Bikes and the Brooklyn Waterfront: Past, Present, and Future

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A half-day symposium on the evolving culture and impact of the bicycle in Brooklyn presented by The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center & The University Transportation Research Center

Biking is booming in Brooklyn and we want to know why. On March 22nd, we will be hosting a half-day conference on the history, culture, and future of biking in our namesake borough. We will talk with local authors, business people, planners and advocates about what is happening on our streets and why it matters to Brooklyn and New York City.

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Twitter Hashtag: #bwrcBikes
Conference Program
8:30-9:00
Welcome
  • Richard E. Hanley, director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center
  • Camille Kamga, director, University Transportation Research Center
Introductions
  • Sean Scanlan, New York City College of Technology
9:00-9:30
Brooklyn and the Bicycle
  • David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History
Q&A
9:30-10:00
How Does Brooklyn Fit into New York City’s Bicycling Plan?
  • Hayes Lord, director of the Bicycle Program, NYC Dept of Transportation
  • Steve Durrant, principal, Alta
Q&A
10:00-10:30
Engineering Bicycles and Bike Lanes
  • Charlie McCorkell, owner, Bicycle Habitat
  • Ted Wright, Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, NYC Dept of Transportation
Q&A
10:30-11:00
BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
11:00-11:30
Bicycles as Agents of Environmental and Social Change
  • Milton Puryear, co-founder of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Initiative
  • Ben Shepard, City Tech professor and community organizer
  • Mike Lydon, principal, The Street Plan Collaborative
Q&A
11:30-12:00
Bringing Cyclists to Brooklyn: Tourism, Recreation, and Sport
  • Chris Wogas, president, Bike and Roll
  • David Trimble, director, Red Hook Criterium
Q&A
12:00-12:30
Screening of “Racing toward Red Hook,” Jessica Scott, director
 
Concluding Remarks
2:30-4:00
Bike Tour
 
Bike tour of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, led by Milton Puryear.
Bikes courtesy of Chris Wogas, Bike and Roll

 

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