Four hundred years after Henry Hudson’s arrival in Manhattan, two teams of Dutch and American planners & designers face off in a battle for the future of New York City transportation. Their challenge: find ways to bring NYC cycling up to the level of the Netherlands, the only country with more bikes than people.

Spread over four days, the New Amsterdam Bike Slam is a live design battle, a dance party, a world-class transportation summit, a bridge across the Atlantic, and a path forward.

Click here for more information and full schedule

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Location: Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park and Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-09-11

Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason. Brooklyn Critical Mass started rolling in 2004… Read more at times-up.org

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NYC DOT and our partners are proud to present Summer Streets. We will temporarily close Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park to motor vehicles and open it up to people on three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 8, 15, & 22).
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A new law requires buildings with freight elevators to allow employees to bring their bikes upstairs, but does not require buildings to add bike storage capacity.

(Read the full article from The New York Times)

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Title: The 15th annual Escape New York
Location: Sakura Park, 122nd Street and Riverside Drive
URL: http://www.nycc.org/eny
Description: Escape the crowds and ride out of Manhattan into our favorite cycling territory: the West Hudson Highlands.
Date: 2009-09-26

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Title: Harlem Valley Rail Ride
Location: Start/Finish: Millerton, Dutchess County, NY
URL: http://www.bikenewyork.org/rides/hvrr/index.html
Description: Enjoy a fully supported ride on the car-free Harlem Valley Rail Trail and through the scenic countryside in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
Date: 2009-07-26

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Title: Transportation Alternatives Summer Benefit
Location: Brooklyn Brewery 79 North 11th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn
URL: https://www.transalt.org/files/events/benefits/2009/benefit.html
Description: Transportation Alternatives cordially invites you to celebrate a year of remarkable victories for biking, walking, and public transit! More than just a great party, T.A.’s Summer Benefit is our biggest annual gathering of the all-stars of livable streets advocacy.
Start Time: 6:30pm
Date: 2009-07-21

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The 2009 edition of the New York City Cycling Map is available at bike shops starting April 6 or by calling 311 .

Download the map here or call 311 for a free copy. Outside New York City, call 212-NEWYORK (639-9675).

Maps also are available for free at the NYC Department of City Planning bookstore at 22 Reade Street in Manhattan, in bicycle shops, libraries, and schools.

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Title: Bike Month NYC Kick Off
Location: Queens Museum of Art
Link out: Click here
Description: QMA and Transportation Alternatives will invite bike gangs, artists with bike projects, bike advocacy groups, modders, and bike clubs and crews for an outdoor celebration to close out the 4th edition of Queens International 4 (QI4) with a bang. BMX bike demos will be taking place inside the museum utilizing QI4 artist Ryan Humphrey’s undulating ramp. Also, for his performance ‘Human Sculpture,” QI4 artist Chin Chih Yang incites passersby to decorate his body with trash, creating a new suit of armor for the artist/environmental warrior.
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2009-04-26
End Time: 17:00

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Transportation Alternatives invite you to participate in Bike Month NYC 2009, an annual celebration of bicycling in May that draws popular support and press coverage in metropolitan New York City. Thousands of bicyclists from around the NYC area flock to the numerous events that make up Bike Month NYC, including rides, repair classes, films, races, snacks discussions and much more… (read more at http://bikemonthnyc.org/)

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