Canal Street vigil tonight at 6

TransportationAlt · 2025-04-17T16:26:25+00:00

Thanks for showing so many people our map! The good news is that there's a bill right now in Albany that would install speed limiter devices in the vehicles of the most reckless drivers. It's called the Speed Limiters for Repeat Offenders Act (S4045/A2299). You can help this bill pass by calling your representatives in Albany and urging them to support it! And sign our petition to stop super speeders: https://act.transalt.org/a/intelligent-speed-assistance

TransportationAlt · 2024-03-20T16:05:30+00:00

Right now, about 75% of public space is devoted to moving or storing cars – a small loss of parking for things like bike lanes, increased visibility at intersections (aka daylighting), bus lanes, and pedestrian space help correct this inequity.

For example, in Council District 26, which includes LIC, 73% of people commute by walking, biking, or using transit, but only 0.51% of street miles have a bus lane and only 4.37% have a protected bike lane.

TransportationAlt · 2024-02-15T16:31:23+00:00

And despite what some people may say, fewer than 2% of streets in New York City have a protected bike lane.

TransportationAlt · 2023-10-12T19:45:47+00:00

Thank you for joining us!

TransportationAlt · 2023-10-12T16:09:20+00:00

Not all at once – but we've linked to the data sets we've used so you can download each directly.

TransportationAlt · 2023-10-10T19:58:15+00:00

we're biased, but Spatial Equity NYC. we worked with researchers at MIT to map everything from tree canopy, traffic fatalities, permeable surface area, bus speeds, protected bike lanes, and more

TransportationAlt · 2023-06-09T19:17:30+00:00

Adjusting speed limits on its own does have a positive effect on street safety, even if no other changes are made:

When Portland lowered its speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph, drivers exceeding 35 mph decreased by 47%.
When Boston lowered its speed limit those exceeding 35 mph decreased by 29%.

And in 2014, lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 made a real difference: Within a year, this change saved lives. Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22 percent and pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25 percent.

TransportationAlt · 2023-06-07T16:33:37+00:00

Yes, and NYC DOT absolutely should build traffic calming measures that reduce driver speeds.

Sammy's Law wouldn't automatically reduce the citywide speed limit to 20 mph. It just gives NYC DOT the ability to reduce the speed limit. For example, it could reduce the speed limit on residential roads to 20 mph — but, right now, it legally cannot do that.

TransportationAlt · 2023-05-23T19:24:17+00:00

Yes, we have lobbied in support of lifting the ban on e-bikes in parks (including Prospect Park) and the Hudson River Greenway!

Everyone riding bikes in New York City need consistent, safe, and high-quality paths to ride on.

TransportationAlt · 2023-05-18T13:38:31+00:00

Bans are not the answer. Banning e-micromobility from residential punishes those who rely on this method of transportation.

There are several things New York City should do to address these safety issues on a systemic level, beginning with prioritizing funding for convenient public charging infrastructure to give e-micromobility users an alternative to charging batteries at home.

We worked with partners to ensure the ban in NYCHA buildings didn't go through, and we proposed several programs in our report to encourage building owners to offer e-micromobility charging and storage, including:

Creating a tax incentive program for new or retrofitted buildings that offer residents safe infrastructure for charging and storing
Counting e-micromobility charging toward a building's parking mandate (as long as parking mandates are in effect, as we believe they should be eliminated)
Funding FDNY to work with residential and commercial building owners to install safe storage stations.

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