Bicycle Safety
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Traffic Remains Top Injury-Related Killer of New York City’s Children
New York's public transportation keeps children alive. New York City traffic kills them. Those are the fundamental facts that explain injury fatality rates among the city's children, according to the Department of Health.
July 6, 2010
Tonight: Voices of Reason Needed to Counter PPW Bike Lane Hysteria
Its fresh green paint is already bringing relief to car-free commuters, but that hasn't stopped anonymous opponents of a safer Prospect Park West from continuing to spread anti-cyclist tripe of the kind pictured above.
June 21, 2010
Albany Update: Hayley and Diego Hearing; Bus Riders Waiting for Shelly
We have a few quick updates on pending traffic safety legislation to pass along.
June 3, 2010
Cyclist Injuries Continue to Fall, Even as More New Yorkers Ride
New York City's streets are safer than ever for cyclists, according to new information gathered by Transportation Alternatives. Injury and fatality data from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles show a continued decline in the number of cyclist injuries in 2009, a particularly encouraging trend considering how many more cyclists are on the road every year.
May 5, 2010
Complete Streets Bill Clears Senate Committee; Attention Turns to Gantt
Legislation to require transportation projects in New York state to include pedestrian and bicycle access was reported out of the Senate transportation committee Tuesday.
April 29, 2010
DOT Plans Safer St. Nick @ Amsterdam, With More Uptown Action to Come
At a Monday night meeting with the transportation committee of
Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT rolled out a slew of much-needed
street improvements for Washington Heights and Inwood. Several are
still in the preliminary stage, but one major
intersection in the Heights is slated for an overhaul this fall.
April 8, 2010
Upper East Side Workshop Kicks Off New Street Safety Campaign
"You can't control what you can't measure," the saying goes. So to get a better grip on street safety on Manhattan's East Side, Transportation Alternatives started by collecting better data about local traffic collisions and injuries. Last night, a group of Upper East Siders used that information to begin imagining what a safer neighborhood might look like.
March 17, 2010
Can the New York City Council Wrest Crash Information From NYPD?
City Council Member Gale Brewer wants to open up traffic data to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists on Manhattan's West Side, a campaign that could lead to safer streets across the boroughs.
March 16, 2010
Building an App to Help Neighbors Ride Together
Of all the ways to improve your bike commute, riding with a friend might be the simplest. Not only do you have someone to talk to at red lights, you also become more visible and therefore more safe. With that in mind, Transportation Alternatives is working on a new tech solution called Bike Buddy to help New Yorkers find someone to ride with.
March 5, 2010
From “Hey, You #*%!!” To “Dear Driver”
It‘s hard to be nice when you’re angry. Once your sympathetic nervous system kicks in -- the fight or flight response -- it is such a challenge to regulate your affect. I know. I struggle with it almost every time I get on my bike in New York City.
March 5, 2010