March 22, 2013, 8:30am–12:30pm
New York City College of Technology

A half-day symposium on the evolving culture and impact of the bicycle in Brooklyn sponsored by City Tech’s Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center and CUNY’s University Transportation Research Center.

Topics and speakers include: “Engineering Bikes and Bike Lanes,” Ted Wright, Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, NYC Department of Transportation; “Bikes as Agents of Environmental and Social Change,” Brian McCormick, co-founder of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Initiative and Ben Shepard, City Tech professor and author of “The Beach Beneath the Streets: Contesting New York City’s Public Spaces”; “Bringing Bikers to Brooklyn: Tourism, Recreation, and Sport,” Chris Wogas, president, Bike and Roll, Mike Lydon, principal, The Street Plans Collaborative, and David Trimble, director, Red Hook Criterium. Screening of “Racing toward Red Hook,” Jessica Scott, director.

There will be a bike tour of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway after the conference,with 25 free bikes provided by Bike and Roll on a first come/first serve basis.

Namm Building, room 119
New York City College of Technology
300 Jay Street, Brooklyn

Phone: 718.260.5130
Website: http://www.BrooklynWaterfront.org
Admission: Free