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Vanterpool: Trump Can’t Take Away Our Ability to Make Transit Better
If you want better transit, now is not the time to get discouraged. At a Riders Alliance panel in Soho last night, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool delivered a message to transit advocates -- all politics is local, and city residents still have the power to win important transit victories.
December 1, 2016
Families of Crash Victims Pledge Action to Save Lives on Day of Remembrance
New Yorkers who lost loved ones to traffic violence gathered at City Hall Park yesterday to call on Mayor de Blasio and elected officials in Albany to do more to prevent traffic deaths on NYC streets.
November 21, 2016
Here’s the Plan to Keep Transit Riders Moving During the L Shutdown
The Regional Plan Association has released a new plan to beef up bus and train service for L train riders who'll need robust transit once the western part of the line shuts down for Sandy-related repairs.
November 16, 2016
TA: Traffic Justice Must Align With Racial Justice
In a letter to members yesterday, Transportation Alternatives laid out a set of guiding principles for integrating racial justice into efforts to make NYC streets safe for walking and biking.
November 15, 2016
TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds
Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.
November 15, 2016
De Blasio Says He’s Fully Funding Vision Zero Priority Projects. He Isn’t.
On his weekly Brian Lehrer show appearance this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city is fully funding Vision Zero street redesigns. The numbers tell a different story.
November 4, 2016
Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Safe Streets After the Loss of Two Children
In the wake of two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of children in Queens last week, members of Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to increase funding for life-saving street redesigns.
November 4, 2016
Tonight: Parents Call on de Blasio to Increase Funding for Safer Streets
Prompted by the recent deaths of two children at the hands of reckless drivers, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets will lead a protest at City Hall this evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to accelerate the pace of life-saving street redesigns.
November 3, 2016
TA Calls for Grand Street to Serve People, Not Cars, During L Shutdown
Volunteers from Transportation Alternatives rallied on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge last night to call on the city to prioritize Grand Street for buses, bicycling, and walking when the MTA shuts down the western portion of the L train for 18 months to make Sandy-related repairs.
November 2, 2016
Growing Coalition Urges de Blasio to Fund Discount Fares for Poor Residents
Advocates are turning up the heat on Mayor de Blasio to fund discount MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers.
October 19, 2016