"An analysis of commuting data from the 2000 Census shows that 5,500 or more auto
commuters work in each of 10 census tracts in Manhattan.... Analysis of these tracts shows that government workers are far more likely to drive to
work than are private-sector workers."
"From August through October 2005, Transportation Alternatives invited parents and child caregivers to participate in the first
annual stroller report card survey.... Respondents were asked to describe walking around their
neighborhoods with a stroller, with a child (or children) under 10 years old without a stroller and without a stroller or
child (children) under 10 years old.... Parents and caregivers ranked dangerous turning drivers as the number one problem encountered crossing the street
with a stroller and uneven/rough pavement on sidewalks or streets as the number one problem encountered getting
around the neighborhood with a stroller. "
In 1998, T.A. released Streets for People, a how-to manual for people
to use to bring Traffic Calming to their neighborhood. Traffic calming
holds that streets are valuable public space and should be shared
equally by all users. It is a set of street designs and traffic rules
that slow and reduce traffic while encouraging walkers and cyclists to
share the street.
T.A.
reveals huge inequity in traffic safety spending: cyclists get zero and
pedestrians get little. Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State
Transportation Campaign's study, The Wrong Foot Forward - 2000, shows
that the City and State Departments of Transportation (NYCDOT and
NYSDOT) are spending very little to make the streets safer for
bicyclists and pedestrians.
Anyone
who has ever walked or driven along the Grand Concourse, Queens Boulevard,
Flatbush Avenue, or Manhattan avenues knows that deadly speeding is rampant on
NYC streets. A 1999 study on Queens Boulevard by the NYC Department of
Transportation found that 25% of motorists exceeded 40 mph – 10 mph over the
speed limit. <more>
Elmhurst Speedway: A Study of Lawbreaking in Elmhurst
Safe Streets are Healthy Streets
East Village Shoppers Study: A Snapshot of Travel and Spending Patterns of Residents and Visitors in the East Village
Deadly Driving Unlimited: How the NYPD Lets Dangerous Drivers Run Wild
Slow Down: A Study of Speeding on McGuinness Boulevard
Transportation, Safety and Health: A Look at How Perceptions of Safety, Crime and Violence Impact Active Transportation in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bronx Helpers: Pedestrian Safety First Campaign
Child Crashes: An Unequal Burden
Walking in Traffic Violence: The Pervasiveness of Motor Vehicle Crashes with Pedestrians in New York City: October 2011
Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year: June 2011
Totally Bogus: A Study of Parking
Permit Abuse in NYC: April 2011
Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit: April 2011
Play Streets: Best Practices: February 2011
Play Streets: Buenas Practicas: February 2011
Play Streets: Case Study: February 2011
East Side Action Plan: January 2011
Evaluation of the Harvest Home Play Street: Summer 2010
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