TransAlt to DOT: Street Redesigns Aren’t a Zero-Sum Game
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The redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't "a zero sum game" where better transit has to take priority over safe bicycling, or vice versa.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations
Hundreds of Volunteers Made Fifth Ave Safe for Biking Last Night. DOT Can Do It Permanently.
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More than 300 volunteers organized by Transportation Alternatives formed a six block-long "human-protected bike lane" on Fifth Avenue last night, calling on the de Blasio administration to extend the protected bike lane network through Midtown's busiest streets.
Tonight: Tell the Mayor NYC’s Busiest Avenues Need Protected Bike Lanes
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You can tell City Hall to make Midtown avenues safe for biking at what Transportation Alternatives is billing as the world's longest "human-protected bike lane."
Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park
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Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.
Bus Riders Share Their Tales of Woeful Service. Are Cuomo and de Blasio Listening?
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The stories riders share in "Woes on the Bus" go beyond time lost to delays - they show how bad bus service exacts a heavy toll on fundamental aspects of daily life.
Envisioning a Regional Trail Network Radiating From the Heart of NYC
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The Regional Plan Association has mapped out a 1,625-mile network of biking and walking trails, including a car-free Broadway and a bike path on the Verrazano Bridge.