Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Highlighted routes are Vision Zero priority corridors that NYC DOT has identified as especially dangerous. Only the green routes have bike lanes of any type. Map: TransAlt

TransAlt: De Blasio Needs to Ramp Up Protected Bike Lanes to Make More New Yorkers Feel at Ease on a Bike

By David Meyer | Nov 21, 2017 | 95 Comments

Mayor de Blasio needs to accelerate the installation of protected bike lanes in his second term to achieve his goal of doubling cycling by 2020, says Transportation Alternatives.

Milli Muniz, whose husband Delmer Maldonado was killed by a hit-and-run driver last August, speaking alongside other members of Families for Safe Streets. Photo: David Meyer

Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance

By David Meyer | Nov 20, 2017 | No Comments

Nearly 300 people gathered to press City Hall for safer street designs and Albany for an expansion of NYC's speed camera program.

Fifth Avenue at 48th Street: Lots of space for cars, cramped conditions on the margins for people walking and biking. Photo: Google Maps

TransAlt to DOT: Street Redesigns Aren’t a Zero-Sum Game

By David Meyer | Oct 12, 2017 | 4 Comments

The redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't "a zero sum game" where better transit has to take priority over safe bicycling, or vice versa.

Volunteers formed a "human-protected bike lane" last night on Fifth Avenue. Photo: Brooklyn Spoke

Hundreds of Volunteers Made Fifth Ave Safe for Biking Last Night. DOT Can Do It Permanently.

By David Meyer | Oct 11, 2017 | 24 Comments

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

By David Meyer | Oct 10, 2017 | 1 Comment

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."

During the weekday rush, the city still lets people drive on the Prospect Park loop next to vulnerable people on bikes. Photo: David Meyer

Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park

By David Meyer | Oct 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.

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