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Advocates: Ethical Standards Demand Zero Tolerance for Traffic Deaths
Traffic deaths need to be treated as an ethical imperative to save lives, said representatives from Transportation Alternatives, the Drum Major Institute, and the medical community today at the public release of the new report, "Vision Zero" [PDF].
June 8, 2011
City Transpo, Health Advocates: One Traffic Death Is One Too Many
The Drum Major Institute and Transportation Alternatives today called on the city to step up efforts to reduce vehicular deaths, and implored the Bloomberg administration and the New York City Council to change the widespread "culture of acceptance" that leads many New Yorkers to view thousands of preventable, life-altering injuries as an inevitable byproduct of urban traffic.
June 8, 2011
Submit Your Pics of the Best and Worst of NYC’s Transit System
We often describe the importance of transit in numbers, like the fact that 54 percent of New York City households don't even own a car. But even the most convincing stats can get a little dry. To help capture what the subways and buses mean to a city where the transit system is the closest thing to a shared experience for eight million people, the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives are launching a photography contest. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all.
May 16, 2011
Deborah Glick Revives Push for Life-Saving Speed Cameras
Legislation allowing the city to curb deadly driving through the use of speed enforcement cameras will soon resurface in Albany.
May 6, 2011
New Traffic Monitoring Toolkit Can Get You Started on Street Safety Activism
Just about every New Yorker knows off the top of their head exactly what the most dangerous intersections in their neighborhood are (for me, it's got to be the western end of 125th Street). But what most New Yorkers don't know is what to do about it. Now, thanks to Transportation Alternatives' new Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit [PDF], there's a step-by-step guide for citizens to track traffic violations on their streets and press community leaders to improve street safety.
March 31, 2011
T.A.’s Online Ticket Tracker Helps Map Bike Crackdown
Tracking the NYPD's enforcement of traffic laws, including tickets issued to cyclists, has long been part of Transportation Alternatives' job. A new tool on their website makes it easier than ever -- especially relevant while the city's bike ticketing blitz continues.
February 18, 2011
CrashStat 3.0 Will Build a Better Danger Map to Empower Safety Activists
CrashStat, the interactive map of cyclist and pedestrian injuries and fatalities, is one of the most important tools for New Yorkers who want to make their streets safer. Nothing else lets you quickly access the safety stats for your community or visualize the injury rates at specific intersections and streets.
February 9, 2011
Victims’ Families Ask Marty Markowitz to Get Serious About Street Safety
In the past year, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has made several outspoken appearances against proven, life-saving traffic-calming projects.
February 2, 2011
East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets
Earlier this week, Laurence Renard was killed as she crossed First Avenue when a dump truck driver turned into her path from 90th Street, hitting her from behind. Renard was one of at least six pedestrians and cyclists who have lost their lives in traffic crashes on East Side streets since last August.
January 28, 2011