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Transportation Alternatives
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· Nov 13
When Mayor-elect Mamdani takes office on January 1, he will control over 6,300 miles of streets throughout the five boroughs.
Reducing car dependence is one of the best ways to reduce costs for New Yorkers. Owning a car costs nearly $9,000 annually, while taking transit costs just $1,500.
Reducing car dependence is one of the best ways to reduce costs for New Yorkers. Owning a car costs nearly $9,000 annually, while taking transit costs just $1,500.
Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe now, but for most of the 20th century, Washington Square Park was for cars. We’re glad the park has been for people since 1958 — it’s much better for caroling!
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe now, but for most of the 20th century, Washington Square Park was for cars. We’re glad the park has been for people since 1958 — it’s much better for caroling!
"New York City’s buses move just as slow when Mayor Eric Adams took office in 2022, and riders across the city have grown bitter over his failed promise to give them more dignified commutes.
That frustration is palpable on the Bx12, the busiest bus route in the Bronx"
That frustration is palpable on the Bx12, the busiest bus route in the Bronx"
Mayor Adams gets Bronx cheer from bus riders as he leaves office
New York City buses move just as slow as they did when Mayor Eric Adams took office four years ago.
gothamist.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"New York City’s buses move just as slow when Mayor Eric Adams took office in 2022, and riders across the city have grown bitter over his failed promise to give them more dignified commutes.
That frustration is palpable on the Bx12, the busiest bus route in the Bronx"
That frustration is palpable on the Bx12, the busiest bus route in the Bronx"
Almost one year in, congestion pricing is working in Manhattan below 60th Street:
📈 Foot traffic, sales tax revenue
📉 Vehicle traffic, pollution, storefront vacancies
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
📈 Foot traffic, sales tax revenue
📉 Vehicle traffic, pollution, storefront vacancies
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Almost one year in, congestion pricing is working in Manhattan below 60th Street:
📈 Foot traffic, sales tax revenue
📉 Vehicle traffic, pollution, storefront vacancies
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
📈 Foot traffic, sales tax revenue
📉 Vehicle traffic, pollution, storefront vacancies
The Mamdani administration should study expanding the Congestion Relief Zone to bring these benefits to more areas of our city.
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
The New York Times assesses Mayor Adams' transportation record:
On the legal requirement to create bus and bike lanes, "the Adams administration has fallen short every year."
Why? "Transit advocates say that a number of projects were stymied by politics or corruption."
On the legal requirement to create bus and bike lanes, "the Adams administration has fallen short every year."
Why? "Transit advocates say that a number of projects were stymied by politics or corruption."
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The New York Times assesses Mayor Adams' transportation record:
On the legal requirement to create bus and bike lanes, "the Adams administration has fallen short every year."
Why? "Transit advocates say that a number of projects were stymied by politics or corruption."
On the legal requirement to create bus and bike lanes, "the Adams administration has fallen short every year."
Why? "Transit advocates say that a number of projects were stymied by politics or corruption."
Congestion pricing is keeping stores from going out of business:
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congestion pricing is keeping stores from going out of business:
Yet another reason why we always say "crash" instead of "accident" — there's a huge disparity in life-altering injuries from traffic crashes.
This is not an accident.
This is not an accident.
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yet another reason why we always say "crash" instead of "accident" — there's a huge disparity in life-altering injuries from traffic crashes.
This is not an accident.
This is not an accident.
In Vienna, there's "No more free parking anywhere. In 2022, Vienna introduced a citywide parking management system"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0C1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0C1...
Vienna's war on parking
YouTube video by DW Planet A
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In Vienna, there's "No more free parking anywhere. In 2022, Vienna introduced a citywide parking management system"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0C1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0C1...
"When Gov. Hochul and the [NYSDOT] announced plans to build a 'community connector' alongside the existing blueprint of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, Boogie Down activists jumped into action... fighting against the proposal until Hochul and NYSDOT finally abandoned it"
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"When Gov. Hochul and the [NYSDOT] announced plans to build a 'community connector' alongside the existing blueprint of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, Boogie Down activists jumped into action... fighting against the proposal until Hochul and NYSDOT finally abandoned it"
"Baruch Herzfeld was everywhere in 2025: Bringing his curbside e-bike battery charging stations to Crown Heights and Lower Manhattan. Fighting for the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane with his 13-year-old son Rafe (himself a cyclist)."
Streetsies 2025: Advocate(s) of the Year - Streetsblog New York City
Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Baruch Herzfeld was everywhere in 2025: Bringing his curbside e-bike battery charging stations to Crown Heights and Lower Manhattan. Fighting for the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane with his 13-year-old son Rafe (himself a cyclist)."
"'Protected bike lanes on Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues will keep Brooklyn families safe, and these projects should move forward without delay,' said Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas."
Adams Once Again Delays Pared-Down Protected Bike Lanes In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens - Streetsblog New York City
The Department of Transportation punted its plans for protected bike lanes in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens until 2026.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"'Protected bike lanes on Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues will keep Brooklyn families safe, and these projects should move forward without delay,' said Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas."
On Thursday evening, a pickup truck driver struck three pedestrians crossing Castleton Avenue, killing 66-year-old Staten Island resident Nilsa Cruz, and sending two other women to the hospital.
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
On Thursday evening, a pickup truck driver struck three pedestrians crossing Castleton Avenue, killing 66-year-old Staten Island resident Nilsa Cruz, and sending two other women to the hospital.
Hearing a lot more about parking reform lately 👀
Former DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in @hellgatenyc.com today, recommending that the Mamdani administration implement dynamic metered parking:
Former DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in @hellgatenyc.com today, recommending that the Mamdani administration implement dynamic metered parking:
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hearing a lot more about parking reform lately 👀
Former DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in @hellgatenyc.com today, recommending that the Mamdani administration implement dynamic metered parking:
Former DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in @hellgatenyc.com today, recommending that the Mamdani administration implement dynamic metered parking:
They're heeeeere!
Our "It's Pronounced Cyclist" t-shirts have arrived, and we're getting them ready to ship to you now!
Our "It's Pronounced Cyclist" t-shirts have arrived, and we're getting them ready to ship to you now!
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They're heeeeere!
Our "It's Pronounced Cyclist" t-shirts have arrived, and we're getting them ready to ship to you now!
Our "It's Pronounced Cyclist" t-shirts have arrived, and we're getting them ready to ship to you now!
Serious injuries are up 34% in Queens during the Adams administration, from 471 in the first nine months of 2022 to 631 in the first nine months of 2025.
Queens has seen more serious injuries in the first nine months of 2025 than Staten Island has seen cumulatively since 2022.
Queens has seen more serious injuries in the first nine months of 2025 than Staten Island has seen cumulatively since 2022.
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Serious injuries are up 34% in Queens during the Adams administration, from 471 in the first nine months of 2022 to 631 in the first nine months of 2025.
Queens has seen more serious injuries in the first nine months of 2025 than Staten Island has seen cumulatively since 2022.
Queens has seen more serious injuries in the first nine months of 2025 than Staten Island has seen cumulatively since 2022.
A faster, more reliable A train.
A faster, more reliable C train.
Five more accessible stations.
Brought to you by congestion pricing!
A faster, more reliable C train.
Five more accessible stations.
Brought to you by congestion pricing!
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A faster, more reliable A train.
A faster, more reliable C train.
Five more accessible stations.
Brought to you by congestion pricing!
A faster, more reliable C train.
Five more accessible stations.
Brought to you by congestion pricing!
“Serious injury” is a strict legal definition signifying a life-altering injury such as loss of a limb, organ, or fetus.
There have been 11,330 serious injuries from New York City traffic crashes since 2022.
Serious injuries were at an all-time high under the Adams administration in Q3 2025.
There have been 11,330 serious injuries from New York City traffic crashes since 2022.
Serious injuries were at an all-time high under the Adams administration in Q3 2025.
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Serious injury” is a strict legal definition signifying a life-altering injury such as loss of a limb, organ, or fetus.
There have been 11,330 serious injuries from New York City traffic crashes since 2022.
Serious injuries were at an all-time high under the Adams administration in Q3 2025.
There have been 11,330 serious injuries from New York City traffic crashes since 2022.
Serious injuries were at an all-time high under the Adams administration in Q3 2025.
"The Adams administration has yet to contest the Dec. 5 ruling, even as residents and experts — including a former FDNY commissioner — have called the ruling an overreach."
NEW: Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will appeal a Queens judge's ruling ordering the city to rip out the new protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/17/m...
Mamdani Vows To Appeal Ruling that Killed DOT's Astoria Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
The city has yet to appeal the nearly two-week-old ruling — but a new mayor says he'll change that pronto.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"The Adams administration has yet to contest the Dec. 5 ruling, even as residents and experts — including a former FDNY commissioner — have called the ruling an overreach."
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at our candidate forum back in February, speaking about how he'll make sure New York City's sidewalks are accessible for people with disabilities:
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at our candidate forum back in February, speaking about how he'll make sure New York City's sidewalks are accessible for people with disabilities:
We're fighting for safe streets for everyone, whether you're one of the millions of people who walk around our city, or whether you're one of the 80,000 app-based delivery workers who keep the five boroughs fed.
👏 Thank you to the 27 @NYCCouncil Members + the NYC Public Advocate @JumaaneWilliams for standing with 80,000 app delivery workers 🚴♂️🥡and sponsoring Intro 1332— ❤️🌹✊🏾putting people over profits.
This Thursday, December 18, the @NYCCouncil will vote on Intro 1332!
This Thursday, December 18, the @NYCCouncil will vote on Intro 1332!
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We're fighting for safe streets for everyone, whether you're one of the millions of people who walk around our city, or whether you're one of the 80,000 app-based delivery workers who keep the five boroughs fed.
On the left: space for cars, fully cleared of snow.
On the right: space for bikes, virtually unnavigable.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers get around by bike every day. They deserve better.
On the right: space for bikes, virtually unnavigable.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers get around by bike every day. They deserve better.
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
On the left: space for cars, fully cleared of snow.
On the right: space for bikes, virtually unnavigable.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers get around by bike every day. They deserve better.
On the right: space for bikes, virtually unnavigable.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers get around by bike every day. They deserve better.
Tell the New York Times how much you love congestion pricing!
As we approach the first anniversary of the program, it’s critical that congestion pricing is rightfully celebrated as a massive success. Fill out the New York Times survey now:
As we approach the first anniversary of the program, it’s critical that congestion pricing is rightfully celebrated as a massive success. Fill out the New York Times survey now:
How Has Congestion Pricing Changed Your Year?
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tell the New York Times how much you love congestion pricing!
As we approach the first anniversary of the program, it’s critical that congestion pricing is rightfully celebrated as a massive success. Fill out the New York Times survey now:
As we approach the first anniversary of the program, it’s critical that congestion pricing is rightfully celebrated as a massive success. Fill out the New York Times survey now:
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social speaking at our candidate forum back in February:
Congestion pricing is "a chance to transform our public transit system."
Congestion pricing is "a chance to transform our public transit system."
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social speaking at our candidate forum back in February:
Congestion pricing is "a chance to transform our public transit system."
Congestion pricing is "a chance to transform our public transit system."
"The aquatic endeavor... aims to alleviate congestion and pollution caused by such vehicles. Boats will transport products, including cosmetics, fashion, lifestyle, and small household items, between the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook and Pier 79 in Midtown Manhattan"
‘Blue Highways’ open: NYC tests the waters on a new way to ship goods between Brooklyn and Manhattan – amNewYork
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) on Thursday launched a new pilot freight program that will test the movement of consumer goods between Brooklyn
www.amny.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The aquatic endeavor... aims to alleviate congestion and pollution caused by such vehicles. Boats will transport products, including cosmetics, fashion, lifestyle, and small household items, between the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook and Pier 79 in Midtown Manhattan"
"Proponents of daylighting argue that the practice enhances safety at crossings by clearing sightlines for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers."
Running out of daylight: Advocates fume over Speaker Adams not holding vote on universal ‘daylighting’ street safety bill before year’s end – amNewYork
Outgoing City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams will not bring a measure to implement universal "daylighting," which would eliminate parking near intersections
www.amny.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Proponents of daylighting argue that the practice enhances safety at crossings by clearing sightlines for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers."