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Speed Cameras Get Traction in Albany, But Marty Golden Promises to Obstruct
Members of Families for Safe Streets are in Albany today to talk to state legislators about expanding NYC's automated speed enforcement program. After legislative leaders failed to advance a similar bill last year, this session it appears to have more traction.
May 15, 2017
Watch Tamika Butler’s Vision Zero Cities Keynote
Last week at Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference, LA County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler delivered a strong message to attendees from around the country: Vision Zero does not exist in a bubble, separate from America's history and ongoing repression of people of color.
May 12, 2017
City Council Might Finally Address How NYPD Applies Right of Way Law
Speaking at the Vision Zero Cities conference, public safety committee chair Vanessa Gibson said the Right of Way Law "has to" be enforced.
May 5, 2017
Addressing Racism and Police Brutality in Traffic Enforcement
Police brutality and racial inequities in criminal justice must be addressed by advocates and agencies aiming to reduce traffic fatalities. That's the key takeaway from a Vision Zero Cities panel yesterday on police violence and traffic enforcement. "Vision Zero cannot be a reason to overly-police black and brown bodies," said Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler. "You can’t ignore the country we live in."
May 4, 2017
At Vision Zero Symposium, de Blasio Says He’ll Push Albany for More School Speed Cameras
Addressing Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference this morning, Mayor de Blasio restated his intent to expand the city's speed enforcement camera program this year, which requires approval from Albany.
May 3, 2017
TransAlt: Hit-and-Run Alert and Reward Bills Should Be Broadened to Include More Crashes
NYPD and DOT testified in support of two City Council bills intended to help police catch hit-and-run drivers. However, Transportation Alternatives said the bills don’t cover enough types of crashes.
May 2, 2017
Cab Driver Kills Man in UES Precinct Where NYPD and Ben Kallos Target Cyclists
A motorist killed a senior at the same intersection in 2016. The 19th Precinct, meanwhile, has made a show of seizing electric bikes delivery workers need to earn a living.
April 24, 2017
For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows
When most cities try to make biking a bigger part of their transportation systems, they use a standard checklist: comfortable biking networks, how-to-ride classes, traffic-law enforcement. The full list is sometimes called the “Five E’s.”
A first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Rutgers academics Charles Brown and James Sinclair shows that when you look at biking from the perspective of a Black or Latino American, the Five E’s are missing a lot.
April 18, 2017
NYPD’s Annual Springtime Cyclist Harassment Campaign Is Well Underway
"They just give me a ticket for no reason. It is going to be the first time and the last time riding a bike."
April 4, 2017
NYPD Seized 247 E-Bikes, Saving Zero Lives
E-bikes are not going anywhere. The city should be working on a strategy to safely integrate them into the transportation system, instead of pursuing this punitive approach.
March 24, 2017
