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