Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Alternatives

Working Families Party, Greens Make Their Case to NYC Transit Riders

By Noah Kazis and Ben Fried | Oct 28, 2010 | 8 Comments

At Union Square last night, more than a hundred people rallied for better transit in a kick-off event for the Rider Rebellion, a new campaign led by Transportation Alternatives. With Reverend Al Sharpton headlining, the rally urged New Yorkers to “vote transit” on Tuesday and presented state politicos with the chance to make their case […]

Fare Hike 2011: It’s Official

By Ben Fried | Oct 7, 2010 | 20 Comments

The monthly unlimited Metrocard will break the $100 barrier on January 1, following today’s 12-2 MTA Board vote to balance the agency’s budget by enacting a package of fare increases. (Get full details on the fare hike package from Ben Kabak.) NY1’s John Mancini reports that the MTA Board faced some predictably withering public testimony […]

The Dangers and Indignities of Riding the East River Greenway

By Ben Fried | Sep 28, 2010 | 5 Comments

Above 34th Street, the East Side of Manhattan is unforgiving for cyclists, without any real provision to ride safely and quickly. The one dedicated path for bicycling, the East River Greenway, is barely usable for practical trips — the gap between 38th Street and 63rd Street being the most prominent of several flaws. On a […]

Three Transpo Debates Coming Up in First Week of September

By Ben Fried | Aug 31, 2010 | 6 Comments

This November, New York voters will elect the occupants of every seat in the State Senate and Assembly, as well as their next governor, attorney general, and comptroller. For many races in heavily Democratic New York City, the deciding moment will come a lot sooner — on primary day. That’s just two weeks away on […]

Paterson Signs Two Traffic Justice Bills Into Law

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Aug 16, 2010 | 10 Comments

On Friday evening, New York Governor David Paterson signed two bills intended to make streets safer by giving law enforcement greater leeway to bring charges against reckless drivers. Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng were killed when a van left idling and unattended careened backwards into a group of pre-schoolers on a Chinatown sidewalk. The driver […]

Envisioning a New York Where Cycling Isn’t Just for Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Aug 13, 2010 | 33 Comments

At a panel sponsored by the American Institute of Architects last night, two of the city’s top transportation planners joined one of its hardest-working bike advocates to discuss how to make cycling a mainstream mode in New York. The director of the Department of City Planning’s Transportation Division, Jack Schmidt, DOT Senior Policy Advisor Jon […]

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