Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Another New Bike Shelter

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 11, 2008 | 12 Comments

Abby King of Transportation Alternatives spotted another one of those fancy new bike shelters that are popping up in select locations throughout the city. This one is next to the Barnes & Noble in Union Square.

What if DOT Simply Forgot to Open the Parks to Traffic?

By Ken Coughlin | Jan 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

This holiday season, users of Central and Prospect Parks got an unexpected and welcome gift after years of finding coal (and exhaust) in their stockings. Interestingly, the sources of that exhaust didn’t seem to complain (or perhaps even notice) that things had changed. For years, cars have been barred from most of the Parks’ Loop […]

StreetFilm: The Street Memorial Project

By Jason Varone | Jan 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

Nick Whitaker’s latest effort for StreetFilms is about the Street Memorial Project, a joint effort from Visual Resistance, Transportation Alternatives, and Time’s Up! which was established to honor pedestrians killed on NYC streets. The project is an outgrowth of the Ghost Bike movement. A plaque is usually placed at the site indicating the date of […]

A Year After Eric Ng’s Death, Greenway Hazards Remain Unfixed

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 4, 2008 | 42 Comments

This piece was written by Transportation Alternatives: On December 1, 2006, Eric Ng was riding his bike up the Hudson River Greenway. He was on his way to meet friends. He never made it, because a drunk driver named Eugenio Cidron took his life. After leaving a party at Chelsea Piers, Cidron got behind the […]

Sleek Bike Parking Facilities Appear in Queens and Brooklyn

By Jason Varone | Jan 2, 2008 | 33 Comments

2008 quickly bring good news for commuters in Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. Eric Chang of Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Committee snapped these photos of the new covered bike shelter that was just installed at the Vernon Blvd /Jackson Avenue station on the 7 line in Long Island City. The third photo is from […]

City Pedestrian Crossings Are Discriminatory by Design

By Brad Aaron | Dec 17, 2007 | 13 Comments

Even the sprightliest city pedestrian sometimes has to hustle across the street to beat a short walk signal. In a new report, Transportation Alternatives examines what it’s like for New York’s elderly to face flashing lights, wide crossings and unyielding motorists. From Karla Quintero, Deputy Director of Planning for TA: There are currently over one […]

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