Pricing access to this area is expected to reduce congestion, improve bus speeds, lower air pollution and asthma rates, and decrease pedestrian injuries by as much as 20%.

With a new Office of the Public Realm, the City of New York has the potential to bring these benefits to all New Yorkers, however, the following findings make clear that to date, the benefits of pedestrian plaza access have been very unequally distributed. 

New York City buses are the slowest in the nation, averaging less than eight miles per hour, thanks to abundant traffic congestion and a dearth of dedicated bus lanes.

Our stormwater infrastructure is already overburdened and many neighborhoods periodically flood, and yet New York City is projected to receive 10% more rain and one foot of sea level rise by the 2030s, which will further endanger our most vulnerable communities. 

You can tell the MTA you support congestion pricing in two minutes or less.

Our new comic explains how we can reign in the delivery app companies that are contributing to the chaos on ou streets.

Whether you signed a petition, attended an event, went to a community board meeting, or talked to your neighbors about safe streets, you fueled our many shared achievements in 2023.

Parking mandates require a specific number of parking spaces for new developments — perpetuating the cycle of car dependency.

Driving a car is not a fundamental right — and when our fellow New Yorkers prove they are dangerous drivers, we must hold them accountable.

We hear it all the time: “So many people speed on my street. We need a speed hump.” But there are actually better ways to slow down traffic!

Allowing unlimited, electric for-hire vehicles on our streets isn’t good.

As members of the NYC Bike Family, we are advocates, educators, social ride leaders, business owners and, most importantly, New Yorkers who want to ride to work or take our kids to school without the constant threat of death or serious injury. 

Climate change is only making extreme weather more common.

Pedestrians make up 64% of all people using Canal Street, yet we give cars and trucks the majority of the street space.

A registration requirement would be a costly and inefficient program that would not achieve the intended goal.

Free curb parking costs New Yorkers so much – wasted time, congested traffic, and polluted air.

The answer is fewer cars, not more cars.

Our children deserve the chance to grow up.

Our Field Team is back for the summer! Our team of ambassadors are out and about across New York City talking about our campaigns, activism, and work in all five boroughs.

E-micromobility has already transformed the way that New Yorkers get around. Going forward, e-bikes and e-scooters offer a tremendous opportunity to shift New Yorkers out of cars, revolutionize freight delivery, reduce traffic fatalities, and make more of our city accessible.