Sixth Annual Memorial Ride and Walk for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Killed in Traffic
NEW YORK CITY STREET MEMORIAL PROJECT
www.ghostbikes.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
March 11, 2011
Contact:
Caroline Samponaro, Transportation Alternatives
Leah Todd, New York City Street Memorial Project
FAMILIES, FRIENDS HONOR NEW YORKERS KILLED ON NYC STREETS
Sixth Annual Memorial Ride and Walk for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Killed
in Traffic
What: Memorial Ride and Walk, dedication of thirteen "Ghost Bikes"
When: March 13, 2011 (three times and locations available to the media)
Who: Family members of bicyclists and pedestrians killed since 2010,
hundreds of supporters
Times/Locations:
Memorial for Jasmine Herron
Washington Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
4:05 pm
Memorial for Fuen Bai
Delancey Street and Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan
4:30 pm
2010 Memorial for Unknown Bicyclists and Walkers (convergence of all
participants)
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street & Court Street, Brooklyn
5:00 pm
NEW YORK, NY: Bicyclists, walkers, families and friends will come together
on Sunday, March 13 to honor and remember the men, women and children
killed while walking or biking on New York City's streets in 2010.
Bicyclists will ride from locations in Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island,
North and South Brooklyn and traverse the city, stopping at thirteen Ghost
Bikes, laying flowers and paying respects to bicyclists killed in 2010.
The four bicycle rides and a group on foot will meet at Brooklyn Borough
Hall, where bicyclists and pedestrians will dedicate a memorial to all of
the unknown victims of traffic crashes in 2010. According to the NYC DOT,
18 cyclists and 151 pedestrians were killed on New York City streets in
2010. In 2009, 156 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists were killed here.
The ride and walk are hosted by the NYC Street Memorial Project. A full
schedule of the ride, including stops at each Ghost Bike location, is
available at: www.ghostbikes.org/node/754.
NEW YORK CITY STREET MEMORIAL PROJECT
www.ghostbikes.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
March 11, 2011
Contact:
Caroline Samponaro, Transportation Alternatives
Leah Todd, New York City Street Memorial Project
FAMILIES, FRIENDS HONOR NEW YORKERS KILLED ON NYC STREETS
Sixth Annual Memorial Ride and Walk for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Killed
in Traffic
What: Memorial Ride and Walk, dedication of thirteen "Ghost Bikes"
When: March 13, 2011 (three times and locations available to the media)
Who: Family members of bicyclists and pedestrians killed since 2010,
hundreds of supporters
Times/Locations:
Memorial for Jasmine Herron
Washington Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
4:05 pm
Memorial for Fuen Bai
Delancey Street and Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan
4:30 pm
2010 Memorial for Unknown Bicyclists and Walkers (convergence of all
participants)
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street & Court Street, Brooklyn
5:00 pm
NEW YORK, NY: Bicyclists, walkers, families and friends will come together
on Sunday, March 13 to honor and remember the men, women and children
killed while walking or biking on New York City's streets in 2010.
Bicyclists will ride from locations in Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island,
North and South Brooklyn and traverse the city, stopping at thirteen Ghost
Bikes, laying flowers and paying respects to bicyclists killed in 2010.
The four bicycle rides and a group on foot will meet at Brooklyn Borough
Hall, where bicyclists and pedestrians will dedicate a memorial to all of
the unknown victims of traffic crashes in 2010. According to the NYC DOT,
18 cyclists and 151 pedestrians were killed on New York City streets in
2010. In 2009, 156 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists were killed here.
The ride and walk are hosted by the NYC Street Memorial Project. A full
schedule of the ride, including stops at each Ghost Bike location, is
available at: www.ghostbikes.org/node/754.