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Wow.  Well that video just about captures it.  What more could you ask for out of a Summer Street?
Plenty of links about the day:

NRDC’s Scott Todd loved it and has a rather incredible slideshow of photos he took: “Look Ma, No Cars!“
Streetsblog has some great photos too.
The Times was all love and roses for Summer […]

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Lo, the glorious day is nigh.  Prepare yourselves!  Summer Streets is upon us!
Direct from the DOT:
Summer Streets is for you!
For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!…at SUMMER STREETS!!
August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7am - 1pm
Lafayette Street […]

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We haven’t been this excited for a website since, well, this one.
Behold Ride the City, a way to find bicycle-friendly directions all around the city. In their words:

About Ride the City
Welcome to Ride the City, a website that helps you find the safest bike route between any two points in New York City.
The concept […]

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Streetsblog has all the details about the now predictable annual commuter race:
To the surprise of no one — with the possible exception of Bike Snob NYC — bike commuter and social worker Jamie Favaro won Transportation Alternatives’ 7th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race this morning, completing the 4.5-mile route between Fort Greene and Union Square […]

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UPDATE: Apparently, State Farm pulled the offensive-to-cyclists ad! Hurray for the internet!
Oh the humiliation of biking to work! However could your co-workers take you seriously?

And then there’s this gem, shining a little light on the High Life. Yes, biking is patriotic, thank you very much. I bet you’ll smile:

Kudos […]

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Who Needs Uhaul?

Another video gem from the good folks at StreetFilms. Their explanation:
When his girlfriend Jes Schultz was priced out of her Fort Greene Brooklyn apartment, they decided to call a few friends with bikes and move her out, futon and all, to a new apartment in Crown Heights. This film illustrates how with a little […]

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New logo, new website, new look magazine…great things always happening at our best local advocate for bicycling, walking, and public transit. From their newsletter:
TransAlt.org, your go-to source for action alerts, resources and news about bicycling, walking and public transit in NYC, has been fully upgraded. We think you’ll find the new site easier to […]

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