http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog Just another weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:58:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ­­­­­­Held at the Cobble Hill Community Meeting Room Housekeeping New officers were elected in January, among them Inbar as secretary, however she has recently been hired by the D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) for their bike outreach program and therefore had to step down from a leadership role in TABK. ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2010/03/16/minutes-from-31010-tabk-meeting/   BROOKLYN, We are canceling today's ride in light of excessive slushiness. This ride is currently rescheduled for March 14. For more info, check out the ride details on facebook. http://bit.ly/9ndq32 Hope to see you then. Larry    http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2010/02/28/february-ride-rescheduled-for-march-14/ Hi Brooklynites, We’re sorry to do it, but because of the weather conditions now and the chance of it getting worse as the evening progresses, we’re postponing this month’s T.A. Brooklyn Committee Meeting. Please check http://transalt.org/events/calendar over the next few days for the revised meeting date, time and location. We apologize for ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2010/02/25/february-meeting-postponed/ Last night, TA Brooklyn Committee member Mike Epstein presented an innovative plan to connect gaps in the city’s bike network, with a specific focus on improvements in Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn. He addressed the Transportation Committee of CB2, of which he is also a member, and had several ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2010/02/17/cb-2-approves-bike-network-improvements/ While the city's bicycle network expands and attracts new riders, many are far from ­comfortable riding in traffic. Until we've all learned to share the road a little better, off-street greenways are crucial for both commuters and recreational cyclists. A while back I rode Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue towards Owl's Head ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2010/01/25/greenways-are-gold-need-to-be-treated-as-such/ ­­­­­These are the last minutes for 2009…and my last minutes! Thank you for reading my lengthy & often tardy minutes. I hope you found them useful. I look forward to focusing on some specific TA projects in 2010!! Carolina came in wearing a wonderful orange jacket from “Visibility enhanced reflective ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/12/23/121709-meeting-minutes-transalt-brooklyn-ta-bk-committee/ While the Manhattan Bridge may not be an iconic marvel like the Brooklyn Bridge, it is unquestionably a vital link between Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Now in its centennial year, the bridge has two heavily used paths; a northern side for cyclists and southern side for pedestrians. With the ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/12/17/improving-access-to-manhattan-bridge-plaza/ ­­­On September 30th 2009 a group of volunteers from our committee set out to survey commuters as they were waiting for the bus to take them home from the train station. South Brooklyn has been identified by the committee as a location in Brooklyn with extremely limited bike infrastructure. In ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/12/11/kings-highway-bike-survey-recap/ ­­1. Chair Remarks The year is winding down, but our energy is building up. Keep bringing in the new members, new projects, and new ideas! Welcome to the students from Transit Tech Career & Technical Education High School in East New York.. They ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/12/06/113009-meeting-minutes-transalt-brooklyn-ta-bk-committee/ ­See The Change Join us for our ride on Sunday, November 22. We're meeting at Flushing and Classon (map) at 11:00 am. Message Larry Gast if you're coming. We'll ride up Kent Avenue, observin­g the updates to the bike lane and road, discussing what the updates mean for ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/11/18/north-brooklyn-see-the-change-be-the-change/