Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about TSTC

Got a Question for Albany?

By Ben Fried | Jun 4, 2010 | 7 Comments

The august New York State Senate. Photo: AP For as long as Streetsblog has been covering the transportation reform beat, Albany has been a graveyard for progressive transportation legislation affecting New York City. Sheldon Silver and Assembly Democrats buried congestion pricing there in 2008. The State Senate poured cement shoes for bridge tolls last year, […]

Report: Traffic Threatens Older Pedestrians Most of All

By Noah Kazis | May 20, 2010 | 8 Comments

The intersection of Bleecker and Carmine is located in New York’s most dangerous county for older pedestrians. Photo: A. Strakey/Flickr. More than 10,000 pedestrians are injured every year on New York City streets. The people who are most at risk are senior citizens, new research from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign shows. Pedestrians over 60 years […]

Campaigns for Smart Growth and Complete Streets Heat Up in Albany

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2010 | No Comments

The smart growth bill pending in Albany would cut down on subsidies for sprawling greenfield development. Image of subdivisions outside Riverhead, in Suffolk County, NY: Google Maps The campaign to rein in sprawl and build more livable communities across New York state intensified yesterday, as advocates redoubled their efforts to pass two critical pieces of […]

National Survey: Driving Down in 2009, Sustainable Transport Up

By Noah Kazis | Mar 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

NHTS data from 2001 and 2009 shows a major increase in sustainable transportation. Image via Mobilizing the Region. Between 2001 and 2009, the share of trips that Americans made in cars dropped by more than four percent, with walking, bicycling and transit use picking up the slack, according to new data from the U.S. Department […]

Seniors Survey Manhattan’s Deadliest Street

By Noah Kazis | Jan 7, 2010 | 5 Comments

Hours after the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released a report yesterday identifying New York’s deadliest roads, 13 AARP volunteers surveyed part of Third Avenue in an effort to make walking in New York safer. AARP volunteer Marlene Ramsey tracks safety conditions on Third Avenue. Photo: Noah Kazis. The surveyors braved the January cold to spend their […]

TSTC: Five City Streets Rank as Region’s Most Dangerous for Walking

By Brad Aaron | Jan 6, 2010 | 5 Comments

Nine pedestrians were killed on Third Ave. in Manhattan between 2006 and 2008. Streets in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island continue to be among the most dangerous in the region for pedestrians, says a new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. According to a TSTC analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2006 […]

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