Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Happy Independence Day: Central Park North Loop Is Car-Free This Summer

By Brad Aaron | Jul 3, 2013 | 14 Comments

Beginning next week, Central Park’s north loop will be closed to cars for two months, DOT announced today. From a DOT Summer Streets 2013 press release: Beginning Monday, July 8, Central Park’s drives north of 72nd Street will be car-free for the remainder of the summer, greatly enhancing access for pedestrians, bike riders and all […]

NYC Aims to Make the Most of Its Handful of School-Zone Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2013 | 24 Comments

Details concerning New York City’s first-ever speed camera program are scarce. To slow down as many speeding drivers as possible with the small number of cameras permitted by Albany, this is as it should be. On Tuesday, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan joined Mayor Bloomberg at P.S. 81 in Riverdale, where 96 percent of motorists observed for […]

Cuomo’s Signature Expected After Legislature Approves NYC Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2013 | 19 Comments

After years of persistence, advocates for safer streets are closer than ever to a milestone achievement: Following the measure’s approval in the Assembly, the State Senate passed a bill early Saturday to allow New York City to use cameras to catch motorists who speed near schools. A spokesperson for Andrew Cuomo has said the governor […]

TA: 88% of Brooklyn Drivers Are Speeding, And Almost None Get Tickets

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2013 | 37 Comments

Transportation Alternatives observed nearly nine in ten Brooklyn motorists breaking the speed limit while compiling data for its new report on dangerous driving [PDF], but enforcement from NYPD remains almost non-existent. In fact, TA says it clocked more drivers speeding in 12 hours than NYPD ticketed in all of 2011. That’s why speed cameras are necessary for city […]

Watch: Bike to Work Week TV Advertisement From 1993

By Stephen Miller | May 13, 2013 | 19 Comments

New York in 1993 has been a topic of discussion since the New Museum opened its exhibit exploring the city of two decades ago. Now, another time capsule has been unearthed: a promotional video from Transportation Alternatives inviting New Yorkers to take part in Bike to Work Week. While some things have remained the same […]

Advocates Call on Cuomo to Support Path on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Mar 29, 2013 | 14 Comments

Next year, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will mark its 50th anniversary. Although the structure was designed to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle paths, they were never included. Now, advocates are hoping a renewed push can close the gap in what they’re calling the Harbor Ring, a 50-mile loop around Upper New York Bay. This week, the initiative launched […]

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