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This Week: Better Buses for 125th Street, Volunteer for Transit

Posted By Streetsblog On March 4, 2013 @ 12:02 pm In Livable Streets Events | 1 Comment

This week starts off with presentations about bike-share locations on the East Side of Manhattan and Select Bus Service on 125th Street, and it wraps up with two Riders Alliance volunteer events. Here are the details:

Monday: On the agenda for the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 6 ^[1]: an update on bike-share locations, and more. 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Manhattan Community Board 11′s transportation committee will discuss ^[2] Select Bus Service on 125th Street ^[3], as well as CityBench and bike rack locations. (CB 11 is also where Amar Diarrassouba ^[4] was killed last week.) 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: The Center for Architecture is hosting a discussion on walkable and healthy communities ^[5], including presentations on NYC’s Active Design Guidelines and the “Steps to a Walkable Community” guide just released by Sam Schwartz Engineering and America Walks. 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: The Transportation Research Forum’s New York chapter is hosting its annual meeting, featuring a talk from Dr. Christopher Burke about progress on the Moynihan Station project. RSVP requested ^[6]. 11:45 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Join the Riders Alliance to collect signatures in Bay Ridge on Saturday ^[7] and to survey transit conditions in Western Queens on Sunday ^[8]. Volunteers meet at noon on both days.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line ^[9].

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URLs in this post:

[1] the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 6: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/03/04/manhattan-community-board-6-meeting-bike-share-stations-ped-safety/

[2] will discuss: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/03/04/manhattan-community-board-11-meeting-m60-select-bus-service/

[3] 125th Street: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/05/to-speed-up-buses-on-125th-street-double-parking-problem-must-be-solved/

[4] Amar Diarrassouba: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/03/01/businessman-who-protested-1st-ave-safety-fixes-its-the-9-year-olds-fault/

[5] discussion on walkable and healthy communities: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/02/26/walkable-and-healthy-communities-tactics-and-case-studies/

[6] RSVP requested: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/02/24/transportation-research-forum-new-york-chapter-meeting-2/

[7] Bay Ridge on Saturday: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/02/28/riders-alliances-better-transit-in-bay-ridge-volunteer-day/

[8] Western Queens on Sunday: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/02/28/riders-alliances-better-transit-for-western-queens-volunteer-day/

[9] Drop us a line: http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/09/27/suggest-event/

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