Here’s How NYC’s 2017 Candidates Can Get Behind Better Transit, Biking, and Walking
With primaries for all New York City elected offices coming up in just a few months, advocates have a message for the candidates: The ability to get around without owning a car is what underpins economic opportunity in NYC, and it's up to local elected officials to deliver better conditions for transit, biking, and walking.
July 6, 2017
How About Opening Up Another Lane on the Queensboro Bridge for Walking and Biking This Summer?
The Broadway plazas debuted during Memorial Day weekend, and car-free hours in parks usually expand during the summer. Why not try out a car-free south outer roadway on the Queensboro Bridge with a summer trial?
July 5, 2017
NYPD Celebrates Independence Day By Closing Off Bridge Paths for Biking and Walking
Officers were stationed at both sides of the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge bicycle and pedestrian paths for hours last night, blocking access across the East River for people biking and walking.
July 5, 2017
NYC Could Do So Much More With the Space We Let Parking Consume
As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence put together this short overview of how cities including Zurich, Tokyo, and Olso are removing parking to curb traffic and improve other forms of transportation. New York could learn a few things.
June 30, 2017
Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For
South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.
June 30, 2017
Riders Turn Up the Heat on Andrew Cuomo to Lead the MTA Out of This Subway Crisis
Speaking in Manhattan this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "state of emergency" for the MTA, giving his newly-appointed agency chairman Joe Lhota 30 days to redesign the agency's organizational structure and 60 days to address shortcomings in the agency's $29 billion, five-year capital plan.
June 29, 2017
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Connecting East New York and Jamaica Bay
Building on the rollout of painted bike lanes in Brownsville and East New York that began in 2013, DOT is now planning for the area's first on-street protected lanes on Fountain Avenue, which would connect to the Jamaica Bay Greenway.
June 28, 2017
American Cities Are Chipping Away at the Burden of Parking Mandates
For people who live in cities with good transit, the decision to drive or take the bus or train often comes down to parking. If parking is cheap and abundant, more people will drive. And yet transit-rich cities across the United States, including NYC, continue to require parking in new developments.
June 27, 2017
Video Proof That NYC Will Do Just Fine Without All This Parking
How important is all this street parking, really? What does the city get in return for giving the vast majority of it away for free? Not much, as this video from Transportation Alternatives organizer Luke Ohlson demonstrates.
June 26, 2017
Envisioning NYC’s Next Streets Revolution
New York can be a city where everyone from young kids to elderly seniors can get around without fear, where neighborhood streets can be places of congregation and activity instead of motorways. To become that city, we'll have to shift a lot more street space from cars to transit, biking, and walking.
June 23, 2017
