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Envisioning a Neighborhood Bike Plan for East New York and Brownsville

By Ben Fried | Jun 21, 2012 | 8 Comments

After local residents and community organizations began organizing to bring bike lanes to East New York and Brownsville last year, NYC DOT is developing a plan to stripe the first bike routes directly through these neighborhoods, and more could be on the way. The process underway in eastern Brooklyn offers an intriguing glimpse at how […]

Traffic Still the Top Injury-Related Killer of NYC Kids

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

Every year, the Department of Health releases a report on the injuries that kill NYC children [PDF]. And every year, the grim statistics show traffic to be the single largest cause of injury-related death among kids. Between 2001 and 2009, 1,681 children under 13 years old died in New York City, 324 of them from […]

Slow Down Traffic: It’s Doctor’s Orders

By Noah Kazis | Nov 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last Friday, Transportation Alternatives kicked off a new phase of its campaign for safer streets with the Stop Speeding Summit, bringing together doctors, elected officials, transportation advocates and engineers to outline the high costs of high vehicle speeds and plot a course toward slower traffic. We’ll be bringing you a series of posts from Friday’s […]

Department of Health Takes a Snapshot of Bed-Stuy Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Jul 29, 2010 | 18 Comments

Image: NYC Department of Health The city’s Department of Health has made encouraging physical activity, which can help prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other ailments, a top priority. As part of promoting healthy lifestyles, the Department’s Brooklyn District Public Health Office spent last summer studying cyclist behavior in Bedford-Stuyvesant to learn who in that […]

Traffic Remains Top Injury-Related Killer of New York City’s Children

By Noah Kazis | Jul 6, 2010 | 5 Comments

Transportation-related injuries, overwhelmingly caused by motorists hitting pedestrians, remain a top killer of New York City children. Graphic: NYC Department of Health New York’s public transportation keeps children alive. New York City traffic kills them. Those are the fundamental facts that explain injury fatality rates among the city’s children, according to the Department of Health. […]

Health Commish: We Can Make NYC More Walkable and Bikeable

By Noah Kazis | Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments

Health Commissioner Thomas Farley: ready to saddle up and ride to work. Image: NY Daily News. With half a year in New York and (most of) a nasty flu season under his belt, new Health Commissioner Tom Farley recently sat down with Transportation Alternatives to discuss the importance of walking and biking for NYC’s health. […]

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