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Transportation Scavenger Hunt
WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2019 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sponsors:Join the APA-NYM Transportation Committee and YPT for the 7th annual Transportation Scavenger Hunt on October 26th from 3-7 pm! Teams of 3-6 people will scour Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and others in search of answers to clues about the neighborhoods’ transportation history.
This year we are continuing our partnership with Urban Archive, a location-based mobile platform that empowers New Yorkers to learn about history where it happened. The app brings together the digital collections of New York City’s museums, archives, and libraries in an easy-to-use resource built for discovery. Teams will use the app’s historic photos and our organizers’ written clues to ‘check in’ to locations throughout our hunt zone. You can also upload your own photos to show what sites look like today.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams during a networking event at the end of the hunt. If you are signing up as part of team, please indicate that in your registration. Individuals should feel free to sign up as well – we will group people in teams as necessary. Please note that at least one person per team must have an iPhone running iOS 10.0 or later to participate.
This event is free but you must RSVP and be a member of YPT or APA-NYM to participate.
Event Details:
Saturday, October 26th, 3-7 PM
Scavenger Hunt:
3 – 5 PM
Meet at the Brooklyn War Memorial (south side of the memorial) at Cadman Plaza
Brooklyn, NY
Happy Hour:
5 – 7 PM
Rocco’s Tacos
339 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY
Event Type: Other
CM Credits: -
PARK(ing) Day
WHEN: Friday, September 20, 2019 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sponsors:APA-NYM is teaming up with ASLA-NY, CB7 Broadway Task Force, Time Lapse Dance, Vestre, Maglin, Jetty14 Design Group, and Forms+ Surfaces for Parking Day 2019. PARK(ing) Day is an annual international event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary miniature parks, or parklets. The mission of the event is to call attention to the importance of urban open space, generate a dialogue about landscape architecture and the benefits of public green space, and improving the quality of urban human habitat. Join us for a day of live dance performances, discussions, and other community building activities!
When: Friday, September 20, 2019 10:00am-7:00 pm
Where: 4-5 spaces at Broadway & 100th Street
Who: ASLA-NY, APA-NYM, CB7 Broadway Task Force, Time Lapse Dance, Maglin, Jetty14 Design Group, Forms+ Surfaces, Vestre
Theme(s): Climate Action Now!
Event Type: Other
CM Credits: -
APA and WTS Annual Autumn Bike Tour
WHEN: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Sponsors:Please join us on Wednesday, September 18th, for our third annual Autumn Bike Tour hosted by APA-NY Transportation Committee, WTS-GNY Young Professionals Committee, and NYC DOT Bicycle Program. This year NYC DOT bicycle staff will guide a bike tour exploring the new crosstown protected back lanes along 16th Street and 29th Street.
We encourage you to bring a friend who may not usually ride bikes on NYC streets. Citi Bike/Motivate will provide promotional bikes to users interested in trying Citi Bike. However, please note that due to the popularity of this event, you may be put on a waiting list upon registering. There may also be a limited number of Citi Bikes available, so we ask that you bring your own bike if possible. We will confirm your attendance and Citi Bike request via email within 2 business days of registering. If you do not receive a confirmation email, you are not yet confirmed for this event.
After the bike tour, we’ll continue with networking over food and drinks at Galway Hooker (at 133 7th Avenue South – 5 minute walk from our end point).
Meet up location: 20th Street west of Ave C (meetup location will be confirmed closer to the event)
Time: 4:45pm, Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Itinerary:
4:45pm – Meet in 20th Street west of Ave C, pick up Citi Bikes if needed.
5:00pm – Start 1 hour bike tour of new facilities.
6:00pm – End tour and dock Citi Bikes.
6:10pm – Head over to Happy Hour at Galway Hooker in West Village.Please RSVP Here.
We look forward to seeing you at the tour!
Event Type: Trip
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APA/ ITE Summer Happy Hour
WHEN: Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sponsors:Please join the APA NY Metro Transportation Committee and the ITE Met Section Young Members Committee for a happy hour at Amity Hall at 6:00pm on Thursday, July 18. Come out to snack, drink, and mingle with your fellow transportation professionals.
Amity Hall is located at 80 W 3rd St, New York, NY
Feel free to share this event with your friends on Facebook!
Event Type: Conference
CM Credits: -
Cycling in the City Museum Tour
WHEN: Saturday, June 22, 2019 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Sponsors:Join the APA-NY Metro Transportation Committee and Arts + Culture Subcommittee on a privately-guided tour of the Museum of the City of New York’s newest exhibit: Cycling in the City.
Cycling in the City traces the bike’s transformation of urban transportation and leisure and explores the extraordinary diversity of cycling cultures in the city, past and present. The exhibition reveals the complex, creative, and often contentious relationship between New York and the bicycle, while underscoring the importance of cycling as the city confronts climate change, energy scarcity, and population growth in the years to come.
The tour will be followed by a happy hour around 1:00PM at East Harlem Bottling Co. (1711 Lexington Ave, New York, NY). Refreshments are not included.
Registration: $5, non-refundable on Eventbrite.
Event Type: Exhibition
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Alt-L: Exploring Alternatives to the Shutdown for the L-Train Tunnel Repair
WHEN: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sponsors:Please join the APA-NYM Transportation Committee for a panel discussion on the L-Train tunnel repair plans. The discussion will focus on the initial and revised plans, the decision-making process to change course, and the implications for previously proposed and implemented mitigations.
Date/Time: Wednesday May 8, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: AECOM, 605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
RSVP is required for building security
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Our panelists include:
Council Member Antonio Reynoso, District 34 Representing Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Ridgewood
Lisa Daglian, Executive Director, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA
Chelsea Yamada, Manhattan Organizer, Transportation AlternativesModerator:
Will Calves, Senior Transit Planner, AECOM
Event Type: Lecture
CM Credits: 1.5 Credits Pending -
Transportation Trivia Night
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sponsors:Please join the APA NY Metro Transportation Committee in collaboration with Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) and Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) at the 10th annual Transportation Trivia Night on Wednesday April 24, from 6:00 to 8:00PM, at Smithfield Hall (138 West 25th Street).This is a popular event to network and flex your transportation knowledge. Teams of up to 5 people will compete for prizes and bragging rights. Appetizers will be provided with a cash bar.Space is limited – this event reaches capacity every year. Register ASAP by clicking the link below. Note that there is a $5 registration fee. Registration is mandatory and no walk-ins will be permitted.Promo Code: APA_TICKETWe look forward to seeing you there!Event Type: Other
CM Credits: -
Transportation Committee Recycle-A-Bicycle Volunteer Event
WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sponsors:Please join the APA NY Metro Transportation Committee for a volunteer event at Bike New York’s Recycle-A-Bicycle in Long Island City from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 28th. We will be fixing up children’s bikes for a bike swap event which will then be followed by a happy hour at Rockaway Brewing Company located next door to the workshop. Please wear clothes that you are comfortable working in and do not mind getting dirty.
Bike New York’s Recycle-A-Bicycle Shop is a community-based bike shop that offers sales and full service repairs. The bicycles begin as donations and are sold fully refurbished. Proceeds from sales and services directly support Bike New York’s education program.
Recycle-A-Bicycle is located at 46-01 5th Street, Long Island City, Queens.
Space is limited to 10 for this event so please RSVP here. If you can no longer attend the event but have RSVP’ed please contact the Transportation Committee at apanymtransportation@gmail.com.
Event Type: Other
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2018 Transportation Scavenger Hunt
WHEN: Saturday, October 20, 2018 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Sponsors:Join fellow members of the APA’s New York Metro Chapter and members of the Young Professionals in Transportation NYC Chapter for the sixth annual Transportation Scavenger Hunt! Teams of 3-6 people will scour Brooklyn-Queens between the Queensboro Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge in search of answers to clues about the neighborhoods’ transportation history.
This year we are partnering with Urban Archive, a location-based mobile platform that empowers New Yorkers to learn about history where it happened. The app brings together the digital collections of New York City’s museums, archives, and libraries in an easy-to-use resource built for discovery. Teams will use the app’s historic photos and our organizers’ written clues to ‘check in’ to locations throughout our hunt zone. You can also upload your own photos to show what sites look like today. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams during a networking event at the end of the hunt.
Details and signup here! – RSVPs required
When: Saturday, October 20th, 2018
1:30-3:30 (Hunt)
3:30-5:30 (Networking Reception)
Things to Note
- At least one person per team must have an iPhone running iOS 10.0 or later to participate
- You can form teams ahead of time or sign up as an individual and we will assign you a team the day of the hunt.
- The event is free but you must RSVP and be a member of YPT or APA-NYM to participate.
Meeting Location at 1:30 PM, North Williamsburg Ferry Landing:
East River, just off of North 6th Street, Brooklyn NY 11249
Ending Location at 3:30 PM, Bierocracy, 12-23 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City NY 11101
This event is limited to 40 participants so be sure to sign up as soon as possible. You must be an active member of either YPT-NYC or APA-NYM, to participate. You must select a ticket that corresponds with your membership affiliation. Registrations will be checked against member lists. A waitlist for tickets will be maintained, and you must be a YPT or APA member to gain a spot on the waitlist.
Event Type: Other
CM Credits: -
PARK(ing) Day 2018
WHEN: Friday, September 21, 2018 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sponsors:
PARK(ing) Day is an annual international event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary miniature parks, or parklets. The mission of the event is to call attention to the importance of urban open space, generate a dialogue about urban planning, landscape architecture, and the benefits of public green space, and improving the quality of urban human habitat.
Last year we were visible from the Today Show filming and got on air during the crowd shots, which we hope to do again this year!
Theme(s): Park where you park – the value of urban green space
Program:
7-9:00 am – Make a splash with the Today Show crowd, take some selfies or tell us why you value public green space*
9-11:00am – Relax in our pop-up garden and learn about the restorative qualities of urban green space
11-2:00 pm – Take a break to play games, take selfies and tell us what you like to do to decompress during the work week*
* responses will be in the form of short video interviews, drawing/sketching or writing on sticky notes and presented on social media with permission.
Event Type: Other
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