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Parking Day Meets the 14th Street PeopleWay!
On Parking Day, a few dozen TransAlt volunteers were out collecting signatures and educating people about why 14th Street needs the PeopleWay. Streetfilms was there to document the occasion.
September 18, 2017
Honolulu’s Pedestrian-Blaming Law Sets Off a Round of Copycats
Honolulu set the precedent earlier this summer by passing a law that forbids looking at an electronic device walking across an intersection. Now other cities seem intent on following that example.
September 5, 2017
This Week: Council Candidates Debate How to Prepare for the L-Pocalypse
Transportation Alternatives is hosting two City Council candidate forums focused on the L train shutdown -- in Manhattan on Wednesday and Brooklyn on Thursday.
September 5, 2017
Congress and Auto Industry Move to Ban Cities From Regulating Self-Driving Cars
Automakers and tech companies are pushing a bill through Congress that would handcuff local governments' ability to regulate self-driving vehicles on city streets. Now city transportation officials are demanding a role in drafting legislation before it's too late.
August 2, 2017
This Week: Keep Queens CB 11 Honest on Northern Boulevard
Word is that committee co-chair Bernard Haber wants to revisit his suggestion to implement the Northern Boulevard bike lane using land currently occupied by Alley Pond Golf Course, which was already rejected by DOT as too time-consuming and expensive without providing the safety benefit of narrowing all the asphalt currently devoted to motorized traffic.
July 17, 2017
How Transit Agencies Can Stop Worrying and Love Bus Network Redesigns
By their nature, bus network redesigns create tradeoffs, so it's important that the improvements feel worth it for riders. And that, says Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler, requires having frank, in-depth conversations with transit riders, not just talking at them.
July 14, 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
This Week: DOT Wants Your Input on Protected Bike Lanes for Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue
This week DOT continues its series of public workshops on the plan to add protected bike lanes to Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue, which connects Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope.
July 10, 2017
American Cities Are Chipping Away at the Burden of Parking Mandates
For people who live in cities with good transit, the decision to drive or take the bus or train often comes down to parking. If parking is cheap and abundant, more people will drive. And yet transit-rich cities across the United States, including NYC, continue to require parking in new developments.
June 27, 2017
This Week: Making Columbus Circle Safer for Biking and Walking
Earlier this month Manhattan Community Board 7, on the Upper West Side, passed a resolution calling on DOT to install a protected bike lane in Columbus Circle, filling a critical void in the bike network. Tonight the CB 5 transportation committee, whose district borders Columbus Circle to the southeast, will consider its own resolution.
June 26, 2017
