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Friday, May 1, 2009
Sex Changes Everything: On the Demographic Determinants of the U.S. Commute, 1985-2007
9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Baruch College Conference Center
151 E. 25th St. (bet. Third & Lexington Aves.), 7th Floor
Manhattan
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Bike Helmet Giveaway & Fitting – Far Rockaway
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Earth Day Rockaway
The Boardwalk at Beach 29th St.
Far Rockaway, Queens
Monday, May 4, 2009
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to East Midtown From Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to East Midtown, Manhattan
Congressional Forum on Transportation Priorities
10:00 am
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Court House
500 Pearl St. (bet. Park Row & Centre St.), Room 850
Manhattan
NYC Plaza Program Information Session — Manhattan
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
New York City Department of Transportation
220 Church St. (at Worth St.), Room 814
Manhattan
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from East Midtown
5:40 pm
Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Bike to MoMA Monday Nights
5:50 pm to 8:45 pm
Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St. (bet. Fifth & Sixth Aves.)
Manhattan
Time’s Up! Volunteer Mailing Party
7:30 pm
156 Rivington St. (bet. Clinton & Suffolk Sts.), 1st Floor
Manhattan
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Central Midtown from Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to central Midtown, Manhattan
Brooklyn Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from Central Midtown
5:40 pm
Central Midtown, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to West Midtown from Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to West Midtown, Manhattan
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from West Midtown
5:40 pm
Columbus Circle, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Manhattan CB10 Full Board Hears Resolution on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Bicycle Lane and Traffic Calming
6:00 pm
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
163 W. 125th St. (at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.), 2nd Floor Gallery
Harlem
Volunteer Mailing Party at Transportation Alternatives
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), Suite 1002
Manhattan
Documentary Screening: The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built
6:00 pm
New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn
Make Music New York Benefit at the Brooklyn Brewery
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N. 11th St. (bet. Berry St. & Wythe Av.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Panel: Investing in Infrastructure: Transportation and New York’s Future
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
The Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Luncheon: It’s Time to Get Real: Where Is New York’s Great Plan For Physical Renewal? What Are Its Required Transportation Elements?
11:45 am
MTA New York City Transit
2 Broadway (at Bowling Green), 20th Floor
Manhattan
Panel: Preservation Is Sustainability: How to Make Your Older Building More Energy Efficient
6:30 pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Av. (bet. 103rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Fourth Annual Brooklyn Blogfest
7:00 pm
PowerHouse Arena
37 Main St. (at Water St.)
Dumbo, Brooklyn
Friday, May 8, 2009
Prospect Park Traffic Calming Ride
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
Still We Ride Viewing — Brooklyn
9:00 pm
East River Bar
97 S. 6th St. (bet. Bedford Av. & Berry St.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Broadway Geometry Bike Tour
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Columbus Circle - Merchant's Gate
Manhattan
Walking Tour: Moynihan Station & the West 30s
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
N.W. corner, Sixth Av. & 30th St.
Manhattan
Monday, May 11, 2009
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to East Midtown From Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to East Midtown Manhattan
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from East Midtown
5:40 pm
Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Meeting
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Greater Astoria Historical Society
35-20 Broadway (at 36th St.)
Astoria, Queens
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Central Midtown from Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to central Midtown, Manhattan
NYC Plaza Program Information Session — Brooklyn
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall - Community Room
209 Joralemon St. (at Court St.)
Brooklyn
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from Central Midtown
5:40 pm
Central Midtown, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Elliot Sander: Regional Impact of MTA Projects
6:00 pm
Grand Central Terminal - Northeast Balcony
42nd St. & Park Av.
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Staten Island Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:00 am to 8:30 am
St. George Ferry Terminal
Staten Island
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to West Midtown from Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to West Midtown, Manhattan
NYC Plaza Program Information Session — The Bronx
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Bronx Library Center
310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (bet. Fordham Rd. & Valentine Av.)
The Bronx
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from West Midtown
5:40 pm
Columbus Circle, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Brooklyn CB6 to Vote on Prospect Park West Two-Way Buffered Bike Lane
6:30 pm
P.S. 32 -- Auditorium
317 Hoyt St. (bet. Union & President Sts.)
Brooklyn
Bike Commuting 101
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Hostelling International-New York
891 Amsterdam Av. (bet. 10rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives Bronx Committee Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Bronx Library Center
310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (bet. Fordham Rd. & Valentine Av.), Room C21
The Bronx
Public Forum on Atlantic Yards Construction Progress
7:30 pm
St. Cyrus Belarusian Church
Bond St. & Atlantic Av.
Brooklyn
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Transportation for America Webinar — Transportation, Small Towns and Rural Regions
2:00 pm
Friday, May 15, 2009
National Bike To Work Day
6:00 am to 10:30 am
Bronx Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:00 am to 9:00 am
Poe Cottage
Kingsbridge Road & the Grand Concourse
The Bronx
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Central Midtown from Brooklyn
7:30 am
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, and intermediate points to central Midtown, Manhattan
NYCDOT Bicycle Commuting Ride to Brooklyn from Central Midtown
5:40 pm
Central Midtown, Manhattan, and intermediate points to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Municipal Art Society’s Livable Neighborhoods Program — Training 2009
8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Hunter College
68th St. & Lexington Av.
Manhattan
Bike Helmet Giveaway & Fitting – Harlem
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
New York Public Library - Countee Cullen Library
104 W. 136th St. (bet. Lenox & Seventh Aves.)
Manhattan
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Lower Manhattan Sacred Sites Bike Tour
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
The Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge St. (bet. Canal & Division Sts.)
Manhattan
Monday, May 18, 2009
TEAM T.A. Meeting
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.)
Manhattan
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
NYC Plaza Program Info Session — Staten Island
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Staten Island Borough Hall
10 Richmond Terrace (at Hyatt St.), Conference Room 122
Staten Island
Bike Commuting 101
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Walter Reade Theater - Furman Gallery
165 W. 65th St. (bet. Broadway & Amsterdam Av.), Plaza Level
Manhattan
Book Talk and Signing: Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, Author of Chicago 1890: The Skyscraper and the Modern City
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Pl. (at 1st Pl.)
Battery Park City, Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives East Side Volunteer Committee Meeting
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Beacon East Side Community High School
420 E. 12th St. (bet. First Av. & Av. A)
Manhattan
Lower Manhattan Traffic Town Hall
6:30 pm
Old St. Pat’s Gym (Youth Center)
Near 275 Mulberry St. (at Jersey St.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Bike From Work Snack at the Queensboro Bridge
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Queens Side of the Queensboro Bridge
Long Island City, Queens
Panel: Why Smart Growth? Collaborative Planning for Land Use, Transportation, and Urban Design
6:00 pm
Grand Central Terminal - Northeast Balcony
42nd St. & Park Av.
Manhattan
Seminar: Biking Safely with Your Pooch
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Time's Up!
156 Rivington St. (bet. Suffolk & Clinton Sts.)
Manhattan
PBS Broadcasts ‘Blueprint America: Road to the Future’
8:00 pm
WNET - Channel 13
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Manhattan Borough President’s After-Work Snack
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
Hudson River Greenway at 14th St.
Manhattan
Volunteer Mailing Party at Transportation Alternatives
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.)
Manhattan
Bike Commuting 101
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Hostelling International - New York
891 Amsterdam Av. (bet. 10rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Friday, May 22, 2009
ING Direct Bike-to-Work Breakfast
7:00 am to 11:00 am
ING Direct Cafe
968 Third Av. (at 58th St.)
Manhattan

ING Direct Cafe
45 E. 49th St. (bet. Park & Madison Aves.)
Manhattan
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Rail Service Begins to Yankees-E. 153rd St. Metro-North Station
5:49 am
Yankees-E. 153rd St. Metro-North Railroad Station
E. 153rd St. & Ruppert Pl.
The Bronx
NYCycles Bike Share Program Awareness Raising in Washington Square
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Washington Square
Manhattan
Ride the City Party
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Radegast Hall
113 N. 3rd St. (bet. Berry St. & Wythe Av.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sustainable Lower East Side Community Bike Tour
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
5 Union Square S.
Manhattan
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Auto-Free New York: Tony Avella / Sustainable Transportation for NY in the Race for Mayor
5:45 pm
NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Lower Manhattan.
Brooklyn CB1 Transpo Committee Meeting: Kent Avenue / Pulaski Bridge / Safe Routes
6:30 pm
Dupont Street Senior Housing
80 Dupont St. (bet. Manhattan Av. & Franklin St.)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Panel: Urban Parks in the 21st Century: Creating a New Model
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Volunteer University: Bike Tour Edition
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), Suite 1002
Manhattan
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Bus Rapid Transit Phase II Workshop — The Bronx
6:30 pm
College of New Rochelle
332 E. 149th St. (bet. Morris & Courtlandt Aves.)
The Bronx
Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee Meeting
7:45 pm to 9:00 pm
Long Island College Hospital - Conference Room A
339 Hicks St. (at Altantic Av.), 1st Floor
Brooklyn
Friday, May 29, 2009
Upper West Side Bicycle Commuter Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:30 am
Riverside Blvd. & 70th St.
Manhattan
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Savvy Cyclist Classes: The Bronx and Jersey City
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
New York Public Library Wakefield Branch
4100 Lowerre Pl. (at E. 229th St.)
The Bronx

Frank R. Conwell School PS 3
111 Bright St. (bet. Monmouth St. & Jersey Av.)
Jersey City
Tillary Street Jersey Barrier Mural Painting
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tillary St. bet. Adams St. & Cadman Plaza E.
Brooklyn
Car Free Saturday in Crotona Park
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Crotona Park
The Bronx
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Brooklyn-by-Bike Scavenger Hunt
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Meet at Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn

Wind up at Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St. (at S. Portland Av.)
Brooklyn