Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Preview: District 33 Transpo Smackdown

By Ben Fried | Sep 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

Tonight’s candidate forum for the 33rd City Council district, which covers the Brooklyn neighborhoods closest to the East River, bears special significance for livable streets policy. Outgoing rep David Yassky was an early supporter of congestion pricing in the City Council and later carried the banner for the Bicycle Access Bill, which passed earlier this […]

Legacy of Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Advocates Continues

By Ben Fried | Aug 28, 2009 | No Comments

A bit more background on the generous neckdown at Smith and Bergen spotlighted earlier today: This pedestrian amenity never would have been built without the long-term organizing for the Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project. Street protests and advocacy campaigns stretching back more than a dozen years are bearing fruit now. And advocates are still on […]

Upper Manhattan Council Candidates Take a Pass on Livable Streets Survey

By Brad Aaron | Aug 27, 2009 | 14 Comments

Decrepit subway stations, like the shuttered 1 train stop at 181st St., is just one of the issues Upper Manhattan City Council candidates don’t care to talk about. Photo: Daily News When I set out to summarize responses to the Transportation Alternatives Candidate Survey from City Council contenders in Washington Heights and Inwood, I expected […]

Highlights From TA’s District 25 Candidate Debate

By Ben Fried | Aug 26, 2009 | 6 Comments

Helen Sears, Stanley Kalathara, and Daniel Dromm. At the Transportation Alternatives City Council candidate debate last night, the three Democrats competing in District 25 sat down to tackle concerns about traffic, public space, and street safety. An overflow crowd of about 50 people packed the second floor office of the Queens Diversity Center to see […]

Report: Cops Can Measure Traffic Violations, If They Try

By Ben Fried | Aug 25, 2009 | 11 Comments

Transportation Alternatives documented failure-to-yield violations at the rate of 24 per hour, per intersection. Photo: TA Lawless driving in New York City is about as ubiquitous as scaffolding, pigeons, and Duane Reade put together. You just can’t escape the constant background presence of motorist misbehavior: Ask New Yorkers what concerns them the most, and traffic […]

District 39 Candidates: Where Do They Stand on Livable Streets?

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2009 | 24 Comments

L-r: Brad Lander, Dave Pechefsky, Gary Reilly, Josh Skaller, and Bob Zuckerman. A crowd of about 75 Brooklynites turned out for the Transportation Alternatives City Council candidate debate last night, despite the muggy mid-August heat and un-air-conditioned PS 321 auditorium. They were treated to a substantive discussion of transportation policy that went deeper than "bike […]

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