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In NJ Town, Demonstrating the Benefits of Bike Lanes

By Lily Bernheimer | Dec 4, 2009 | No Comments

Collings Avenue: A street that could use a bike lane. Photo: Joe Bonaparte. Back in May, Stella Bonaparte launched a group called Collingswood Streets and began studying bike lane options for downtown Collingswood, NJ, a borough outside Camden. Now she’s shared her excellent work on the Livable Streets Community. As she explains in the study: […]

City Planning Preserves Sidewalks, But Reinforces Parking Minimums

By Ben Fried | Nov 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Department of City Planning proposed new rules last week that should keep sidewalks safer and reduce conflicts between pedestrians and cars. The zoning regs, if approved, would also cut down on the proliferation of "parking pads" — off-street spaces paved over front yards — in some parts of the city. Overall, the amendment includes […]

PSAs Rock! Watch the Winners of TA’s “Biking Rules” Video Contest

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 20, 2009 | 16 Comments

As you may know, Transportation Alternatives put on a red carpet premiere Tuesday night for the "Biking Rules" PSA competition at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The contest pitted video entries against each other in two main categories: "Why Biking Rules" and "Street Code." Videos in the "Street Code" category encourage people to use […]

Sunday and Monday: Bike Rack Roundup and CB Jammy Jam

By Lily Bernheimer | Nov 20, 2009 | No Comments

Don’t miss back-to-back opportunities to get involved in changing your city over the next few days. On Sunday, compete to find bike parking spots in the FixCity Bike Rack Roundup, a contest to push through the FixCity project’s pilot campaign for 300 new racks in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Even if you don’t live in north […]

$266 Million to Widen the Deegan. Crumbs for a More Livable Bronx River.

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2009 | 13 Comments

More lanes, or more housing and parks? Image of proposed Deegan Expressway widening: NYSDOT. Image of the community plan for a de-commissioned Sheridan Expressway: SBRWA. Last week we reported on the state DOT’s expensive plan to widen part of the Major Deegan Expressway in the southwest Bronx, even as the agency fails to maintain upstate […]

World-Class Avenues for the East Side: What Great BRT Looks Like

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2009 | 52 Comments

BRT + bike: East Side avenues have enough space for physically separated busways and protected bike lanes. The biggest sustainable transportation story in New York right now is how DOT and the MTA plan to design Bus Rapid Transit corridors for the East Side of Manhattan. Will we get world-class avenues that attract more riders […]

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