When it rain, it pours. For reasons known only to our Scheduling Gods, this week is heavy on the transit events, and since the festivities, as it were, kick off tonight, I wanted to highlight this week’s key events.
Monday, November 15
This evening at 6:30 p.m. DOT and MTA officials will present the Nostrand/Rogers Ave. Select Bus Service plans at a Brooklyn Open House. The event runs from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. as planners will discuss station locations, the preliminary designs for the corridor while soliciting resident feedback. (Brooklyn College Student Center – Bedford Lounge, Campus Rd. & E. 27th St., 2nd Floor)
Tuesday November 16
New York City Transit President Thomas Prendergast will be at the microphone tomorrow evening during the New York City Transit Riders Council President’s Forum. He’ll field rider questions about the subway and address concerns straphangers may have. The event runs from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. and more info is available on the NYCTRC website. (New York City Transit Offices, 2 Broadway – 20th Floor Auditorium, Manhattan)
Concurrent with the President’s Forum is an Arts for Transit event at MTA HQ. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the public arts program, the MTA is hosting a Q-and-A with three artists. Anne Pasternak, president and artistic director of Creative Time will moderate a discussion with artists Ellen Harvey, Duke Riley, and Vito Acconci about the conception, realization, and installation of their Arts for Transit projects. (MTA HQ, 347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Manhattan. Pre-registration and photo ID required. Space is limited. Call 718-694-1794 to reserve a spot.)
Also on Tuesday evening is a presentation in front of Brooklyn’s Community Board 2 on the streetcar feasibility study. NYC DOT officials will discuss the plans for trolley service in Red Hook from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. (St. Francis College – Board Room
180 Remsen St., 1st Floor, Brooklyn)
Finally, Streetsfilms is hosting its Reel Celebration fundraiser on Tuesday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Randy Cohen, The Times’ Ethicist columnist and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will speak. Tickets are $50 and are still available. (The Penthouse, 148 Lafayette St., Manhattan)
Now if only I could figure out a way to be four places at once tomorrow night. You’ll probably be able to find me at the NYCTRC President’s Forum and, time-permitting, at the Streetsfilm fundraiser after.
Friday, November 19
At NYU’s Wanger Graduate School of Public Service, Transportation Alternatives will host a Stop Speeding Summit. The advocates want to see the speed limit drop to 20 mph in New York, and at the summit, various experts from the city will discuss the impact such a move would have a pedestrian safety. The event, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. (The NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, Manhattan)