Next Saturday at noon, in NYC, join us for a very different kind of bike ride. It’s a free musical experience with sound, song, and some performances on bike and off! See DOT’s improvements on Broadway and envision how good it can be without cars.
Broadway Bike Down: A Musical Bike Ride! · Transportation Alternatives
Imagine a Broadway designed for people, creativity, and a livable, green future. Be part of the Broadway Bike Down, a creative bike ride. When: Sat July 27 from 12-2pm. We will meet up at Columbus Circle in front of the monument Ride End: Union Square South Route Guide: Route details will be shared ahead of ride. Celebrate the Magic of Broadway by bringing our car free Broadway dreams to life on this slow roll bike ride down Broadway. We will be biking together with music, on-bike performers, and a lot of community energy. The Broadway Linear Park Campaign calls for the creation of a green, car-free space along Broadway from Union Square to Central Park through the vision of broadway in 5 Acts. With our voices, bikes, and community, and activism, we will transform Broadway into a green, musical, and exploratory oasis. Broadway Bike Magic is presented by The Broadway Linear Park Campaign, ArtEvolve, and Transportation Alternatives. Lauren Larken and Stephen Scuderi will MC the ride with live music and NYC performers. Wear your finest green, sparkly, and creative garb! Join and participate: Join the ride as a participant! This ride is free and open to the public! We encourage all participants to be curious, to bring their creative selves, and be open to boogying with us! Wear green, and anything sparkly and festive that allows you to express your most expressive self! Costumes are welcome and encouraged! Volunteer as a ride marshal! We are looking for experienced safety marshals to keep everyone safe and comfortable on our ride. Please contact Emily at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering as a bike marshal. Ride Accessibility. The ride is accessible for all ages, helmets encouraged, little ones and families welcome. Please be comfortable riding in a straight line on a bike. This ride will be a slow roll, giving us plenty of time to take in the surroundings and be together as a community. Experienced safety marshals will keep us safe and prepared along the ride. Helmets are required for this ride. About the organizers: Art Evolve is a 501c3 not for profit organization who incubates activism projects through multidisciplinary art, music & bicycles. We co-founded: Right to Be, House of YES, Will and Whit Project and Broadway Bicycle Magic. ArtEvolve.org Broadway Linear Park is a grassroots campaign led by volunteers proposing the creation of a green, car-free space from Union Square to Central Park. The Broadway Linear Park will transform the avenue into a new destination, integrating nature, art, design, and people in a unique way, inspiring New Yorkers and visitors. Let's give New York City a great new attraction, flowing right through the heart of Manhattan. Transportation Alternatives’ is an advocacy organization with a mission to transform New York City streets into safe, sustainable, equitable places to walk, bike, take public transit, gather, and thrive.
