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New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track
RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.
December 4, 2017
RPA’s Vision for Great New York Transit Depends on Fixing a Broken Bureaucracy
The fourth regional plan calls on elected officials to modernize and expand the region's outmoded transit networks.
November 30, 2017
TransAlt: De Blasio Needs to Ramp Up Protected Bike Lanes to Make More New Yorkers Feel at Ease on a Bike
Mayor de Blasio needs to accelerate the installation of protected bike lanes in his second term to achieve his goal of doubling cycling by 2020, says Transportation Alternatives.
November 21, 2017
Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance
Nearly 300 people gathered to press City Hall for safer street designs and Albany for an expansion of NYC's speed camera program.
November 20, 2017
Levine Introduces Bill to Speed Up Installation of Signal Priority for Buses
Transit priority at traffic signals is one of the easiest ways to speed up NYC's sluggish buses. But DOT is aiming to add it on just 20 more routes by 2020. Instead of the five routes per year where DOT is currently planning to implement Transit Signal Priority, Levine's bill would mandate at least 10 routes annually.
November 16, 2017
RPA: Make New York More Affordable By Toppling Barriers to Housing Near Regional Rail
Suburban governments can help relieve the New York region's housing crunch by allowing more compact development near regional rail stops, according to a new report from the Regional Plan Association
November 14, 2017
Will Phil Murphy Get NJ Transit Back on Track?
Streetsblog spoke to Tri-State Transportation Campaign New Jersey Director Janna Chernetz about what Murphy must do to address transit and transportation challenges in the wake of Chris Christie's two-term disaster.
November 9, 2017
Riders and Bus Drivers Urge MTA to Bring All-Door Boarding to Every Route in the City
Bus riders and drivers gathered outside MTA headquarters this morning to demand citywide all-door boarding, which the agency can mandate in its upcoming contract for a new fare collection system.
October 19, 2017
TransAlt to DOT: Street Redesigns Aren’t a Zero-Sum Game
The redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't "a zero sum game" where better transit has to take priority over safe bicycling, or vice versa.
October 12, 2017
Hundreds of Volunteers Made Fifth Ave Safe for Biking Last Night. DOT Can Do It Permanently.
More than 300 volunteers organized by Transportation Alternatives formed a six block-long "human-protected bike lane" on Fifth Avenue last night, calling on the de Blasio administration to extend the protected bike lane network through Midtown's busiest streets.
October 11, 2017
