NYCC has learned of a pilot program to be launched immediately in Central Park.  We believe our source is reliable.  The program is as follows:

Between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 a.m. Monday thru Friday, barring reckless or dangerous riding, the police will not enforce red lights in Central Park. 

Cyclists must still yield to pedestrians in or about to enter the crosswalk. 

If there are complaints about reckless cyclists during these hours, then the program will end. 

In addition, this past week the lights on the Park Drive were synchronized to 25 miles per hour.  In theory, those doing fast laps will be able to do a significant portion, if not the entire lap, with green signals.

http://weridethelanes.com/

April 6  page A1

Tuesday's Times had two letters to the editor about bike lanes. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinion/l05bikes.html?adxnnl=1&partner...

Contact me if you are interested in 2 spots for the TD Bank 5 Boro Bike tour on Sunday 5/1/11 ($160 total).

chuanp01 at yahoo.com

Sorry guys, gotta cancel this week, I want to ride but my thumb doesn't. Hopefully back soon.

hw

I'm giving away two old Thule fork-mount rails.  One of the mounting bolts is missing from the snout of the first, and one of the mounting bolts is rusted in place on the other.  Neither rail comes with a cylinder, nor do they come with the plastic placeholder to use in place of a cylinder.

Contact me via the message board if interested.

John F

I Challenge Myself (ICM), a non-competitive sports based youth development program, addresses the health and fitness epidemic in low income communities of NYC. Through its Cycling Smarts program ICM works with more than 120 students annually at four New York City public high schools, using fitness based challenges to help students develop physically, academically and socially.