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Tonight: Tell the Mayor NYC’s Busiest Avenues Need Protected Bike Lanes
You can tell City Hall to make Midtown avenues safe for biking at what Transportation Alternatives is billing as the world's longest "human-protected bike lane."
October 10, 2017
Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park
Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.
October 9, 2017
Bus Riders Share Their Tales of Woeful Service. Are Cuomo and de Blasio Listening?
The stories riders share in "Woes on the Bus" go beyond time lost to delays - they show how bad bus service exacts a heavy toll on fundamental aspects of daily life.
September 26, 2017
Envisioning a Regional Trail Network Radiating From the Heart of NYC
The Regional Plan Association has mapped out a 1,625-mile network of biking and walking trails, including a car-free Broadway and a bike path on the Verrazano Bridge.
September 19, 2017
The New Bus Campaigners
Transit advocates think bus service is declining because of longstanding policy neglect, and that something can and ought to be done about it. They’re pushing elected officials and transit agencies to apply changes like bus lanes, all-door boarding and traffic signal priority.
September 13, 2017
DOT Won’t Protect the 2nd Ave Bike Lane, So Volunteers Formed a Human Chain to Keep Cars Out
This morning's demo showed that the bike lane can be kept car-free during rush hour if sufficient steps are taken.
August 22, 2017
Take a Look at RPA’s Vision for Better Bus and Rail Service Across the Hudson
Transit capacity across the Hudson is at a breaking point.
August 16, 2017
Five Ways the MTA Can Gain the Confidence of Transit Riders
New MTA chair Joe Lhota is promising a public-facing dashboard that functions as a "report card" on the agency's performance. Here's what would make it a useful tool to improve accountability and build trust with riders.
July 12, 2017
Albany Inaction Leaves Most NYC School Zones Fair Game for Speeding Motorists
A new Transportation Alternatives report finds that speeding is common outside schools where cameras aren't in use.
June 22, 2017
Rodriguez: Let’s Lock Down a Citi Bike Expansion Deal ASAP
City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez is getting impatient. With the current phase of bike-share expansion set to wrap later this year, he's calling on City Hall and Citi Bike operator Motivate to seal the deal on a plan to bring bike-share to many more neighborhoods.
June 21, 2017
