Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

City Council Passes Congestion Pricing. Next Stop: Albany.

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2008 | 60 Comments

The City Council has voted 30-20 to approve the home rule message sending congestion pricing to the state legislature. Noah Budnick of Transportation Alternatives gave us the full roll call, after the jump.

Pricing Clears Committee, Moves to Full Council Tonight

By Ben Fried | Mar 31, 2008 | 8 Comments

The Committee on State and Federal Legislation has voted in favor of the congestion pricing home rule message. Tonight, the full City Council will decide whether the state legislature can vote on the real bill. Transportation Alternatives’ Noah Budnick is on the scene and providing us with updates. The Daily Politics is getting the news […]

Rev. Billy Preaches Bikes & Transit at the NYC Auto Show

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

Thousands of people flocked to the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on Saturday. There, in the very belly of the beast, Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Driving Gospel Choir held services. That is, until the state troopers kicked them to the curb. StreetFilms’ Elizabeth Press was there.

StreetFilm: Queens Roller Racing

By Brad Aaron | Mar 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

From StreetFilms’ Elizabeth Press: Have you ever wished you could explore the borough of Queens on a bike with a large group of people? Maybe you have heard of or ridden in the Tour de Brooklyn or the Tour de Bronx and thought it would make sense for Queens to have a ride of its […]

T.A. Ad Drives It Home … to Westchester

By Brad Aaron | Mar 21, 2008 | 7 Comments

Taking aim at the richest irony of the faux-populist case against congestion pricing, Transportation Alternatives has released this ad [PDF], coming soon to a newspaper near you. The copy reads: Drivers from Westchester earn an average income of $176,231. Only 4% of New York City commuters would pay the congestion fee. 100% of the […]

Pricing Round Up: Persuasive Arguments, Rigged Polls, New Buses

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2008 | 19 Comments

With a congestion pricing bill now on the table and the days to get it passed quickly winding down, here is a snapshot of where a handful of electeds, including heavy-hitters like David Paterson and Sheldon Silver, stand. First, the Times quotes Governor Paterson, following his sit-down with Mayor Bloomberg yesterday afternoon: "The mayor, I […]

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