Auto-Free New York Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 6 to 8pm:
"Residential Parking Strategies for Reducing Car Use in NYC"
Special Guest: Jeffrey Otto, Citizens Housing & Planning Council

Auto-Free NY has been holding FREE monthly meetings, featuring a wide variety of guest speakers, since its founding in February, 1989. Usually held in lower Manhattan, they are free, open to the public, no reservations needed. 

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