[ShareTompkins] Fwd: STREETS ALIVE! May 1st 2016

[Shira Evergreen]

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> From: Victoria Armstrong <varmstrong2424 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Media Release: STREETS ALIVE! May 1st 2016 -- When there are no cars on the streets, people can play!
> Date: April 8, 2016 2:15:10 PM EDT
> To: Victoria Armstrong <varmstrong2424 at gmail.com>
> Cc: HSC Listserv <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>, FCNA Listserv <fcna-ithaca at googlegroups.com>
> Reply-To: Victoria Armstrong <varmstrong2424 at gmail.com>
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Friday April 8, 2016
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> WHAT: Streets Alive! May 2016
> WHERE: North Cayuga & West Court Streets, Ithaca NY
> WHEN: Sunday May 1st, 1PM to 5PM
> WEBSITE: www.streetsaliveithaca.com
> FB event: www.facebook.com/events/1543431455959515/
> CONTACT:  Victoria Armstrong, Bike Walk Tompkins 607-301-3181
> director at bikewalktompkins.org
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> When there are no cars on the streets, people can play!  The 8th edition of Streets Alive! rolls into the streets on the first of May and launches National Bike Month in Ithaca with attitude, and drum rolls, too.  West Court Street and North Cayuga Street will be closed to cars and open to people to bike, walk, roll, dance, play and hang out with neighbors and friends.  It has become one of Ithaca’s favorite community events, and families look forward to the rare opportunity to freely roam the open streets for an afternoon. Margot Brinn, who’s come out to almost every Streets Alive! since the first one in 2012, says,“It is such a relief to have my grandchildren on the street and not feel afraid for them.”
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> Streets Alive! is a model green event with very little waste ever produced. This year, the organizers have challenged themselves to deliver as much of the necessary event equipment by bicycle as possible.  “If people can do full house moves by bike, we can make Streets Alive! happen by bike too!” states Jennifer Dotson, founding steering committee member and executive director of Ithaca Carshare. 
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> For people joining in the event, a lot of fun can be had in just one area, but traveling the whole route pays off.  At the Ithaca High School end, there’ll be the Ithaca Youth Bureau bike rodeo, Boxy Bikes cargo bikes and electric bikes, a TCAT bike rack to test out, and the Physics Bus too.  At the GIAC end, enjoy music, food and activity with Cultura’s Cinco de Mayo Festival, plus GIAC Beats Alive!, GIAC Jumpers, Primitive Pursuits, and the Children’s Garden Anarchy Zone.   Along the route, catch Ryan Zawel & Haiti Horns filling the air with New Orleans style music as they march from IHS to GIAC.  Or try out some zumba at Finger Lake Fitness Center’s Dancing in the Streets.  Borrow a bike from Boxy Bikes, or bring your own.  Those who come out at the start at 1pm can experience Yamatai Taiko Drummers drum roll the streets to life at the corner of Court & Cayuga.  Plenty more planned and unplanned activities occur at every Streets Alive! It takes a village to make the streets come alive, and everyone is invited to come out and help make it happen.
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> In addition, volunteers are needed to secure the streets for the safety of all.  Anyone age 16 and up can join the crew of Intersection Superheroes.  It’s also the only way to get the prized Streets Alive! t-shirt.  Sign up for a shift at http://streetsaliveithaca.com/volunteer.
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> Please donate if you can and join the movement to cover costs for Streets Alive! Thank you!
> www.givegab.com/nonprofits/bike-walk-tompkins/campaigns/streets-alive-ithaca-2016
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> Bike Walk Tompkins is now officially the lead organizer for Streets Alive!, with an extensive and dedicated team of individuals and organizations taking part.  The first Ithaca Streets Alive! took place on Sunday September 23rd 2012, and this May’s will be Ithaca’s 8th event.   Many of the founding organizers still direct the effort, in part because the community feedback and enthusiasm has been phenomenal throughout the years.  And also because Streets Alive! helps build the movement for better biking, walking and rolling conditions in Ithaca and Tompkins County  for every day, all year long, not just for two afternoons a year. 
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> Bike Walk Tompkins is a project of the Center for Transformative Action and is funded in part by the Park Foundation.   Learn more at www.bikewalktompkins.org/
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> Victoria Armstrong
> Interim Director, Bike Walk Tompkins
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