Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

A fun, short ride down the Grand Concourse celebrating Bike Month and promoting a healthy and environmentally friendly form of transportation. After the ride, join Borough President Carrion for a free power breakfast on the lawn of the Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (between 165th & 166th Streets).

Imagine the New York metropolitan region with 2 million more people over the next 25 years. That translates into roughly 70 million more tons of goods to be delivered, challenging an already-constrained transportation system. This event will address the key freight issues affecting and affected by the current and forecasted population growth. Recognizing that much […]

For one day a year — the first day of summer — public spaces in all five boroughs will be turned into informal musical stages for all New Yorkers, amateurs and professionals, to perform for friends, neighbors, and passers-by, turning the city into a festival of live music making. Normally, street closure permits must be […]

This symposium will gather some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the transportation field for a discussion of the forces shaping the future of urban transportation — and the strategies for managing transportation systems to address these changes. The event is being held in honor of the contributions of Robert E. Paaswell in honor of […]

Today is the last day to register for the Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour.

Join Transportation Alternatives and the NYC Bike Coalition at the gala opening of Why I Ride: The Art of Bicycling in New York. Why I Ride is an exciting, multi-venue exhibition produced by Veloprop that showcases New York artists and cyclists working in photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture or installation, who are inspired by the […]