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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · Nov 14

Today — because you called and rallied and never stopped pushing — Governor Hochul is advancing congestion pricing.

We are one step closer to cleaner air, safer streets, faster buses, accessible subways & a more resilient future.

Today wouldn't have been possible without you.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 21h

Learn more about daylighting here:
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Daylighting — Transportation Alternatives

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 21h

46 states already require daylighting to keep intersections safe.

New York State does, too — but New York City exempts itself. It’s time to close that loophole.

@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would allow pedestrians and drivers to clearly see each other at intersections.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Every traffic death is avoidable if City Hall prioritizes street safety infrastructure *before* New Yorkers are killed, not just after.

Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Lori was killed by a driver while crossing the street — a loss that galvanized the neighborhood to demand greater safety. Thanks to the persistent advocacy of Robin Felsher, this intersection now features a seven-second LPI, giving people on foot a head start.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

We were honored to join West Village community members, CM @ebottcher.bsky.social, CB2, and Families for Safe Streets on Friday to commemorate the second anniversary of Lori Kleinman’s passing and to celebrate the installation of a leading pedestrian interval (LPI) at 10th and Greenwich.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

New Yorkers are craving secure bike parking: this one small station has had 2,000 unique users in just two years!

More of these units — and larger facilities — will mean that more New Yorkers will have the peace of mind to try biking, without having to worry about theft.

Shabazz Stuart @shabazzstuart.bsky.social · 1d

Last month we celebrated the two year anniversary of Oonee Hudson Square with local BID.

Personally, on this journey I am most proud of the way that NYC communities have embraced our initial bike parking stations-- hard 2 believe that ppl were once skeptical bc they were afraid of blowback.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

How can you trust an agency that has repeatedly done this mayor’s bidding? Over and over, Adams’ DOT has put New Yorkers at risk — because the mayor tells them to.

From Bedford to Fordham to Ashland to McGuinness, the message is clear: at Eric Adams’ DOT, safety is for sale.

Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

This agency is entrusted with keeping you safe on the streets of our city.

But Eric Adams’ DOT hasn’t been taking that responsibility seriously. They’ve been doing whatever our corrupt mayor asks, no matter the risk.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

When beloved teacher Matthew Jenson was killed by a hit-and-run driver on McGuiness Boulevard, DOT promised safety fixes for the deadly corridor.

Then special interests stepped in, and the plan was gutted. Mayor Adams’ top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin is now facing bribery charges.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Ashland Place was supposed to be a world-class protected bike lane, but Adams’ DOT still hasn’t finished the job — a gap in the middle puts New Yorkers at risk.

Every elected official along the corridor signed a letter in support of the original project — ignored by Adams’ DOT.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Fordham Road up in the Bronx is the second most dangerous road for pedestrians in all of New York City — but Adams’ DOT is still blocking a busway that would protect pedestrians and speed up the slowest buses in the nation.

Safety first? More like special interests first.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Mayor Adams ordered DOT to rip up the Bedford Avenue safety project just months after installing it, putting New Yorkers in danger for political reasons.

On the northernmost four blocks, injuries nearly halved thanks to the safety improvements. Adams’ DOT ripped them up anyway.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Now that Eric Adams’ DOT is fearmongering about another critical safety policy, let’s take a look at their alarming record when it comes to keeping New Yorkers safe on our streets:

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

When it comes to safety on the streets of New York City, who can you trust?

Certainly not Eric Adams’ DOT — an agency that is obeying the mayor’s orders to rip up, stall, and backpedal on street safety projects from Brooklyn to the Bronx.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

We applaud Council Member Restler's work fighting illegal parking in Downtown Brooklyn. The scope of this problem is jaw-dropping: there were 457 illegally parked cars *every day* in a single area of our city.

Illegal parking must be answered with towing, not just tickets.

A foul pit of illegal Brooklyn parking that escaped the law for 15 years has been redeemed

Councilmember Lincoln Restler says he’s just getting warmed up.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

17,390 square feet of new pedestrian space is something to celebrate!

This morning we joined the ribbon cutting for the 29th Street Plaza at Laguardia Community College — fought for by the school community, and designed by a student!

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Silicon Valley companies like Uber are making their own rules for the streets of our city. Then they avoid accountability for this blatant illegality by treating their workers as independent contractors, threatening to fire them if they disobey.

The apps must be reined in.

Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 1d

Uber drivers are getting in-app GPS directions from an app that appears to defy traffic laws — but drivers say they're encouraged to follow the GPS to a T to avoid customer complaints that would lead to getting "deactivated."

@sophlebo.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/shorts/Pcc1j...

Uber's In-App GPS Is Encouraging Reckless Driving #uber #rideshare #law #nyc #news

YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

"In the state legislature, Mamdani represents the Astoria neighborhood where the grass-roots push to stop drivers from hogging the space against crosswalks began two-and-a-half years ago, after a driver mowed down 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun at a local intersection that was not daylighted."

Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 1d

Great to see more support for daylighting — it’s time for @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social and the Council to get this done. Intro 1138 will save lives.

Likely Mayor Mamdani Supports Daylighting as DOT Digs In Heels - Streetsblog New York City

The next mayor will have to overcome a deeply entrenched bureaucracy opposed to the common-sense policy.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 2d

Sunset Park's Seventh Avenue has long been known to be a dangerous corridor. DOT's plan to make it safe has been stuck in limbo for years — this @nyc.streetsblog.org article is from more than four years ago:

DOT Plans Crucial Redesign of Two Chaotic Sunset Park Roadways - Streetsblog New York City

The Department of Transportation wants to remake a pair of Brooklyn streets from traffic-choked, dangerous two-way commercial corridors into one-way streets to make the roadways safer and boost busine...

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 2d

Horrible news: another deadly hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn. Our hearts go out to the family of 75-year-old Judith Byron, a Sunset Park resident who was just trying to cross the street.

Reckless driving in New York City must be handled with the urgency of a public health crisis.

Brooklyn hit-and-run: Cops hunt driver who blew red light, left scene after fatally striking woman

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a woman crossing Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn over the weekend.

www.amny.com

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 4d

From 34th Street to Ridgewood, car-free busways are the future of public transit in New York City.

We have the slowest buses in the nation. Commuters deserve better.

Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 5d

The MTA is making strides towards actually building the Ridgewood busway, a plan to turn a filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks into a gleaming bus-first corridor.

The MTA Is Headed To The Lab To Design The Ridgewood Busway - Streetsblog New York City

A filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks could become a gleaming bus-first corridor.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 4d

"The Adams administration removed the Ashland Place block between Hanson Place and Lafayette Avenue from the 2023 protected bike lane plan after Lewis-Martin allegedly intervened on behalf of Two Trees, a developer with property on the block."

Traffic deaths continue to fall in NYC, city reports | amNewYork

Traffic fatalities in NYC dropped 18% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, putting the city on pace for one of its safest

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 4d

There's an anti-safety pattern with Eric Adams' DOT:

"The city removed three blocks of Bedford Avenue’s protected bike lane... The McGuinness Boulevard redesign was scrapped after former Adams senior adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin allegedly accepted bribes..." - amNewYork

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 5d

Our children’s safety is too important for fake numbers and misleading studies.

See the facts here:
transalt.org/daylighting

Daylighting — Transportation Alternatives

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