Bridges By Night
Fri, May 21 7:30 pm

The original Bridges by Night ride is a twilight tour of East River bridges, through three boroughs and over the Queensboro, Pulaski, Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn bridges. This unique ride highlights stunning vistas, takes in the glorious sunset with a Manhattan backdrop, celebrates bridge access for bicycles and pedestrians, and provides a brief history of the bridges and waterways

http://times-up.org/index.php?page=bridges-by-night-ride

Tour the Street Treatments Ride
Wed, May 12 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Central Park West at 97th St., NY, NY

Join the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance for a tour of the various new and old bike infrastructure featured on Manhattan’s streets, from greenways and physically separated bike lanes to no help at all for cyclists and everything in between. We will be on city streets for some portions of the ride, in moderate traffic. The ride will meet at Central Park West at 97th Street and will end around sunset on the Hudson River Greenway in lower Manhattan. You may need your bike lights for riding home afterwards.

http://bikemonthnyc.org/event/2778

Pedal Power 2010 – Kids’ Art Bike Parade
Sat, May 8 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
East 10th St. at Avenue A, NY, NY

The East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) presents Pedal Power 2010: Kids’ Art Bike Parade for the Lower East Side! This free event in Tompkins Square Park celebrates the arts and sustainability through bicycling! Hundreds of children and adults will ride art-decorated bicycles through our streets. Bike Safety, Learn to Ride, DOT helmet fittings and helmet giveaways and other bike-related workshops will be held the day of the parade and there will be games and prizes for those too young to ride in the Parade. There will be live music, raffle prizes and other entertainment in Tompkins Square after the Parade.

To register, or for more information, please e-mail lesbikeparade@gmail.com

http://www.evccnyc.org/

Bike Culture Summit
Thu, May 6 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
NYU’s Wasserman Center Auditorium, 13th Street between Broadway and 4th Avenue

As urban cycling expands by leaps and bounds, “bicycle culture” becomes a much-debated topic, with commuters, racers, and proponents of “cycle chic” and “outlaw cycling” vying with each other to define what it means to be an urban cyclist. Transportation Alternatives brings together leading pundits of bicycle culture–David Herlihy, “Bike Snob” and Caroline Samponaro–to debate the critical bike culture controversies: How should cyclists relate to pedestrians, motorists and to delivery cyclists? To what extent should cyclists sacrifice style and convenience to safety? Will protected bike lanes “segregate” cyclists? Is Critical Mass bad for cycling? What can be done about sexism in the cycling community? How has the way cyclists have addressed these issues changed over time?

Explore these and other topics at the Bike Culture Summit with our panelists:

David Herlihy, author of “Bicycle” and “Lost Cyclist” (forthcoming, May 2010), is the foremost U.S. historian of bicycling.

“Bike Snob,” the popular and elusive blogger, will make a rare public appearance at this event, following publication of his long-awaited book on bike culture in late April.

Caroline Samponaro, Director of Bicycle Advocacy for Transportation Alternatives, is a longtime New York City cyclist and cycling activist, and is a co-founder of the Freewheels Bicycle Defense Fund.

Michele Ammon is a Theatre and Film actress who resides in NYC. One of the current characters she plays is News Anchor, “Jean Anne Whorton” for the Onion News Network’s, BEYOND THE FACTS. http://www.micheleammon.com In addition, Michele owns a styling company, Michele Ammon Design. When she is not acting or styling, Michele can be found bicycling her way throughout Manhattan. She considers herself, “Just A Girl On A Bike”.

Cycle de Mayo
Wed, May 5 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Cetral Park West at 72nd St., NY, NY

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your Upper West Side amigos as we take a taco tour of the town. We’ll stop at a few culinary destinations for quick bites, and maybe swill a cerveza when we wrap up the holiday at our final stop. The ride begins at Central Park West and 72nd street and concludes in west midtown, a few blocks from the Hudson Greenway. Bring lights and locks for your bikes; sombreros optional.