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Upcoming Events

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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Workshop: Rezoning the Atlantic Yards Footprint

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

St. Cyril’s Belarusian Cathedral
401 Atlantic Av. (at Bond St.)
Brooklyn

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Panel: Art, Advocacy, Media, and Direct Action: Complimentary Strategies for Making Change on the Streets of NYC

12:15 pm to 1:45 pm

Hunter College - West Building
Southwest corner, 68th St. & Lexington Av.
Manhattan

Conference: Debunking Climate Change

2:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Marriott Marquis Hotel
1535 Broadway (bet. 45th and 46th Sts.)
Manhattan

Monday, March 3, 2008

State of the MTA Address / Transportation Science & Technology Fair / MTA Career Fair

10:00 am

The Great Hall of Cooper Union
7 E. 7th St. (at Third Av.)
Manhattan

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

National Bike Summit 2008

3:00 pm to 11:00 am

Events on Tuesday and Wednesday:

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Av. NW (at 13th St.)
Washington, D.C.

Events on Thursday:

Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

NYS DOT Roundtable on Staten Island Traffic Congestion

6:00 pm

The College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts
2800 Victory Blvd. (at the S.I. Expressway entrance ramp)
Staten Island

Brooklyn CB1 Hears Presentation on the Brooklyn Greenway

6:30 pm

Lady of the Snow Society Inc.
410 Graham Av. (bet. Withers and Jackson Sts.), Upstairs Room
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Manhattan CB2 Meeting on Proposal to Reclaim Road Space for Pedestrians

6:30 pm

Caring Community - Conference Room
20 Washington Square North (bet. Fifth Av. & Macdougal St.), 1st Floor
Manhattan

Thursday, March 6, 2008

“Better Transit Bake Sale” to Raise $5.65 Billion to Fund Mass Transit

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Sidewalk in front of Assembly Hearing
42 W. 44th St. (bet. Fifth & Sixth Aves.)
Manhattan

New York State Assembly (Brodsky, Farrell) Public Hearing on MTA Capital Program

10:30 am

Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Meeting Hall
42 W. 44th St. (bet. Fifth & Sixth Aves.), 2nd Floor
Manhattan

Brooklyn Community Board 7 Congestion Pricing Forum — Windsor Terrace

6:30 pm

Holy Name Church
245 Prospect Park West (at Prospect Av.)
Brooklyn

Park Slope Community Forum: How You Can Start Fighting Climate Change Today

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Old First Reformed Church
Seventh Av. & Carroll St.
Brooklyn

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Empire State Passengers Association Annual Meeting

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Holiday Inn Downtown
100 Nott Terrace
Schenectady, N.Y.

This is 4 blocks from the Schnectady Amtrak station.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Walking Tour: Back to the Bronx: Mott Haven

1:00 pm

Meet at the S.E. corner of 125th St. and Lexington Av., in front of the Pathmark
Manhattan

Monday, March 10, 2008

Brooklyn Community Board 7 Congestion Pricing Forum — Sunset Park

6:30 pm

Brooklyn Community Board 7
4201 Fourth Av. (at 43rd St.)
Brooklyn

Queens Letter-Writing Party: Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Congestion Pricing!

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Greater Astoria Historical Society
35-20 Broadway (at 36th St.), 4th Floor
Queens

Charles Komanoff: Inside the Kheel Plan: A Revolutionary Proposal for Reduced Congestion and Free Mass Transit

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Solar One
23rd St. & the FDR Dr.
Manhattan

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Lecture & Panel: Urban Colossus: Why Is New York America’s Largest City?

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Columbia University - International Affairs Building
420 W. 118th St. (bet. Amsterdam Av. & Morningside Dr.), Room 1501
Manhattan

Brooklyn CB1 Votes on Brooklyn Greenway

6:15 pm

Swinging 60's Senior Citizens Center
211 Ainslie St. (at Manhattan Av.)
Brooklyn

Manhattan CB2 Committee Meeting on Prince Street Pedestrian Zone

6:30 pm

NYU Silver Building
32 Waverly Pl. (at Washington Sq. E.), Room 713
Manhattan

Queens Roller Race to Benefit the Tour de Queens

7:00 pm

The Creek & Cave
10-93 Jackson Av. (at 11th St.)
Long Island City

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Transportation Alternatives Volunteer Night – Mailing Party

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), Suite 1002 (10th Floor)
Manhattan

Manhattan Letter-Writing Party: Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Congestion Pricing!

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), Suite 1002 (10th Floor)
Manhattan

Bronx Letter-Writing Party: Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Congestion Pricing!

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Citizens Advice Bureau
1130 Grand Concourse (at McClellan St.), 4th Floor
The Bronx

Thursday, March 13, 2008

NYMTC Annual Meeting: Vision for Regional Growth

11:00 am

New York University, Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South (at LaGuardia Pl.)
Manhattan

Brooklyn Letter-Writing Party: Tell Your Elected Officials to Support Congestion Pricing!

6:30 pm

The Outpost
1014 Fulton St. (bet. Grand & Classon Aves.)
Brooklyn

Forum: Calming Traffic in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Church of the Evangel
1950 Bedford Av. (bet. Hawthorne & Winthrop Sts.)
Brooklyn

Friday, March 14, 2008

‘Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash’ Movie Screening and Moderated Discussion

7:00 pm

Friends Meeting House
15 Rutherford Pl. (bet. 15th & 16th Sts.)
Manhattan

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Clown Brigade Bike Lane Liberation Ride

2:30 pm

Time's Up!
73 Morton St. (bet. Greenwich and Hudson Sts.)
Manhattan

Monday, March 17, 2008

NYC DOT Presents DeKalb Avenue Traffic Calming and Bicycle Lane Project to Brooklyn CB3

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Brooklyn Community Board 3
1360 Fulton St. (bet. New York and Brooklyn Aves.), 2nd Floor
Brooklyn

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Albany Advocacy Day for Congestion Pricing!

6:15 am to 6:30 pm

Albany

Buses will depart at 6:15 a.m. from:
Central Labor Council
31 W. 15th St. (bet. Fifth and Sixth Aves.)
Manhattan

NYC DOT Presents DeKalb Avenue Traffic Calming and Bicycle Lane Project to Brooklyn CB2

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

St. Francis College
108 Remsen St. (bet. Clinton & Henry Sts.), Room TBA
Brooklyn

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Crain’s Breakfast Forum: Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary Peters on Congestion Pricing

8:00 am to 9:30 am

The Ritz-Carlton
2 West St. (at 1st Pl.)
Battery Park City, Manhattan

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Training for Congestion Pricing Letter Writing Day of Action

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), 10th Floor
Manhattan

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Savvy Cyclist Class

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Recycle-A-Bicycle training center
46-01 5th St. (at 46th Av.)
Long Island City, Queens

Lady Liberty Divorces the Automobile

10:30 am

New York International Auto Show
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Manhattan

Congestion Pricing Letter Writing Day of Action

11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Brooklyn: Crown Heights, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Queens: Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights
The Bronx: Soundview, Fordham Road, University Heights
Manhattan: Harlem, Lower East Side, Washington Heights

Monday, March 24, 2008