Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

The intersection of 18th Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Photo: Google

Cops Arrest Unlicensed Driver Who Seriously Injured Teen Cyclist On Ocean Parkway

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

Yet even during a well-documented rash in speeding, cops still blamed the victim.

Soon, you won't see this anymore: E-bikes are legal! Photo: Macartney Morris

Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill

By Dave Colon | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments

State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.

The cones designating what was supposed to be a temporary bike lane near the Second Avenue gap have been moved. Photo: Julianne Cuba

… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has not maintained its own temporary protected bike lane at the notoriously dangerous Second Avenue gap near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan, forcing cyclists to ride with drivers racing to turn left into the tunnel.

Bike injuries are down but cyclists in Southern Brooklyn are still disproportionately getting hurt.
Photo: Hilda Cohen

Bike Injuries Still Up for the Year — And Southern Brooklyn Cyclists are Disproportionately Hurt

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

The plurality of cyclist injuries between March 16 and 22 were still in the same Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Got An Extra Bike? Donate It Now To Someone Who Needs It

By Dave Colon | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments

Hey #bikeNYC, if you want to help out people in need in a real simple way, Transportation Alternatives is giving you a chance to step up and share the wealth.

Can't we just get this? Photo: NYC DOT/Flickr

Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars

By Dave Colon | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).

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