Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

TA Survey: Customers on Foot Bring Big Business to East Village Retailers

By Stephen Miller | Oct 2, 2012 | 9 Comments

On the heels of launching New York’s first “Bike Friendly Business District” in the East Village and Lower East Side, Transportation Alternatives has released a new study [PDF] showing that people who walk, bike and take transit to the East Village are local retailers’ best customers. In a random survey of 420 East Village pedestrians, 95 […]

Mayor’s Report Card: NYC Traffic Fatalities Up, NYPD Enforcement Down

By Stephen Miller | Sep 20, 2012 | 14 Comments

The Mayor’s Management Report, an annual summation of how well city agencies are doing their jobs, includes bad news for traffic safety and sustainable streets. In the last fiscal year, traffic fatalities were at their highest level since 2008, and NYPD moving violations summonses were at a 10-year low. Meanwhile, DOT missed its bike lane and […]

TA Kicks Off Campaign for Safer Fifth and Sixth Avenues

By Stephen Miller | Aug 13, 2012 | 14 Comments

Manhattan’s Fifth and Sixth Avenues are two of the busiest bicycle routes in the city, even without protected bike infrastructure to make cycling appealing to a broader range of New Yorkers. They are also major pedestrian thoroughfares in need of safety upgrades. While DOT’s “6½ Avenue” project can help relieve some of the crowding, both […]

TA: Most City Pedestrians and Cyclists Killed by Drivers Who Broke the Law

By Brad Aaron | Aug 6, 2012 | 19 Comments

A new report from Transportation Alternatives finds that, while NYPD fails to rein in or punish reckless driving, the majority of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are caused by illegal behavior behind the wheel. “Deadly Driving Unlimited: How the NYPD Lets Dangerous Drivers Run Wild” [PDF] reveals that between 1995 and 2009, 60 percent of fatal […]

Husband Sues NYPD for Botched Investigation Into Death of Clara Heyworth

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2012 | 15 Comments

The husband of Clara Heyworth, the woman killed by a suspected drunk driver in Fort Greene last summer, filed a lawsuit today against NYPD and called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to take responsibility for the department’s failure to investigate traffic crashes. “I’m here because we have a right to know what happens in our city,” said […]

Monday: Rally for Victims of Traffic Violence Failed by Ray Kelly’s NYPD

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2012 | No Comments

A Transportation Alternatives event on Monday will again call attention to NYPD’s shoddy crash investigation protocols. On July 10, 2011, at approximately 1:50 a.m., 28-year-old Clara Heyworth was crossing Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene when she was hit by driver Anthony Webb. She died the following day. Webb, 43, was charged with a number of […]

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