This Week in Livable Streets Events [Updated]

It’s a light week on the Streetsblog calendar as we head in to the Labor Day weekend. All eyes will be on Tuesday’s main event.

Today: 5:00 p.m. is the submission deadline for Transportation Alternatives’ "Biking Rules" PSA contest. Update and correction: The deadline for the Biking Rules PSA contest has been extended to September 28. Apologies for the mix-up. Elizabeth’s PSA is still good inspiration.

Tuesday: TA’s third and final City Council candidate debate gets underway at 7:00 p.m. This should be a fitting finale. With David Yassky running for Comptroller, the council is losing one of its most reliable supporters of sustainable transportation policy. Seven candidates competing to fill his seat in the 33rd district — also the home of the Kent Avenue bike lane — have confirmed they’ll attend. We’ll post an in-depth preview of this debate later today.

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Streetfilms: Make Your Own Bike Etiquette PSA

By Elizabeth Press |
Biking Rules, the new campaign organized by Transportation Alternatives, is sponsoring a video and photo PSA competition. Submissions are now being accepted for two categories in the competition: "Why Biking Rules!" and "The Biking Rules Street Code." The Biking Rules campaign outlines several ways to lead by example when riding your bicycle. So, with a […]
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A PSA About Biking to Work That Needs No Translation

By Angie Schmitt |
Give it up for the Directorate General of Traffic, a.k.a. Spain’s DOT. The agency produced this PSA about biking to work, which gets the message across pretty clearly, no subtitles required. The DGT doesn’t mess around with its messaging. Check out these two powerful spots from a safe driving campaign the agency released earlier this year. Hat tip: […]

This Week: Hear From Candidates Vying to Succeed Tish James

By Streetsblog |
A candidate forum for the City Council district currently represented by Tish James — which includes Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights — is the highlight on the Streetsblog calendar. Plus, lots of car-free events in Brooklyn coming up at the end of the week. Tuesday: The Manhattan Community Board 3 transportation committee […]

This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Brad Aaron |
Tonight’s Transportation Alternatives City Council candidate debate highlights a slow summer week on the Streetsblog Calendar. Other events include a NYMTC comment period deadline and the monthly meeting of the Five Borough Bike Club. Tuesday: The first of at least three City Council candidate debates sponsored by Transportation Alternatives takes place tonight in Brooklyn, where […]