Press Release

Following the announcement of Jay Walder's resignation of his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation Alternatives praised the h

The increasingly desperate effort to deny Park Slope residents the neighborhood benefits of the street safety improvements on Prospect Park West continued today in Kings County Supreme Court.

A record number of people biked through Eastern and Southern Queens yesterday as part of the Fourth Annual Tour de Queens. Around 2,000 bicyclists were joined by New York Mets mascot Mr.

Yolanda Casal, a 78 year old grandmother, was struck and killed by an SUV last night while crossing Amsterdam Avenue near West 98th Street.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24,2011

Contacts:
Jim Gannon, TWU Local 100, (212) 873-6000 x.2062
Gene Russianoff, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, 917-575-9434

In a major victory for New York's transit riders, the State Senate voted unanimously yesterday to put a stop to continued raids on dedicated funding for public transit by passing the Transit Funding

New Yorkers jammed Albany's switchboard today during the Rider Rebellion Call-A-Thon in support of the Transit Funding Lockbox Act.

Transportation Alternatives praised Governor Cuomo today for introducing legislation banning the use of portable electronic devices while driving.

A new report released today reveals the startling extent to which traffic crashes in New York City harm the health and safety of its residents.

A motorcyclist was struck by a van today only a block from the location where a truck jumped the curb just yesterday and mowed down a crowd of pedestrians, killing an 89 year old woman.