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This Week: Fixing Deadly Ocean Parkway Intersection, City Council Congestion Hearing, L Train Bike Train
A public forum tonight will address deadly conditions at Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue in Brooklyn.
April 9, 2018
Car Companies Failed at Regulating Themselves. Why Would Autonomous Car Companies Be Different?
A system in which AV companies make the rules is going to fail.
April 2, 2018
Tonight: Tell DOT to Get Moving on Lifesaving Bikeways for Midtown and Sunnyside
Community boards and the public will weigh in on important bike projects in Manhattan and Queens tonight.
March 26, 2018
Tell Cuomo the Time for Congestion Pricing Is Now
Tomorrow Riders Alliance will lead a rally outside Cuomo’s Manhattan office to demand that the governor and legislators include congestion pricing in this year’s state budget.
March 19, 2018
What Explains the Gender Gap in Walking?
A recent Stanford study examined walking rates around the globe, finding that in a diverse range of countries, girls and women walk less than boys and men. What explains the disparity?
March 8, 2018
This Week: Tell City Council Members NYC Needs Bolder Street Redesigns
Tomorrow volunteers with Transportation Alternatives head to City Hall to make the case to the City Council for bolder street redesigns.
March 5, 2018
This Week: Speak Up for an L Train Shutdown Plan Grounded in Reality
On Thursday, Manhattan Community Board 2 will be discussing the L train shutdown, and people who are counting on a viable replacement plan have to make their presence felt.
February 26, 2018
American Cities and the Creeping Criminalization of Walking
Montclair, California, is the latest American city to fall for the dangerous fiction that outlawing the act of walking while looking at a mobile device will make people safer.
February 20, 2018
This Week: L Train Shutdown Road Show Comes to the West Side
If you live on Manhattan’s West Side, this week is your chance to weigh in on the MTA/DOT plan to keep people moving while the L train is out of commission for Sandy-related repairs.
February 12, 2018
Tonight: Speak Up for Safe Crosstown Bike Lanes at Manhattan CB 6
If you want safer crosstown bicycling routes before someone else gets hurt, you can speak up tonight for this protected bike lane project.
February 5, 2018