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3/1 Smoother Sailing for Williamsburg Bridge Cyclists?, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Bulletin
2/24 Billy Burg Bridge Bumps Get Soundly Thumped, Greenpoint Star
2/22 NYC transit is Olympian, boosters say, The Journal News
2/15 Tripping on the Williamsburg Bridge, Block Magazine 2/14 Fed-up NYers ditch their cars, New York Business
2/10 Bicycle Legislation Idea, West Side Spirit
2/7 Rules of the Road, Metropolis Magazine 
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Traffic ban should follow NYC smoking ban, am New York
2/4 Bicycle Accidents Due to Bump on Bridge, North Brooklyn News 2/4 Happy Birthday "Walk/Don't Walk", WNYC 2/3 Red Light Cameras Getting Green Light, West Side Spirit
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“The Gates” Lets in a Flood of Car-Free Park Supporters
As Mayor Bloomberg celebrates an estimated four million visitors to Central Park and $254 million in economic activity generated by Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates, Transportation Alternatives is celebrating other numbers: 10,000 new signatures on the petition for a car-free Central Park loop drive and over 1,000 faxes and postcards thanking the Mayor for restricting car access to the park during the exhibit. Thanks to you, we are now just fewer than 15,000 signatures away from presenting our full petition to Mayor Bloomberg—and he is expecting it! Let’s deliver! Download a petition today, collect signatures and mail or fax it back to T.A. Dump the Bumps
Thanks to rapid-fire T.A. organizing, great press coverage and over 50 people who packed the room at February 22nd’s Community Board 3 Transportation Committee meeting, the NYC DOT finally agreed to look at replacing the dangerous expansion joint covers on the Williamsburg Bridge path and devise solutions to make it safer for walkers, bikers and disabled people. By studying the replacement options, it is implied that the DOT will implement the safest alternative to the existing two-inch high metal bumps. No timeframe was given, so stay tuned to transalt.org for progress reports. Over 3,000 people use the Williamsburg Bridge path each day. A fall 2004 T.A. survey found that the bridge path’s bumps caused 23% of users to crash, 64% of bridge users to lose control of their bicycles or trip and 74% of bridge users to suffer damages to their bikes and other property. You can take the survey at transalt.org/wbsurvey. T.A. asks that everyone who bikes and walks across the Williamsburg Bridge do so safely and responsibly. Speeding down the bridge path can endanger walkers and other bikers. And, though the majestic views are captivating, please remember to be aware of other bridge users walking and biking past you. The T.A. E-Bulletin Reader Survey
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