Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations

Vance to Speak at Traffic Justice Symposium

By Brad Aaron | Oct 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo: New York Times Next Tuesday’s legal symposium on vehicular homicide, presented by Transportation Alternatives, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, will feature a prominent special guest: presumptive Manhattan DA-elect Cy Vance. Vance will deliver opening remarks at the symposium, set to convene at 9 a.m. at the Cardozo […]

Legal Minds Converge to Tackle Traffic Justice; Will Team Vance Attend?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

In the past 30 days, no fewer than seven pedestrians have been killed by motorists in New York City. True to form, the only drivers to face charges were those found to be intoxicated. The rest were granted instantaneous pardons by NYPD, several without as much as a blemish on their driving record. Diego Martinez […]

Wikis Take Manhattan Tomorrow!

By Lily Bernheimer | Oct 9, 2009 | No Comments

Join us Saturday for Wikis Take Manhattan: a photo scavenger hunt for free-content images for StreetsWiki and Wikipedia. Prizes include Eye-Fi memory cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. Here’s video from last year’s event. Tomorrow’s hunt coincides with Open House New York weekend, where you […]

The Story of Sholom’s Stolen Bike

By Lily Bernheimer | Oct 2, 2009 | 8 Comments

Sholom and his beloved bike Midwood residents beware: a bike thief is on the loose! Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee member Sholom has a heartening and illuminating tale of the recent theft and recovery of his bicycle near the Kings Highway subway station. With the aid of the police, his laptop, a local restaurant owner, and […]

Tomorrow: TA Rides for James Langergaard on Queens Boulevard

By Ken Coughlin | Oct 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Site of James Langergaard’s fatal August 14 crash This past August, a young cyclist and a beloved Transportation Alternatives volunteer, James Langergaard, was struck and killed by a car at Queens Boulevard and 69th Street. Tomorrow, TA will be holding a special Queens Boulevard Bike Pool ride in honor of James. The ride will pause […]

Calling All Photographers

By Lily Bernheimer | Sep 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

Lacking high-quality, free photos for use in your livable streets advocacy work? This fall you’ve got two exciting chances to change that (and win big prizes while you’re at it). The Alliance for Biking and Walking has launched their People-Powered Movement Photo Contest to build a photo library for biking and walking advocates. Submit up […]

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