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De Blasio to Stand With Traffic Violence Victims Sunday, and So Can You
Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. In New York City, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets will mark the occasion with a memorial walk from City Hall to the United Nations.
November 13, 2015
Help TA and Families for Safe Streets Convince the AP to Drop “Accident”
The word “accident” is so ingrained in media practice that reporters use it to describe basically any motor vehicle crash scenario, even when a driver is impaired or accused of using a car as a weapon. This is harmful because it disregards the fact that most collisions can be traced to preventable causes, including reckless driving and unsafe street design.
November 4, 2015
Two of These Five DA Candidates Answered TA Questions on Traffic Safety
New York City district attorneys are integral to street safety. Ideally, in addition to ensuring that victims see justice, district attorneys can deter dangerous driving by holding people accountable for committing acts of traffic violence.
October 27, 2015
Residents Call for Better Crosstown Bike Routes on the Upper East Side
About 30 Upper East Side residents hit the streets last Saturday to evaluate potential routes for crosstown bike lanes in their neighborhood.
October 22, 2015
From Heroes to Lapdogs, TA Grades the “Class of Vision Zero”
On Wednesday Transportation Alternatives released its "Class of Vision Zero" report, the first in a planned series of biannual “performance reviews” of officials and agencies who have the power to make New York City streets safer for walking, biking, and driving.
July 31, 2015
Hunter Students Offer a Multi-Modal Vision for Queens Boulevard
About a year ago, the Transportation Alternatives Queens activist committee approached the Hunter College urban planning program about Queens Boulevard. The advocates wanted help jumpstarting real-world changes on the street known as the Boulevard of Death.
June 26, 2015
If DOT Can Accelerate Street Repaving, It Can Accelerate Safety Projects
Mayor Bill de Blasio made a visit yesterday to one of the city's more car-dependent areas, on Staten Island's south shore, to tout an additional $242 million in his budget for street repaving. The additional money will bring the city's repaving plan to a total 1,200 lane-miles through June 2016, a 20 percent boost over previous projections.
May 22, 2015
Can New York City Reform Its Dysfunctional Community Board System?
New York City's 59 community boards often serve as the sole venues where the public can assess and vet street design projects. But they are also structured in a way that inhibits any sort of change, giving de facto veto power over street improvements to a small clique who can serve for life.
May 1, 2015
New Families For Safe Streets Campaign Defends Right of Way Law
Families For Safe Streets released videos and posters this morning defending the Right of Way Law, in response to a campaign by Transport Workers Union Local 100, which wants MTA bus drivers exempted from the law.
April 30, 2015
Ride With Clarence on the Tour de Staten Island
Close to 2,000 people turned out Sunday for Transportation Alternatives' 2015 Tour de Staten Island. For the event's fifth year, riders were treated to areas of the new Fresh Kills Park that aren't yet open to the public. Other highlights included oceanside riding and views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, where the Harbor Ring Committee continues to advocate for bike and pedestrian access.
April 13, 2015