📋 Open Streets for Schools Research Survey | Open now
Researchers from North Carolina State University are looking for parents at NYC schools with the Open Streets for Schools program to participate in a 30-minute one-on-one Zoom interview about your experience. Participants receive a $25 gift card as a thank-you!
🛵 NYC Streets in the Age of Micromobility: A Teach-In | Tue, Sep 15 | 6-7 PM
Join Transportation Alternatives to build a shared understanding of e-bike laws, regulations, proposed legislation, and advocacy efforts shaping the future of transportation in NYC. Bring your questions and curiosity—this is an opportunity to learn, listen, and explore the role you can play in shaping transportation advocacy on this issue.
📚 What New York Could Build Next: Design, Domesticity, and Urban Life | Thu, Sep 17 | 6-8 PM
Join architects, developers, and urban thinkers for a panel talk and book launch for "Collective Living and the Architectural Imaginary," exploring what global housing history can teach us about what is spatially, civically, and culturally possible beyond the standard development model in New York City. The free evening event features presentations from architectural research, design practice, and real estate development, followed by audience Q&A.
🌿 Soundview Restoration Day | Sat, Sep 19 | 10 AM-2 PM
Join the Bronx River Alliance, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx is Blooming, and community volunteers to remove litter and plant native species at Soundview Park as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day. Meet at the park entrance at Lafayette Ave & Morrison Ave wearing closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Gloves, tools, water, snacks, and lunch provided!
🚴🏼♂️ Ride Queens| Sun, Sep 20 | 10 AM
Queens Borough President's Office, Transportation Alternatives, and Queens Economic Development Corporation present the borough's biggest-ever cycling celebration, with two scenic routes (12 or 25 miles) winding past historic Queens landmarks and through vibrant neighborhoods, starting and ending at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Registration is free but capped at 2,000 riders, so don't miss out!
🌎 The Urban Climate Solution @ NYC Climate Week | Multiple Dates starting on Mon, Sep 21
Parking Reform Network, Pew Charitable Trusts, and World Resources Institute bring together advocates, researchers, public officials, and movement leaders to make the case that urban policy is climate policy. These events spotlight practical, high-impact strategies from parking reform and curb management to housing abundance, adaptive reuse, and sustainable growth, showing how better land use, transportation, and development choices can cut emissions and build cities where the climate-friendly choice is also the easy choice.
🌱 Queens Climate Expo | Fri, Sep 25 | 2-5 PM
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. wraps up Climate Week at the New York Hall of Science with family fun for all ages, including workshops on home energy and resiliency, creatures from Alley Pond, a mobile library, and so much more!
🚴🏾♀️ Looking Forward: Feminizing our Streets | Sat, Sep 26 | 5 PM
How are the perspectives of women advancing change on our streets in cities around the world? This panel of urban experts and advocates, including Open Plans’ Sara Lind, will discuss global models, their relationship to the development of New York City's lanes, and their hopes for the future of cycling cities.
🚴🏼 Twin Lights Ride | Sun, Sep 27
Bike New York's biggest and best ride takes you through scenic roads and coastal views in New Jersey, with distances ranging from 15 to 100 miles to match every kind of rider. After the ride, enjoy a Finish Festival with local food trucks and live music, plus a round-trip ferry option available for $65 during registration!
🎨 Ditmars Art Walk | Through Sep 30
Destination Ditmars Merchants Association and Astoria Art Center bring the 2nd Ditmars Art Walk to life, with 14 local artists showcasing their work across 13 local businesses in the Ditmars community. Explore at your own pace, support local artists and businesses, and don't miss the closing party at The Bonnie Bar on September 30!
🌳 Street Tree Care on the Upper East Side | Sun, Oct 4 | 10 AM-12 PM
Join Big Reuse and Asphalt Green to remove litter and weeds, aerate soil, and add compost to street trees in celebration of City of Forest Day, sponsored by Council Member Julie Menin (District 5)! Meet at 520 E 90th St with your water bottle and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. All supplies provided.
🚗 Center for an Urban Future: Livable Streets Forum | Wed, Oct 7 | 8 - 10:45 AM
The Center for an Urban Future is holding a policy forum exploring what further steps are needed to extend the full benefits of livable streets to more communities throughout the five boroughs. This solutions-focused event will discuss a range of ideas for what City Hall, DOT, and other city leaders should do to advance livable streets, and features Open Plans’ Sara Lind to discuss how we can create more vibrant, thriving cities.
🍂 The Longest Table: Community Potluck at Gotham Park | Sun, Oct 18 | 1-3 PM
Join Gotham Park beneath the Brooklyn Bridge for a free community potluck welcoming all of New York, with tables and chairs provided for an afternoon of eating, talking, and meeting neighbors. This year is a special Harvest edition, so bring a dish, a drink, or a centerpiece to share and style your table for a chance to win the title of Ultimate Harvest Host 2026!
🚙 The War on Cars Live at Hunter College | Fri, Nov 6 | 7 PM
Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of The War on Cars podcast return to Hunter College's Assembly Hall for a live show celebrating the anniversary of Life After Cars, presented in partnership with the Hunter College Department of Urban Policy & Planning. Doors open at 6 PM and tickets are limited!
