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Opposition Mounts to NYPD Assembly Rules; Rally Tonight
As the City Council takes up legislation to lift NYPD rules against public assembly, cyclists and advocates will hold a rally and press conference before tonight's Critical Mass ride.
March 28, 2008
Mendez Bill Would Overturn NYPD Parade Rules
A cyclist is ticketed during Critical Mass last spring
March 27, 2008
Peñalosa to New York Pols: BRT & Pricing Benefit Working Class
Streetfilms captured highlights of Enrique Penalosa's appearance with COMMUTE.
February 20, 2008
The Human Rights Argument For BRT And Pricing
A map produced by the Pratt Center [pdf] shows neighborhoods with a high concentration of low-income commuters with long commutes.
February 4, 2008
Man “Tasered” and Arrested for Leaving Airport by Bike
If you think handing out traffic tickets to Central Park cyclists or random seizures of locked bicycles qualifies as outrageous police behavior, check out what happened to Stephan Orsak when he tried to leave the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on his Brompton folding bicycle. He says that he was pulled over by a police officer, harassed and then shot with a Taser stun gun. He has started a blog dedicated to the case:
June 13, 2007
NYPD Raid Nets Bikes and Bystanders
This entry on the Village Voice Blog by Laura Conaway tells the story of an NYPD raid on parked bicycles last Wednesday night. When two residents questioned the officer in charge, they were arrested:
June 5, 2007
Friday Ride Yields Mass Police, Media Coverage
Up to 200 cyclists gathered Friday evening for the first Critical Mass since the city law took effect limiting unpermitted bike rides and other public events to fewer than 50 people. With all the professional and citizen journalists on-hand to witness the "showdown" between cyclists and the NYPD, one wonders if the restriction might be extended to the media.
April 2, 2007
Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules”
Announced on the Five Borough Bicycle Club's website:
March 28, 2007
Feds Withhold Fatal-Accident Info from Public
An article in the LA Times (reg required) details how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has systematically withheld information on fatal accidents from the public, even going so far as to deny Freedom of Information Act requests from researchers.
March 8, 2007