Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about TSTC

Ubers and yellows appear to be banished under the NYPD order. Photo: Max Pixel

Advocates Call on Carl Heastie to Fix Statewide Uber Bill

By David Meyer | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

In letters to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Insurance Committee chair Kevin Cahill, leaders of Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign warn that Governor Cuomo's Uber bill could lead to illegal ride-hail traffic in the five boroughs with no way to assess the problem and rein it in, if necessary.

Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz is confident he and his colleagues can restore the $65 million Cuomo wants to cut from the MTA. Photo: David Meyer

65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut

By David Meyer | Feb 27, 2017 | 2 Comments

Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.

Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool

Vanterpool: Trump Can’t Take Away Our Ability to Make Transit Better

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2016 | No Comments

If you want better transit, now is not the time to get discouraged. At a Riders Alliance panel in Soho last night, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool delivered a message to transit advocates -- all politics is local, and city residents still have the power to win important transit victories.

TSTC: Cuomo and State DOT Need to Get Serious About Pedestrian Safety

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2016 | 4 Comments

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is calling on Governor Cuomo and New York State DOT to increase funding for much-needed safety improvements on the state’s most dangerous streets. Tri-State’s 2016 “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report, released this morning, summarizes the state of pedestrian safety in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and identifies the streets where the most pedestrians were killed from 2012 to 2014. […]

NYS Assembly Wants $20M for Safe Streets — Will Cuomo and Senate Agree?

By Brad Aaron | Mar 18, 2016 | 1 Comment

In its one-house budget, the State Assembly is proposing to dedicate $20 million to safe streets projects statewide. It would be the first time New York has set aside dedicated funding for the state’s Complete Streets program, but so far neither Governor Cuomo nor the State Senate have included any such funding in their respective budget proposals. The […]

Joan McDonald: New York State DOT’s Top Safety Priority Is Fixing Bridges

By Brad Aaron | Mar 26, 2015 | 11 Comments

Pedestrians and cyclists account for a higher share of traffic deaths in New York than in any other state, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, making up 29 percent of all traffic fatalities. Every year, TSTC releases a report on the most dangerous roads for walking in the New York City metro region, and suggests steps […]

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