Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

The de Blasio administration released its annual Vision Zero self-assessment this morning. Photo: Mayor's Office

Taking Stock of Vision Zero Three Years In

By David Meyer | Feb 23, 2017 | 7 Comments

The de Blasio administration has reduced fatalities every year -- the first time in more than a decade the city has had a streak of three years with declining traffic deaths. But the pace of improvement leveled off in 2016, highlighting how much work remains to reach the Vision Zero target.

Will the three men in a room join New Yorkers who support slowing drivers near schools?

Most New Yorkers Who Own Cars Support Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2017 | 17 Comments

Right now, Albany limits NYC to 140 speed enforcement cameras for all 6,000 miles of surface streets in the city. A broad spectrum of New York City voters approve of expanding the program. The question is whether Albany Democrats Andrew Cuomo, Jeff Klein, and Carl Heastie will take action to save lives.

Graphic adapted from Regional Plan Association

When Grand Street Loses the L Train, It’s Gonna Need a Car-Free PeopleWay

By David Meyer | Feb 3, 2017 | 3 Comments

Without the L train, Grand Street will be gridlocked by a surge of car traffic, unless dramatic action is taken to prioritize surface transit, biking, and walking.

The Move NY plan would raise tolls on NYC's most congested crossings while lowering them on bridges farther from the city center. Image: Move NY

TA Poll: To Fund Transit, New Yorkers Prefer Move NY Toll Reform

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

Support is highest in Staten Island, followed by Queens. The result in Queens is especially noteworthy, since political resistance to Mayor Bloomberg's unsuccessful congestion pricing efforts in 2007 and 2008 was concentrated in that borough.

Thousands marched for women’s rights in NYC on Saturday. Photo: mathiaswasik/Flickr

Civic Groups Renew Call for Streets That Support Public Expression

By Brad Aaron | Jan 24, 2017 | 2 Comments

After a larger than expected turnout for the Women's March over the weekend, Transportation Alternatives and other civic organizations reiterated their call for Mayor de Blasio to make major streets and public spaces more amenable to public demonstrations.

A template for two-way street design with pedestrian medians, protected bike lanes, transit lanes, and other elements from the "Vision Zero Design Standard." Image: Transportation Alternatives

TA: Vision Zero Demands Bolder Street Designs From City Hall and DOT

By David Meyer | Jan 3, 2017 | 11 Comments

The de Blasio administration needs to redesign streets more thoroughly if it's going to reach the goal of eliminating traffic deaths, Transportation Alternatives says in a new report.

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