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Friday, August 1, 2008
Last Day to Register for ProWalk/ProBike Conference in Seattle, Sept. 2-5
5:00 pm
Central Park Moonlight Ride
10:00 pm
Columbus Circle
Manhattan
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Williamsburg Walks: Car-Free Bedford Avenue
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Bedford Avenue from Metropolitan Av. to N. 9th St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Macdonough Street Block Party
12:00 pm
Macdonough St. & Ralph Av.
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Car-Free 78th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens
6:00 am to 8:00 pm
78th Street (bet. Northern Blvd. & 34th Av.)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
NYC Plaza Program Information Session — Downtown Brooklyn
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (BEDC)
175 Remsen St. (bet Court & Clinton Sts.), Suite 350
Brooklyn
Thursday, August 7, 2008
NYC Plaza Program Information Session – South Bronx
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC)
198 E. 161st St. (at Concourse Village W.), Suite 201
The Bronx
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Summer Streets: Car-Free Park Avenue & Lafayette Street (Plus T.A. Feeder Rides from Astoria, Bed-Stuy & Park Slope) (Plus Learn to Ride a Bike for Adults)
7:00 am to 1:00 pm
Park Av. & Park Av. S. from 72nd St. to Union Sq.; Fourth Av.; Lafayette St.
See a map of the route
Manhattan
Learn to Ride a Bike (for Kids) at Summer Streets, J.J. Byrne Park & Co-Op City
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Summer Streets
Spring St. bet. Lafayette & Mulberry Sts.
Manhattan

J.J. Byrne Park
4th St. & Fifth Av.
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Co-Op City
Parking Lot #2 (to the rear of 140 Benchley Place and parallel to the Truman High School track)
The Bronx
Williamsburg Walks: Car-Free Bedford Avenue
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Bedford Avenue from Metropolitan Av. to N. 9th St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Church Avenue Block Party
12:00 pm
Church Av. & Rogers St.
Brooklyn
Stratford Road Block Party
12:00 pm
Stratford Rd. & Caton Av.
Brooklyn
Bike Driver’s Ed – Windsor Terrace
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Brooklyn Public Library -- Windsor Terrace Branch
160 E. 5th St. (at Ft. Hamilton Pkwy.)
Brooklyn
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Car-Free 78th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens
6:00 am to 8:00 pm
78th Street (bet. Northern Blvd. & 34th Av.)
Jackson Heights, Queens
46th Street Block Party + Learn to Ride a Bike (for Kids)
10:00 am
46th St. & 43rd Av.
Queens
Surprise Ride
11:00 am
Ghandi Statue
Union Square Park, SW corner
Manhattan
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Transportation Alternatives Bronx Committee Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Bronx Library Center
310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (bet. Fordham Rd. & Valentine Av.), Room C21
The Bronx
Friday, August 15, 2008
6th Annual Big Apple Roll Weekend: Organized Skates
6:45 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Summer Streets: Car-Free Park Avenue & Lafayette Street (Plus T.A. Feeder Rides from The Bronx, Flatbush & Sunnyside)
7:00 am to 1:00 pm
Park Av. & Park Av. S. from 72nd St. to Union Sq.; Fourth Av.; Lafayette St.
See a map of the route
Manhattan
Dean Street Block Party
12:00 pm
Dean St. & Kingston Av.
Brooklyn
Hey, I’m Walking Here! Tours Broadway from Riverdale to Battery Park
6:00 pm
W. 242nd St. & Broadway
The Bronx
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Car-Free 78th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens
6:00 am to 8:00 pm
78th Street (bet. Northern Blvd. & 34th Av.)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Brooklyn Parks Ride
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Fort Greene Park
DeKalb Av. & Cumberland St.
Brooklyn
Beach Ride
11:00 am
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Discussion of Transit Services in Upper Manhattan
7:00 pm
Holyrood Episcopal Church
715 W. 179th St. (at Ft. Washington Av.)
Manhattan
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Summer Streets: Car-Free Park Avenue & Lafayette Street (Plus T.A. Feeder Rides from Flushing & McCarren Park)
7:00 am to 1:00 pm
Park Av. & Park Av. S. from 72nd St. to Union Sq.; Fourth Av.; Lafayette St.
See a map of the route
Manhattan
108th Avenue Block Party
12:00 pm
108th Av. & Sutphin Blvd.
Queens
Ashford Street Block Party
12:00 pm
Ashford St. & Wortman Av.
Brooklyn
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Car-Free 78th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens
6:00 am to 8:00 pm
78th Street (bet. Northern Blvd. & 34th Av.)
Jackson Heights, Queens
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Auto-Free New York: Summer Walking Tour #2: NJ Transit’s Hudson River Tunnel
6:00 pm
Amtrak Info Desk
Penn Station
Manhattan
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Public Forum: Williamsburg Walks
6:00 pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N. 6th St. (bet. Kent & Wythe Aves.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Last Day to See 2 Exhibits: New York Waters & Twilight on the Waterfront
5:00 pm
Brooklyn Public Library - Grand Lobby
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Car-Free 78th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens
6:00 am to 8:00 pm
78th Street (bet. Northern Blvd. & 34th Av.)
Jackson Heights, Queens