Tag Archives: advocacy

Thank you.

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Our hearts were warmed by the outpouring of friends and customers, in giving to the Rockaway community after Sandy ripped through last month. You filled our store with goods. And each time we hauled out goods and down to Rockaway, … Continue reading →

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Bike share race in 2013

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

At our women’s cycling event with the pro team from Specialized-lululemon, we were honored to have NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan as one of our guests! … where she announced this spring will host the first ever bike share race. … Continue reading →

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Looking out for NYC

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

We had a great time last night at the Transportation Alternatives holiday party at the Brooklyn Brewery headquarters in Williamsburg. T.A. does great things for our city, advocating for safer, healthier streets and transportation. They stood up to the NYPD … Continue reading →

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Live longer: Go by bike?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have confirmed: Bicycling is good for your health. That’s not exactly new. The most interesting aspect of the study is that they were able to quantify the benefits. The researchers found that 20% of … Continue reading →

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Not so long ago: Yellow skies and roads made for cars

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Last weekend, together with Transportation Alternatives and the Little Cupcake Bakeshop, we participated in a ride for Moving Planet Day, an international day to support moving our planet away from fossil fuels and toward renewable resources. The ride yielded an … Continue reading →

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Victory!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

A little celebration dance in honor of this week’s major milestone in the evolution of NYC streets: The dismissal of the lawsuit around the innovative bike lane in Prospect Park West. “Merely not liking a change is no basis for … Continue reading →

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Protect your bike: (Re-) Introducing a neighborhood bike watch

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

Two years ago, a couple of our staffers created a neighborhood bike watch by way of a simple blog, aptly named “Bike Watch NYC”. However, after a few months we got busy, the season ended and we let the site … Continue reading →

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Support for cycling: A busy week for advocacy

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

At last week’s National Bike Summit, hundreds and hundreds of cycling industry members and advocates traveled to D.C. to support bicycling at the federal level. Our goal was to remind Congress of the benefits of cycling, and to continue paving … Continue reading →

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Federal budget cuts will impact cycling – and why we’re speaking out.

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

This is a very critical time for the future of cycling. Potential federal budget cuts are threatening the state of cycling in the U.S., and I’m headed to D.C. to get involved. For the past 20 years, a small percentage … Continue reading →

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Welcoming the new normal: Why bike lanes matter to our future

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Change is hard – even when it’s inevitable. Through the past few years, as all New Yorkers adjust to NYC streets changing to be more bike-friendly, the conversation around this evolution always reveals a noteworthy occurrence: Go to any meeting … Continue reading →

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