Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

What if bike lanes could spend less time on trial in front of community boards? That's what Council Member Antonio Reynoso (inset) wants to know. Main photo: Dan Hetteix

Pedal Power: City Council Bill Might Speed Up Bike Lane Installation

By Dave Colon | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

A new Council bill that could speed up the process of installing bike lanes is in danger of ending up in the dust bin of history if current lawmakers don't get their act together before their term ends on Dec. 31.

Imagine so much more space for people at Atlantic and Fourth avenues. Graphic: Transportation Alternatives

SEE IT! Transportation Alternatives Shows Off ‘Shovel Ready’ NYC 25X25 Projects

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 8, 2021 | No Comments

If you have five minutes, you really gotta look at these videos.

An e-bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane near W. 78th Street. File photo: Lisa Orman

DoorDash Joins 15-Minute-or-Less Grocery Delivery Biz, Risking Workers’ Lives, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

A major food delivery app is now promising grocery deliveries to your doorstep in under 15 minutes, joining the growing market of ultra-fast delivery from start-ups such as Gorillas, JOKR, and Fridge No More.

The History of a Movement, Part I: Hazmat Suits and Street Memorials

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 6, 2021 | No Comments

Today, as we confront the bloodiest year in Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero, Streetsblog begins a seven-part series focusing on a key strand in the movement for livable safe streets, written by a central figure in that movement, Charles Komanoff.

Mayor Eric Adams is all-in on free buses, but needs to get more red paint on the ground.

DOT: We Don’t Have the Money to Carry Out Our Own ‘Master Plan’

By Dave Colon | Dec 2, 2021 | No Comments

Three times in the 96 page document, the agency included the same graphic to emphasize (and re-emphasize) that it lacks the resources to meet the benchmark established by the Council when it passed the Streets Master Plan law in 2019.

Senator Chuck Schumer, middle, seen her acquiescing to the dreaded Bike Lobby. Photo: Dave Colon

Schumer: NYS Will Get ‘An Effing Lot Of Money’ For Street Safety And Cycling

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2021 | No Comments

New York is about to get so much money for safe streets from the federal government that our leaders are almost swearing in amazement.

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