Following up on October's well-attended film Bikes of Wrath, including a wonderful Q&A with the director, comes our November feature, Triplets of Belleville. The film, nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song and winner of other awards and accolades, was wildly received as a masterful, groundbreaking film. According to Rotten Tomatoes, "Richly detailed and loaded with surreal touches, The Triplets of Belleville is an odd, delightful charmer." This is the second in our bike film series in partnership with Cinemapolis. Be sure to watch the trailer to get ready for the screening!

A disturbing trend has emerged across the country: According to TheVerge.com, cyclist and pedestrian deaths around the country are skyrocketing, with pedestrian deaths in 2018 reaching their highest point in almost 30 years. New York City has come up with a bold plan to address the increase in cyclist deaths in the city, by adjusting traffic light timing to better accommodate cyclists and to slow motor vehicles. Bike Walk Tompkins is working to address the problem locally through our Blueprint for Better Bicycling and supporting Ithaca's Vision Zero effort. Please donate to support this critical work, and thank you!

The City has invited members of the 2nd Ward to join Aldersersons Ducson Nguyen and Seph Murtagh, along with member of the Engineering Department, to walk their streets and discuss safety challenges. The walk will start outside of Gimme! Coffee at 430 N Cayuga Street at 1 PM on Wednesday, October 30th. A map of the 2nd Ward can be found here. For more information, contact Eric Hathaway of the City Engineering Department at 607-274-6545.