This Week: Election Day, TSTC Benefit, Amsterdam Avenue

It’s a busy week on the Streetsblog calendar, but here’s the most important thing: Don’t forget to vote tomorrow!

Here are the highlights from this week’s livable streets calendar:

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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This Week in Livable Streets Events

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Chances to have your say on ferry service and the changes on Broadway, and an opportunity to bid farewell to the John Liu era of the City Council Transportation Committee. Also, you can ride around the world without ever leaving Queens. Monday: The City Council is holding a public forum on citywide ferry service. Members […]

This Week: Bikes in Parks, Contractor Conference

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The community board action this week is all on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where CB 7 will first discuss bikes in parks — including possible bike lanes across Central Park — and then safety improvements at 71st Street. There’s also a full plate of panels and conferences, including an Albany meeting of the New York […]

Bike Month, Village Streetcars, Taming Broadway in Billyburg

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It’s the last full week of Bike Month, and there are still plenty of events to check out. Here’s a taste of what else is happening this week: Monday: Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Member Mixer. Come party with Brooklyn-based members at Brooklyn Bike & Board, where $1 raffle tickets can win you a limited-edition David Byrne […]

This Week: Election Day and Park(ing) Day

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It’s not on the calendar, but tomorrow is special election and primary day in New York City, with seats in Albany, the City Council, and Congress up for grabs. Expect even lower turnout than usual — just a handful of votes will decide the outcome of the most contested races. Not sure who’s running for […]

This Week: Safer Biking at Qboro Bridge, Faster 125th St. Buses

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There are a lot of community board meetings on the Streetsblog calendar this week where you can lend your support to livable streets projects, including an important one tonight about safety improvements near the Manhattan Side of the Queensboro Bridge. Later this week, there’s also a Democratic mayoral candidate forum in Brooklyn where you can […]

This Week: Visions for Zion Triangle and Harlem River Greenway

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Lots of interesting livable streets events are crammed into the early part of the week. Here are the highlights: Monday: Learn about the community vision for the Harlem River Greenway at this workshop hosted by the Harlem River Working Group and the Pratt Institute. 6:00 p.m. Also Monday: NYC DOT presents plans for a new pedestrian […]