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Cyclists and drivers struggle for harmony by Teresa Carson submitted: 2008-09-03 U.S. left in dust by global cycle boom by Blaine Harden submitted: 2008-09-03 For love of biking, Baguio by Padmapani L. Perez submitted: 2008-09-02 Health care company offers bike-sharing program by AP submitted: 2008-09-02 Driver Intentionally Injures Two Cyclists by CNN submitted: 2008-08-16 Green Streets: A Car Free Manhattan by Miles Poindexter submitted: 2008-08-12 NYC will close 2 lanes to cars on Broadway by AP submitted: 2008-07-29 Emotions still running high after Critical Mass confrontation by Sara Jean Green submitted: 2008-07-28 Metropolitan Areas Ranked for Walkability by AP submitted: 2007-12-04 Parisians show their va va voom as city rolls out freedom bike scheme by Charles Bremner submitted: 2007-08-09 |
Green Streets: A Car Free Manhattan [2008-08-12] Miles Poindexter Break out (or in) those running shoes, roll out the bikes, or just take a stroll. Various streets in Manhattan will be free of cars. Below is a description of where. Join NYCDOT at Summer Streets! Summer Streets is for you! For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park. Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!...at SUMMER STREETS!! Saturdays: August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm Lafayette Street - 4th Avenue - Park Avenue - 72nd Street - Central Park with connections to Harlem and the West Side Greenway. Choose a route as long or as short as you'd like, or just come to relax in the new space. It's a whole new way to see NYC streets! For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/summerstreets Watch the Summer Streets video in Windows Media Player or in Quicktime. Summer Streets is for cyclists, joggers, skaters and strollers of all ages and abilities. This is not a race. We encourage everyone to be courteous during Summer Streets and most of all have fun! Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottles and fill up at the water stations at the rest stops. Need a helmet? NYCDOT will be conducting helmet fittings and distribution at 24th Street and Park Avenue from 9:00 am - noon on all three Summer Street Saturdays. Supplies are limited, you must be present to be fit for and receive a helmet. |