Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Mayoral candidate Katherine Garcia on Third Avenue in Sunset Park. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Candidate Garcia Make Her Case for Street Safety on Deadly Third Avenue

By Julianne Cuba | May 21, 2021 | No Comments

“This is clearly a crisis plain and simple. We don’t need any more plans, we need action and execution,” said Garcia, who was also criticized for being too pro-cop.

Right now it's a dream, but this is what a school street could look like. New Yorkers need to support our school streets. Graphic: WXY Studio

SEE IT: Here’s What TransAlt’s ’25X25′ Looks Like (And What Kathryn Garcia Loves)

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 21, 2021 | No Comments

Transportation Alternatives has now made it possible to visualize its "NYC 25X25" plan to reclaim 25 percent of public roadway space from automobiles — and the resulting schematics already shook up the mayor's race even before Friday's release.

White Plains Road at 216th Street, where the city plans to build a protected bike lane under the elevated. Source: Google Maps

The Bronx is Up: DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Under the White Plains Ave. El

By Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2021 | No Comments

The city puts forth a true vision for bike lanes under elevated trains.

STREETS WEEK! New Truck Management Report is Heavy on Historic Details; Light on Future Plans

By Julianne Cuba | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

That said, it's "a step in this direction," said Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association.

Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Residents of New York City overwhelmingly approve of using taxpayer dollars to expand cycling and increase the reach and equity of the Citi Bike system, a new survey shows.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman, moments before getting annoyed at a Streetsblog reporter. Photo: Dave Colon

STREETS WEEK! DOT Commish Diagnoses Conduit Boulevard, Then Prescribes The Wrong Treatment

By Dave Colon | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

As Streets Week! begins, here's an existential question that Mayor de Blasio doesn't like to answer: Why does New York even have roads like Conduit Boulevard?

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