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Streetfilms: NYC Bike to Work Day, 2009
Last year, bicycling in New York City shot up 35 percent. Take a look at the streets, and it's easy to see why: Bike lanes, bike racks and other amenities are popping up everywhere. There are now 185,000 daily riders in the city.
May 15, 2009
Eyes on the Street: Bike to Work Day NYC
Here are some early pics from this morning's Bike to Work festivities, courtesy of Transportation Alternatives. Don't forget to tag your own shots for our Flickr pool, and stay tuned for Streetfilms coverage.
May 15, 2009
Tomorrow: Bike to Work With Janette Sadik-Khan [Updated]
Friday is National Bike to Work Day, and to celebrate, Transportation Alternatives will have coffee, snacks and commuter bags for cyclists at six locations -- two in Manhattan and four on East River bridges.
May 14, 2009
Transit Riders to Albany: Get to Work on a Real MTA Solution
Yesterday's rally in Union Square drew hundreds of transit riders calling on the State Senate and Albany leaders to enact a long-term solution for the MTA's enormous funding shortfall. Judging by the cheering sections in the audience, most of the crowd was mobilized by the Facebook group "1,000,000 People Against the NYC MTA Fare Hike" and Transportation Alternatives. The Working Families Party, the event sponsor with the most political muscle, sent one representative but no speaker or even a display table for gathering signatures.
April 29, 2009
Report: New Yorkers Like Ped Streets More Than They Expected
In addition to last summer's blockbuster car-free event, Summer Streets, three New York neighborhoods tried out pedestrian streets on a more intimate scale. Williamsburg Walks, Summer Space in Brooklyn Heights, and the 78th Street Play Street in Jackson Heights gave communities a taste of how streets function as public spaces when cars aren't clogging up the curb or barreling down the road. Get ready for more this year: About ten neighborhoods are applying to put on pedestrian streets in the summer.
April 9, 2009
Dear State Senators, Don’t Let MTA Rescue Come to This
This vid from Transportation Alternatives is a little loopy, perhaps a commentary on the State Senate's deranged MTA rescue plan -- the one riddled with faulty accounting that the Fare Hike Four were so pleased to unveil last week.
March 23, 2009
TA Urges DOT to Expand Safe Streets for Seniors
Older pedestrians are probably the city's most vulnerable street users, much more likely to die in traffic collisions than younger New Yorkers. It's a public health concern that extends beyond fatality statistics: Fear of the street keeps seniors cooped up inside, constricting their independence and contributing to higher rates of depression.
March 13, 2009
Jim Brennan: It’s Okay to Fund Transit With Fees on Driving
A reader forwards this email from Assembly member Jim Brennan's office, apparently sent in response to the "Keep New York Moving" petition in support of an MTA rescue plan:
February 25, 2009
Speeding Kills, and 39 Percent of New York Drivers Are Doing It
A new report from Transportation Alternatives confirms what New York pedestrians and cyclists have been forced to accept as a fact of life: A high number of drivers speed through city streets, regardless of the potentially deadly consequences for those around them.
February 12, 2009