Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations

De Blasio Says He’s Fully Funding Vision Zero Priority Projects. He Isn’t.

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2016 | 15 Comments

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. During the Q&A segment, Families for Safe Streets member Mary Beth Kelly told de Blasio 204 people walking and biking have been killed by drivers on Vision Zero priority […]

Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Safe Streets After the Loss of Two Children

By David Meyer | Nov 4, 2016 | 1 Comment

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. Traffic deaths in NYC are rising this year after declining […]

Tonight: Parents Call on de Blasio to Increase Funding for Safer Streets

By Brad Aaron | Nov 3, 2016 | No Comments

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. Last Monday, October 24, a motorist in a muscle car hit […]

TA Calls for Grand Street to Serve People, Not Cars, During L Shutdown

By David Meyer | Nov 2, 2016 | 6 Comments

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. Every day, New Yorkers make hundreds of thousands of trips on the […]

Growing Coalition Urges de Blasio to Fund Discount Fares for Poor Residents

By David Meyer | Oct 19, 2016 | 14 Comments

Advocates are turning up the heat on Mayor de Blasio to fund discount MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers. The Riders Alliance and the Community Service Society led a rally on the steps of City Hall this morning calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund discount fares in his FY 2018 budget, which will be drafted early next year. A majority of […]

A Look Back at Ken Thompson’s 2015 Interview With TransAlt

By Streetsblog | Oct 11, 2016 | 2 Comments

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died from cancer on Sunday just a few days after publicly announcing his illness. Thompson, who took office in 2014, was considered a leader among NYC district attorneys in taking reckless driving seriously. In 2015 Transportation Alternatives spoke with Thompson about street safety and traffic justice. Streetsblog reposted this interview from TA’s […]

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