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Part-Time Busways Won’t Cut It During the L Train Shutdown
L train ridership remains high on nights and weekends. Transit riders are counting on Mayor de Blasio to deliver functional busways during those off-peak hours too.
April 24, 2018
Advocates: L Train Replacement Bus Service Better Move Faster Than Walking Speed
Transit riders came out in force yesterday for a rally on 14th Street calling on the MTA and DOT to raise the bar in their L train shutdown plan.
February 1, 2018
TransAlt: L Train Shutdown Plan Needs Round-the-Clock Bus Lanes
The bus lanes DOT plans to implement while the western portion of the L train is out of commission should be in effect all day, every day, Transportation Alternatives says in a new report.
January 31, 2018
TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero
To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets.
January 11, 2018
Saturday: Ride for Car-Free Central Park
A car-free Central Park is a popular cause, and advocates have made a lot of progress, but the job's not done yet. Below 72nd Street, car traffic still roars on the West Drive and Terrace Drive on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Center/East Drive between 6th Avenue and Park South and East 72nd Street is a motor vehicle shortcut on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
January 5, 2018
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
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
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