A Start in Lower Manhattan, which is virtually car-free on weekends, at Sunday Brunch at Ulysses (58 Stone Street St between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley). It’s a historic area and there are great picnic tables in the middle of the street. You can lean your bike up against a table and caress it while you nosh on one of several brunch options. Stone Street became car-free in 2000 and has since been thriving.

B Walk your bike two short blocks to Pearl Street, following Stone Street’s southwest crook. Go west on Pearl for three blocks, right on State Street for one block, then left on Battery Place for a few blocks until you hit the nation’s busiest bike path and New York City’s flagship bike route: the Hudson River Greenway, which runs parallel to Route 9A (the wide boulevard that is West Street). Go north on the Hudson River Greenway. If it is a nice day, you’ll have to dodge all manner of errant pedestrians, but the views and car-free riding are worth it. Take a break on any number of new pier parks along the Greenway, but be sure to walk your bike when you get off the road.

C Take the Greenway all the way to West 18th Street, and head back inland on the 18th Street bike lane to Tenth Avenue, go north on that bike lane, then right on 20th Street to Ninth Avenue. Take a right on the Ninth Avenue bike lane, the city’s first European-style traffic-protected bikeway. Take this south to the New Gansevoort Plaza and take a break on the granite benches that dot this recently reclaimed car-free space.

D Continue going south on the Ninth Avenue lane, which turns into the bike lane on Bleecker Street. Take this to 10th Street, then go left on the 10th Street bike lane to Fifth Avenue, traveling one block to the 9th Street bike lane. Make a right to the bike-friendly Village Restaurant (62 W 9th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves), where you can lock your bike right to the ornate iron railing that rings the front entrance. Owner-chef Stephen Lyle is a lifetime NYC cyclist and hosts frequent fund-raisers to support more bike lanes and parking. Village also does a great Sunday brunch with a jazz trio. If you arrive by bike and mention Transportation Alternatives, Village will grant you a 10% “bike Sunday” discount. You can also request a Village perk card, which entitles you to free treats like a glass of wine or a dessert at the restaurant. Village will donate $5 to the TA for every person who mentions TA with a perk request, so be sure to say you are a member. If you are not hungry, get a fresh-squeezed OJ and enjoy the jazz.

E Head back to the Greenway via the 9th Street bike lane, then head back north. A great bike shop on the Greenway at 44th Street is Bike and Roll (557 12th Ave at W 44th St), which gives TA members a 10% discount. You can stock up on energy bars and drinks, or get your tires pumped for free. If you have bikeless friends, they can meet you here to rent one of B&R’s Trek bicycles.

F The Greenway veers right up to Riverside Park at about 83rd Street. Continue through Riverside Park, exiting at 96th Street. Go left up Riverside drive (no bike lane, but given the large number of cyclists using Riverside, motorists are generally deferent), then right on 106th Street—which will soon receive a bike lane, but until then it is generally safe to ride. Take this to Amsterdam Avenue, then go up to the Hungarian Pastry Shop (1030 Amsterdam Ave between 110th and 111th Sts), park your bike at one of the new bike racks nearby, eat amazing brioche with apricot jam and take in the sights and sounds of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Get back on 110th and take it straight to the Central Park entrance at Central Park West.

G Central Park has no cars on Sunday, and may soon be car-free on all days if TA gets its way. Stop at the Boathouse Cafe for an afternoon cocktail and enjoy the scenery. Exit Central Park at Seventh Avenue then go south, merging onto the Broadway bike lane at 48th Street. Biking through Times Square is an experience that even a native New Yorker who aviods the area will relish.

H Take Broadway to 20th Street, take a left on the 20th Street bike lane and follow to Second Avenue, go south to 10th Street, take a left over to the Tompkins Square Greenmarket at Avenue A and East 7th Street. The Greenmarkets were started by NYC’s “granddaddy of green,” Barry Benepe, who also cofounded Transportation Alternatives in 1973. If you are still hungry after visiting the Greenmarket, head over to Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery (223 First Ave between 13th and 14th Sts). One of New York’s greenest bakery offers 50% off purchases to Transportation Alternatives members. Build a Green Bakery on First Avenue and 11th Street also offers discounts for cyclists who come in with helmets.

I Continue down Second Avenue then weave your way via the Prince Street bike lane to Bicycle Habitat on Lafayette (244 Lafayette St at Spring St), where you can get air in your tires and set up a time for a tune-up (preferably for a rainy day when you won’t want to bike anyway). Also be sure to pick up some blinky safety lights in case you’re out late. “Habo” is known by bike cognoscenti as the best bike shop in NYC. The shop offers a 15% discount to TA members.

J For a beer at the end of the day, take the Prince Street bike lane over to the Spotted Pig, where Brooklyn Brewery Bitter Cask is served, along with the new Belgian-Style Local One, among others. Brooklyn Brewery supports a multitude of bike-friendly causes.

White is the Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives and Simons is the Director of E-Initiatives with the NYC DOT.