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Our challenge to New York City’s leaders is this: How will you give the streets back to people?

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Spatial Equity NYC documents inequities in the ways that public space is designed, distributed, and accessed.

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Families for Safe Streets

Families for Safe Streets confronts the epidemic of traffic violence by advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to those who have been impacted by crashes.

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Our Impact

Miles of bike lanes added
since 1977

1000+

Public plazas added to NYC
since 1992

70

Miles of bike lanes added
since 1977

30,000

Transportation Alternatives affect change through city-wide and borough-specific efforts.

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Close the Gap on Ashland Place: Campaign Update
Close the Gap on Ashland Place: Campaign Update

We’re so close to closing the gap on Ashland Place, but we need your help to get it done!

Sign our petition and join elected leaders like Council Member Crystal Hudson, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest, Council Member Shahana Hanif, Council Member Lincoln Restler, and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon calling on our City to Close the Gap on Ashland Place.

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Outdoor Dining Countdown
Outdoor Dining Countdown

NYC's outdoor dining sheds are coming down this Friday, November 29, under new seasonal rules. And the future of outdoor dining? Uncertain.

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The Field Team Zine: Hey, I’m Trying to Walk Here
The Field Team Zine: Hey, I’m Trying to Walk Here

The Field Team Zine is a collection of articles that exposes the deep inequities ingrained in our urban infrastructure and calls for a radical shift toward greener, safer, and more accessible cities.

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Safe Streets Daylighting
Safe Streets Daylighting

Clearing the curb space next to a crosswalk and upgrading that space with curb extensions benefits neighborhoods with a high percentage of parents of young children, older or disabled residents, high rates of traffic fatalities, traffic injuries, and large traffic volumes.

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Bike Daylighting
Bike Daylighting

Clearing the curb space next to a crosswalk and upgrading that space with on-street bike parking racks and secure bike parking stations benefits neighborhoods with limited bike parking and sidewalk space, and a high percentage of bike commuters, bike lanes, and residents living in poverty.

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Cool & Clean Daylighting
Cool & Clean Daylighting

Clearing the curb space next to a crosswalk and upgrading that space with trees, plantings, or other greenery benefits neighborhoods with limited park access and tree canopy, high surface temperatures, and high rates of asthma, air pollution, and noise pollution.

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