May 3, 2011
Since it started in 2009 with 200 riders, Rock To Rock has become an annual rite and a major green fundraiser. This year, 500 riders raised more than $50,000 for 14 environmental groups, according to organizers.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/rock_to_rock1/id_36125
February 24, 2011
The NRDC has recently named New Haven, among 15 winners, as a “Smarter City,” due to our existing transportation infrastructure, as well as recent initiatives aimed at improving travel in the city.
Read the summary, here.
November 26, 2010
More and more, musicians like New Haven’s own Taylor Ho Bynum have been gearing up to hit the road and perform their music with nothing but their bikes!
July 7, 2010
Tour Des Farms – August 1, 2010: CT Folk’s Tour des Farms is a day-long, 25-mile leisure bicycle ride on Sunday, August 1 to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and historic sites in the greater New Haven area. The route winds through lightly travelled scenic country roads, rolling hills, pleasant residential streets and a few miles on a paved linear park through Hamden, North Haven, and Cheshire. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician.
Street Smarts Cycling Event – July 17, 2010: In an effort to keep building the cycling culture, the city will hold a Street Smarts Cycling Celebration July 17 at East Rock Park. The roads around East Rock Park will be closed for the day, according to Michael Piscitelli, director of the Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking. The event will start “bright and early,” at 9 a.m., Piscitelli said. It will end at 5 p.m. There will be a scavenger hunt geared toward bike riders, and a free carnival.
It’s a great time to Bike to Work! Q: Why do you ride your bikes to work? A: Riding bikes is fun, and a great way to start a workday. We arrive at our offices refreshed and energized. We also like knowing that we are reducing our reliance on petrochemicals.
June 25, 2010
Glassman to join DeStefano on bike ride – The event will stress the importance of everyday riding not only for recreation, but also as a legitimate alternative to motorized transportation in New Haven. The town is currently planning a housing development along the path and near Science Park, which will create new options for housing and additional jobs. Both Glassman and DeStefano welcome riders of all levels, and hope that residents will join them on the ride.
Glassman unveils new bicycle policy
Penny-Farthings Help Rededicate Bike Plaque
Going the Extra Mile for a Good Cause – Charles Negaro is in for a memorable ride. The well known Connecticut bread baker, entrepreneur, and contributor to community and charitable causes, is in training for the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 7th & 8th. The Pan-Mass, also called the Jimmy Fund, is the nation’s original bike-a-thon, a long distance cycling event that has raised more money than any other athletic fundraiser in the country.
Prepare To Share – “Sharrows” will appear on city streets within six weeks, encouraging motorists and cyclists to share the road.
May 12, 2010
This has been a big issue for New Haven commuters and travellers for a long time. There is no clear route to Union Station and many of the streets leading there can be sometimes daunting, and not exactly “friendly” for beginner cyclists. However, if you have a little experience, getting to the train station is really quite easy. Depending on where you start from, it will only take you 5-30 minutes to get there, and most routes are pretty level. If you’re interested in biking to Union Station, here are some routes from various neighborhoods across town (some overlapping).
The routes below are ordered as follows: beginning in the North with Newhallville/Dixwell and moving around the compass clockwise through the parts of town East, South, and West, and eventually returning to the North at West Rock.
From Newhallville and Dixwell:
From Prospect Hill:
From East Rock :
From Q-Terrace and Chatham Square:
From Fair Haven Heights:
From the East Shore and Annex:
From City Point and Hill South:
From Hill North:
From West River:
From Westville, Edgewood and Dwight:
From Amity and Beverly Hills:
From West Hills and Beaver Hills:
From West Rock:
April 26, 2010
City Plan releases designs for Phase IV of the Greenway (Hillhouse to Long Wharf) The link points to a full PDF presentation of the plans, including various options for the route. Make sure you contact city hall and your alderman to express how vital this project is.
NYC: More than 200,000 people per day ride a bike - Build it and they will ride. That’s the message conveyed in the latest annual estimate of the number of bicyclists in New York City by Transportation Alternatives, which found roughly 236,000 New Yorkers riding each day in 2009, up 28 percent from 185,000 daily riders the year before.
“More and better designed bike lanes, that’s clearly what’s fueling this growth,” said Wiley Norvell, a spokesman for the bicycling and pedestrian advocacy group, which has conducted an annual cycling estimate for nearly two decades.
From West to East, They “Rocked” – Each cyclist raised at least $25 to join the ride, and some went far beyond. In all, the rock-to-rockers raised about $20,000, according to organizer Joel Tolman of Common Ground. That’s twice the amount donated last year, he said.
The money will go to a panoply of environmental groups: Common Ground, Solar Youth, New Haven Parks Department, Friends of East Rock Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, The Urban Resources Initiative, Elm City Cycling, Friends of Edgewood Park, Sierra Club’s Inner City Outings, and New Haven/Leon Sister City Project.
